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Two Arrested in Homicide Along Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County

Above: Dennis Novoa (L) and Diana Ornelas (R) | Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office In a recent development in the investigation of the death of 24-year-old Oliver Waterfall, authorities have

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Attempted Homicide Arrest in Santa Cruz

Photo: Santa Cruz Sheriff Logo | Courtesy of SCSO Originally Published by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Official Facebook Page “On Thursday, April 27th, 2023, at about 11:40 PM,

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CHP Officers Reportedly Find Two Sugar Gliders in DUI Suspect’s Vehicle

Photos courtesy of CHP Santa Cruz Authorities in Santa Cruz County recently arrested a DUI suspect whom they say had also been transporting sugar gliders, which are classified as a

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Officers Seize Multiple Firearms in Watsonville

Photo: Firearms seized |  Watsonville PD Originally Published By: Watsonville Police Department “In a matter of days, patrol officers seized several guns, most of which were used to commit crimes

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Possible Drug Lab Explosion leads to Arrest

Photo: Stock Image  Originally Published By: Capitola PD “On 1/20/23, at about 9:08 pm, CPD officers, Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County, and American Medical Response responded to the

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Man Arrested After Fleeing from Police

Photo: Scene of accident |  Watsonville PD  Originally Published By: Watsonville PD “A man wanted on several local and federal warrants has been arrested after fleeing from officers and crashing

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Santa Cruz PD Arrest Suspect for Fake Parking Tickets

Photo: Evidence seized during search warrants | Courtesy of Santa Cruz Police Department On December 22nd Santa Cruz PD Officers arrested a suspect identified as Damian Vela (19) for allegedly

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Santa Cruz PD Arrests Suspect in Fatal Stabbing

Photo: Stock Image A suspect in a fatal stabbing is now in custody. An investigation by the Santa Cruz Police Department led to the suspect’s arrest less than 48hrs after

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Two Juveniles Arrested on Suspicion of Felony Assault

Originally Published By: Santa Cruz Police Department Facebook Page “On September 30, 2022, at approximately 8:26 pm, the Santa Cruz Police Department responded to a physical altercation between multiple subjects

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Man on probation, with active felony warrant, arrested on suspicion of possession of narcotics for sale

Above: Items confiscated during Medina’s arrest | Santa Cruz PD Santa Cruz police have announced the arrest of a man on an outstanding felony warrant as well as the alleged