$10,000 Reward Offered to Solve Home Burglary
A Santa Cruz resident is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for a home burglary in October 2015 and recovery of stolen property. Large amounts...
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City of Santa Cruz 2015 Year- End Crime Statistics
The Santa Cruz Police Department is releasing End-of-Year statistics for 2015. These statistics represent work volumes and crime trends.2015 represented the fourth year in a row that calls for service...
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Help SCPD Identify Mail Theft Caught on Video
Attention neighborhood Detectives! This is amazing video of a suspect stealing mail from a home in the 700 block of Escalona Drive on Tuesday March 15th. SCPD is asking for the public's help to...
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Appreciation Day at Sunshine Villa
On Wednesday, March 16th, Sunshine Villa hosted an “Appreciation Day” honoring City of Santa Cruz Police Officers, Firefighters, and Paramedics. Sunshine Villa residents gave heartfelt testimony of...
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SCPD Arrest Two Suspects for Drugs & Stolen Property -Thanks to Alert Citizen!
On Friday 3/18/16, at approximately 10:05 am, an alert citizen called 911 to report a suspicious person sitting in a white Mazda Miata in the 200 block of First Street. The concerned citizen suspected...
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Congratulations Spring 2016 Citizens Police Academy
This week SCPD celebrated the graduation of two concurrent Citizens Police Academy classes!One CPA course was presented in Spanish and the other in English. The CPA provides an up close and personal...
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The SCPD Online Reporting Tool - It Really Works!!
The SCPD Online Reporting System offers a way for you to make quick reports that do not necessarily require a police officer to witness or take the information from you. This system is being provided...
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Mail Thief Arrested – SCPD Tips for Protecting Your Mail
Yesterday afternoon, a community member observed a woman opening and looking into mailboxes along Bixby Street. This friend to the neighborhood called 911 to notify SCPD of the suspicious...
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Welcome Our 3 Newest Officers - SCPD Graduates 3 From the Police Academy Today
The Santa Cruz Police Department is proud to introduce our 3 newest Police Officers:Jared JohnsonElliott Rock Frederick YoonAll three graduated today from the Basic Police Academy Class #SB133, at the...
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Theft From a Parked Car in Broad Daylight – Suspect Arrested
Great teamwork by SCPD Officers and Detectives results in the arrest of a repeat theft suspect.On March 24, 2016 a car was broken into on the second floor of the two story parking lot at Cedar and...
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Attempted Sexual Assault – Suspect Arrested
On Tuesday April 5, 2016 at approximately 9:47 am, Santa Cruz Police Officers responded to a report of an attempted sexual assault that had just occurred at Walgreens on 201 Front Street. A male...
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Citizen Tip and a Car Stop Lead to a Recovered Gun and Arrest
On Friday night April 8th at approximately 11:20 PM, patrol officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of La Fonda Ave and Prospect Heights. Officers located this car that...
View ArticleHelp us Identify This Stabbing Suspect
The Santa Cruz Police Department is trying to identify the suspect and his female companion shown in the video below. The suspect is wearing the white shirt and black pants. He is described as a...
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Surf City Exchange Club Honors Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year
Congratulations to Detective Dan Forbus and Firefighter Matt Haut. Both were honored at the annual Blue and Gold Banquet hosted by the Surf City Exchange Club on Friday night at the CPDES Hall....
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Vandalism Suspect Breaks Hole In Glass Door and Climbs Out
Believe it or not this video caught a vandalism suspect who broke a hole in a glass door. Watch him as he climbs out of the hole and runs away! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB67UqQYdJAOn Sunday...
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SCPD Traffic Section Works Hard To Make Your Roads Safer
SCPD Traffic Section patrolled in a multi-agency operation this week to target unsafe drivers and cyclists. In one shift alone, 125 citations were issued for a variety of infractions. The top 3 cites...
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Alert Citizens Lead to Prowler Arrest + Recovered Property
Early yesterday 4/27/16 morning at about 5:30 am, a resident reported seeing a suspected car prowler rummaging through a car parked in the driveway. As an SCPD Patrol Officer was en route, two members...
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SCPD Media Release- Arrest in Child Pornography Investigation
On April 28, 2016, the Santa Cruz Police Department concluded a months-long child pornography investigation with the arrest of Mr. Jonathan Wells, 43 years old Soquel resident. Mr. Wells works as a...
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SCPD Officers follow counterfeit trail & arrest two subjects using phony money.
Early Sunday afternoon, an SCPD Officer responded to a local restaurant for a report of two women who passed off a counterfeit $20.00 bill. They were in the process of another cash transaction when the...
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2nd Annual Never Forget Relay 2016
SCPD rallied four teams in the 2nd Annual Never Forget Relay Run held in Aptos Park last Saturday. We were running with 18 other agencies representing First Responders and public safety professionals...
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