Within days of vandalism to a recently opened downtown pub, police investigators say they have taken a Santa Cruz man into custody for an alleged hate-crime offense.

Police in Santa Cruz have launched a hate crime investigation and are looking for a suspect after a LGBTQ+ bar in the city's downtown was vandalized early Tuesday morning.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Santa Cruz police say a man already in jail for a crime has now been charged for a separate hate crime. Surveillance images of the Tuesday morning incident depict who police say is 45-year-old James Eason.

A man who allegedly committed a hate crime against a new LGBTQ+ bar on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz has been identified and arrested, police said Friday. Police said 45-year-old James Eason targeted The Neighbors Pub,