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Help Us Identify This Purse Snatch Robbery Suspect
Anyone recognize this coward!!!We say coward, because there's not many other "family-friendly" ways to describe he and his friends who robbed a 68 year old woman outside the Safeway store on Morrissey...
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Crimes, Calls, and Crooks....Some End of Year Stats For Your Enjoyment
How busy were we???Calls For Service is a good measurement of the overall workload. Calls For Service drives so much of the activity throughout the entire police department. In 2013 SCPD responded to...
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Safeway Purse Snatch Robbery Suspect Caught
The Santa Cruz Police Department is pleased to announce the arrest of one suspect involved in the Purse Snatch Robbery from the Safeway store at 117 Morrissey. The suspect is a 17 year old San Jose...
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Can You Identify This Thief
OK Santa Cruz…Since you all did so well with the Safeway robbery suspect, we are moving you into the next round!! You all are getting good at this and at this pace…we might have to consider deputizing...
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Construction Gets Underway for Memorial Garden
We are so excited to see construction started this week on the Memorial Garden honoring Sergeant Butch Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler. We are extremely grateful to the crew from Tom Ralston...
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Shoplifter and Assault Suspect Identified Thanks to You All
Remember this girl???She is the one who stole a bag of merchandise and assaulted employees at a local art store. Thanks to your tips we received two calls identifying her. Tipsters saw her on the...
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Great Detective Work Leads to Child Porn Arrest
You should knowOur cyber-crimes detectives are always working proactively to protect our community. We have some of the very best in the business, right here at SCPD! Another great piece of proactive...
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The Story of the Morning Bun
During the memorial ceremony honoring Detective Elizabeth Butler, and Sergeant Butch Baker, Elizabeth’s sister, Alexis, highlighted how much Elizabeth loved good food and treats. Elizabeth’s...
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If you are signed up to receive email updates when we post new content to our blog, you may have noticed that this feature has not been working. We put our best "techno-geeks" on this and discovered...
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Memorial Garden Construction Update - Boulders Placed
Progress continues on the Memorial Garden. Our 2 ton boulders were set in place Wednesday by the good people at West Coast Cranes and Quilici Gardening.Nothing like swinging a 2-ton boulder across the...
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Detectives Work Though the Weekend on Child Molest Arrest
Unfortunately, we have told this story too often lately.....Protecting the children of this community is a core responsibility for all of us. For tips on protecting our kids, visit the National...
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Two Stabbings in 12 Hours in the 100 Block of Coral Street
In just about a 12 hour span, the Santa Cruz Police Department responded to two separate stabbing incidents in the 100 block of Coral St on February 8th...Helbard's meter must be going crazy!The first...
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Investigation Into Downtown Collision Involving a Bus and Pedestrian is...
The Police Department has completed our investigation into the collision involving a Metro Transit bus and a 76 year old pedestrian at the intersection of Pacific Ave and Cathcart Street. The...
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Stabbing Suspect Captured in his Campsite
Officers have been in search of 62 year old William Jones since he was identified as the suspect in a stabbing in the 100 block of Coral Street, earlier this week. Today, a team of officers headed to...
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Memorial Garden Ready For 1 Year Anniversary
It has been a long road over the past year. Wednesday, February 26thwe will remember Sergeant Butch Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler in a ceremony that will dedicate our beautiful Memorial Garden...
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Alert Parking Enforcement Officer Reports Stolen Car That Leads to Arrest for...
On Thursday, an alert Parking Enforcement Officer notified police of a stolen car parked in the 100 block of Church Street. As officers arrived, the driver returned to the car and was driving out of...
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Help Us Identify This Bike Theft and Attempted Purse Snatch Suspect
This guy doubled-down on his mini crime spree in the 700 block of Soquel Ave. Video images recently became available, so we are hoping someone recognizes him. This is him as he is preparing to steal...
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Suspect Arrested in Attack Against Women
Quick work and collaboration by our Detectives and our in-house Probation Officer led to the identification and arrest of our suspect. Allow us to introduce.... Jose Juan Solorzano – (18yrs Santa Cruz...
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Beware of This Guy and His Truck - Casing Homes and Stealing Mail
Keep your eyes peeled for this guy and his truck. Home video surveillance captured the images for us. These images depict him on two separate days at the home.He took packages from the porch of a...
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False Report Leads to a SWAT Response and School Lock Down
Yes - We know we caused a scene around the circle streets today, but it was protocol due to the serious nature of the initial report. Our #1 priority is to ensure your safety and protect any...
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