Scott Neven booking photo from SLTPD
8:45PM Update: After an hours-long standoff in the 3700 block of Aspen Avenue in South Lake Tahoe, a man has been arrested.
According to police, the suspect, 54-year-old Scott Neven, drove to the lake from Santa Cruz County after a search warrant was executed on his home by the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Office. Inside, law enforcement found 43 weapons, high capacity magazines, and tactical vests with Washoe County Sheriff’s Office patches on them.
Nevin was out on bail on 50 felony charges. He also had numerous warrants for his arrest for charges including domestic violence, felony threats, intimidating witnesses and had been known to threaten to kill law enforcement, police said.
A fugitive escaped to his Tahoe vacation home. Cops shut off the whole neighborhood s power.
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Motorists on Highway 50 drive towards South Lake Tahoe, Calif. on Jan. 26, 2021.Tom Hellauer/Special to SFGATE
By the time police arrived at his home in Santa Cruz, Scott Nevin had escaped to his vacation property in Lake Tahoe.
Nevin, 55, was out on bail for 50 felony charges but had a slew of arrest warrants to his name, including felony threats to civilians, domestic violence, witness intimidation and threats to kill law enforcement.
And Santa Cruz County Sheriff s Office had a search warrant for his home in the area. Inside, they found more than 40 weapons, large-capacity magazines which are illegal to purchase in the state of California and tactical vests for Nevada s Washoe County Sheriff s Office.
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Parts of Santa Cruz County receive evacuation warnings with 10 inches of rain in forecast
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Little remains of a home leveled by the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in August 2020 near Boulder Creek, Calif.Liz Celeste/SFGATE
UPDATE, Jan. 24, 8:35 p.m.: Cal Fire announced it is adding Davenport to the list of areas in Santa Cruz County receiving evacuation warnings.
Jan. 24, 6:25 p.m: Cal Fire announced evacuation warnings Sunday evening for Santa Cruz County, comprising the San Lorenzo Valley area and the north coast of Santa Cruz County. An evacuation warning means these individuals need to be prepared to leave immediately with a go bag and planned evacuation route, Cal Fire said.
7 fires now burning in Santa Cruz, San Mateo counties
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A wildfire burns in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Jan 19, 2021. According to CZU Calfire, one fire is off Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville and one is in the Boulder Creek area off of Highway 9.PG&E Webcam
LATEST Jan. 20, 10:45 a.m. Cal Fire said it hopes to have seven small wildfires burning in northern Santa Cruz and southern San Mateo counties contained by the end of the day Wednesday amid favorable weather conditions. That s contained, not controlled, Cal Fire spokesperson Cecile Juliette said. We hope to have all of them controlled by this weekend. Contained is when they re able to get a fire line around the entire fire, so they can keep it within a certain area. Controlled is when they have the line around the fire and all the hot spots within the perimeter are out.