SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Police are dealing with a ‘suspicious object’ that was found on the West Side of Santa Cruz Wednesday afternoon, forcing the closure of several roads and a shelter-in-place order for residents.
Police have teamed up with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s bomb team at the corner of West Cliff Drive at Bay Street.
A witness reported a suspicious cylinder-shaped object lying beside the popular pedestrian and bike path just before 1pm.
Authorities have closed West Cliff Drive and part of Pacific Avenue, as well as Bay and front streets.
The bomb team has deployed “Sparky,” the robot designed to handle dangerous objects.
As of 1:35pm the incident was ongoing.
