Week in Review: Shark Bite, Jail Escape and 4th of July

The last seven days have certainly been explosive, and not just because of the fireworks.

Fourth of July brought plenty of drama, but the days thereafter were equally as busy for local police and other emergency personnel.

On Saturday, a , sending him into the water where he was picked up by another boat. He wasn't injured, but his kayak was left with 18 inches of jaw marks and a .

Earlier in the week, in our third edition of "Ask a Cop" we got clarification on how hard it really is to .

A man . Earlier that evening, a man exposed himself and .

Indepence Day welcomed another "World's Shortest Parade" in Aptos. See our .

But along with Fourth of July celebrations came , one of which destroyed a whole wall inside a glass shop.

Water was once again a huge issue in town last week. The Soquel Creek Water District is short on water, but despite declaring an . A proposed , and a guest columnist from Australia wrote this week about all the reasons . 

Did we miss anything? What were your news highlights of last week? Tell us in the comments!