In Santa Cruz police arrested a man and women who were allegedly having a sexual encounter on the front lawn of City Hall late yesterday morning.

City employees notified authorities after seeing the couple on the grass near the Human Resources Department under a white blanket.

The couple was in mid intercourse when the police arrived on the scene. Police reported they were nude from the waist down.

Zachary Clow, 32, was cited for lewd conduct on public property. Shannon Baltzell, 29, was arrested and taken to County Jail after she refused to sign a ticket for the same offense, police said.