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Another Gun and Felons off the Streets
All in a Day’s Work for the SCPD Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET). Another felon and another gun off the streets thanks to their hard work and street savvy. Last week NET was working a...
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School Starts Tomorrow...Let's Make This Year a Safe Commute School Year!
Hard to believe.....but summer is coming to a screeching halt. In case you haven't stocked up on lunch supplies, backpacks and binders....here's a reminder!!!Most Santa Cruz City Schools start...
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Help Us Identify This Armed Robbery Suspect
In the waaaaaay early morning hours of Wednesday August 20th (last week) and armed robbery occurred at the 7-11 Store, 2429 Mission Street. The robbery occurred at approximately 3:25 AM. The suspect...
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Application For Next Citizen's Police Academy Open Now
Dont miss out on one of our highlight programs here at the police department. Our next Citizen's Academy starts On September 9th and ends on November 18th Tell 'em what they'll get Johnny.......That's...
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El Mustachio The Magician Strikes Again
For those of you who follow our blog, you will remember our July "Name That Thief" post on "El Mustachio The Magician" and his ability to make Bose speakers disappear from Costco. Here's the original...
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Officer Recovering After Being Stabbed Last Night
Oftentimes our Officers are placed in impossible situations and are called upon to somehow bring order and safety in chaos. This is one such situation. These officers risked their safety and...
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"Name That Thief" is back for September
Name That thief…Round 1 for SeptemberOK Team…Are we ready for September’s Round 1 of “Name That Thief”......and as a little teaser....we should have good news for you next week on the ID of "El...
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Over the Past Several Days A Varitable Cornucopia of Probationers Arrested...
Over the past several days, 6 suspects on 4 cases were arrested. What they all had in common…..they were all involved in drug activity, and all of them were already on felony Probation. Here are the...
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Outstanding Patrol Work Catches Neighborhood Car Burglar
When Officer Jesse Pidcock came to us from Scotts Valley PD, we knew we were getting an Officer with solid policing skills. Jesse showed off those skills early Monday morning catching a car burglar in...
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Help Us FInd This Bike Theft Suspect
When it comes to the low-down dirty things you can do….stealing a kid’s bike is one of them. On Monday (September 8th) at about 6:00 PM, we took a report from a 13 year old young man who was at...
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SCPD Graduates 4 New Officers From The Academy
There is your regular “proud” and then there is a higher level of “SCPD Proud”. Today, we are definitely “SCPD Proud” to introduce our 4 newest Police Officers who took the oath of office after their...
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"El Mustachio The Magician" is Captured
“El Mustachio The Magician” has been caught. "El Mustachio" has been identified as Shawn Fialho - 45 years old with a last known address in Boulder Creek. Shawn Fialho was dubbed “El Mustachio The...
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Name That Thief - Help Us Identify This Surf Clothing Thief
Believe it or not….It is time for another round of Name That Thief. This case involves a suspect who used a stolen credit card to purchase about $1,600 in surf clothing from O’Neill. Dude! It’s...
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Surf Shop Bandit Identified and Arrested
Thanks to our “Gnarlatious” friends in the “Line Up”, we “Caught a Few”, and were able to identify our suspect. Officer "Big Wave" Dave Albert took the "Swell" of information and "Locked In". Here...
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Help Us Identify and Find This Sandwich Thief That Pulled a Knife on Store...
Help us identify this sandwich thief turned robber.This suspect attempted to steal a pre-made sandwich from a downtown grocery market. When store employees became wise to his intentions the suspect...
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Sandwich Suspect Submarined by Name That Thief
The case of the “Lunchbox Larceny”…..actually “Robbery” has been solved. Last week we posted this video and photo of our suspect who attempted to steal a sandwich from a downtown store. When...
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Great Patrol Work Captures Suspect That Took Bike From a Backyard in Middle...
Great patrol work by Officer Ben Whaley results in the arrest of a bike theft suspect and 2 of the suspect’s cohorts. While most of us are asleep comfortably in our homes, there is a whole crew of...
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Officer Mark Bailey Retires After 26-1/2 Years
The Santa Cruz Police Department sends a fond farewell to Officer Mark Bailey after 26 ½ years on the force. Mark attended his last roll call today before riding off into retirement. Deputy Chief Rick...
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Hit & Run - Attempt Homicide Suspect Captured
For those of you suffering from Coulrophobia (Fear of Clowns), this case justifies your concerns. Our suspect was arrested for Attempted Homicide after our investigation showed he intentionally ran...
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Suspect from "Most Wanted" List, Turns Himself In
One of our “Most Wanted” suspects turned himself in to the CHP office in Aptos on Tuesday afternoon. Our friends at the CHP were happy to pick up the assist on this one and promptly gave Detective...
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