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Watsonville man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
PHOTO: Watsonville Police Department WATSONVILLE — A 60-year-old man has been arraigned in court in connection to sexual assault accusations leveled against him by two people during a family disturbance
Walks into Safeway, walks out with stolen cellphone
Photo: Isaiah Payne The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department press release announces, “Surveillance for the win … again.” On August 9, a man named Isaiah Payne went into the Safeway
Pickup truck thief quickly picked up
Photo: Silverado thief under arrest SANTA CRUZ COUNTY – A citizen in Watsonville flagged down a deputy with the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office on July 29th because “his Silverado pickup
Aptos Babysitter gets 30 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography
Photo: Ryan Michael Spencer SAN FRANCISCO – The production and distribution of child pornography has led to a sentence of 30 years in prison for 21-year-old Ryan Michael Spencer. The
Regular Safeway shoplifter nabbed after a week of ‘shopping’
Photo: Pascal Cheong under arrest SANTA CRUZ -Apparently a woman had been “regularly shoplifting” for at least a week from the Safeway store on Mission Street. The Santa Cruz Police
She swallowed her meth before police arrived
Photo: Kludasch’s van SANTA CRUZ – Sometimes a call from a concerned citizen is a helpful thing. Such was the case recently when calls came in about a white VW
Driver in fatal hit and run arested within the hour
Photo: Alejandro Fernandez SANTA CRUZ – On Wednesday June 5th shortly after 7pm, 55-year-old Dianna Crotty was struck by someone driving their vehicle, and later died from her injuries. The
Brazen burglars enter home with residents asleep inside
Photo: unnamed burglary duo SANTA CRUZ — On May 20, Santa Cruz PD received a residential burglary call from the very residents who were being burgled. Responding deputies discovered a
Parents of toddler carry loaded gun in their car
Photo: Officer helps 20-month-old child (SantaCruzFilms) SANTA CRUZ – The Santa Cruz Police Department received a tip on Saturday April 27th that a car was driving through the town, and
Domestic violence call yields $150,000 in drugs
Photo: Joshua Contreras WATSONVILLE – A domestic violence investigation, ended up uncovering other serious crimes when Watsonville Police Department Officers were called to a residence in the 400 block of
