Police Arrest Parolee for Selling Narcotics, Possessing Stolen Property

On Saturday evening, police arrested a 24-year-old parolee for selling narcotics, and being in possession of a controlled substance and stolen property.

At 9:04 p.m., police working in the Beach area spotted parolee Benjamin Dess, 24, and Victoria Nicklin, 19, who had a misdemeanor warrant out for her arrest, entering a motel room on the 300 block of Riverside Avenue.

When officers contacted them inside the room, they found five grams of methamphetamine, prescription Vicodin, and stolen property. Dess also had $2,587 in his possession.

Dess was arrested, and booked in County Jail. Nicklin was also arrested on a misdemeanor warrant.

Santa Cruz Police are attempting to local the owners of the stolen property, which includes several electronic devices.

The police are encouraging anyone with information about the case to call investigations at (831) 420-5820.