Santa Cruz
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
Two gang members arrested after gunshots reported
Photo: Ismael Rodriguez and Nathan Becerril WATSONVILLE – A quick response by Watsonville Police Department officers has lead to the arrest of 2 gang members in a shooting that took
Santa Cruz Police Department Makes 2 Bizarre Arrests
Photo: an equine stop SANTA CRUZ – On March 18th the Santa Cruz Police Department encountered a drunk man riding his horse on E. Lake Avenue. A deputy “conducted an
Man arrested, extradited from Mexico for 2009 Murder
Photo: Ivan Ramirez Tapia SANTA CRUZ – Nearly 10 years ago, on October 16, 2009, the SCPD responded to Chesnut and Laurel Street to investigate a stabbing outside of a
Man arrested twice in one week
Photo: Jonathan Saldana SANTA CRUZ – On January 17th, 31-year-old Jonathan Saldana was arrested for felony vandalism and shortly thereafter released on his own recognizance. Then on the morning of
