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SCPD #Community Gives
The Santa Cruz Police Department recognizes the pressure families in need face during the holiday season. To show support for those in need and to support women empowering women, the ladies at SCPD...
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ONE LESS GUN: SCPD Proactive Policing Enables Officers To Arrest Suspect with...
On Saturday afternoon December 2nd just after 2 pm, Santa Cruz Police Officers from the Neighborhood Enforcement Team were patrolling the 800 block of Water Street on the east side of Santa Cruz, when...
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2017 Recipients of the Jim Howes Community Service Award
Today the City Council honored two very deserving individuals for their service to the community. Please join us in congratulating the 2017 winners of the Officer Jim Howes Community Service Award -...
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Community Invitation To Walk With Us - Santa Cruz Police & NAACP Santa Cruz...
Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills is honored and excited to announce that the NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch and the Santa Cruz Police Department will co-sponsor the first joint Santa Cruz MLK Day...
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SCPD Announces Promotion Of Sergeant Dan Forbus
The Santa Cruz Police Department is proud to announce the promotion of Detective Dan Forbus to the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Forbus, an 11-year veteran of the department, will be assigned to the...
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SCPD Arrest Prowlers And Recover Packaged Merchandise - Help Get Gifts Home...
Do you recognize this jacket?SCPD recovered packaged jackets from suspect prowlers. Did they get stolen from your doorstep? We would very much like to get it back to the rightful owner in time to wrap...
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SCPD Wrapping Up Cases While You Wrap Presents
Neighborhood Enforcement Team and K9 Luna Nab Drugs and Two Probation ViolatorsOn Friday evening, December 22nd, 2017 around 11:00 pm, Officers from the Santa Cruz Police Department Neighborhood...
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New Year’s Eve Safety Enhancement Zone designation in Downtown Santa Cruz
The men and women of the Santa Cruz Police Department are working to make sure our community can enjoy a safe start to the New Year. To make sure our community stays safe, we will have all hands on...
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New Year’s Eve Statistics 2017/18
The Santa Cruz Police Department is pleased to announce that 2018 was welcomed in without any major incidents of violence during the festivities downtown. SCPD deployed additional officers throughout...
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Santa Cruz Police Seize 6 Guns From Convicted Felon
On Tuesday, January 2, 2017, at about 9:15 PM, Santa Cruz Police responded to a call regarding a subject with a rifle standing near a truck on Western Drive and numerous calls of shots fired. The...
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Vehicle Versus Pedestrian Fatal Collision SANTA CRUZ POLICE Media Release...
On Friday, January 5, 2018, at around 10:28 p.m., the Santa Cruz Police Department responded to Highway 1 and River Street for a major injury traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a car.Officers...
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Santa Cruz MLK March for the Dream - January 15, 2018 Join Us!
Chief Mills invites everyone to share in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspirational message of peace, justice and community and March For The Dream on Monday, January 15, 2018.Together, the NAACP Santa...
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Media Releases: Armed Robbery-Bank 1/10/18 AND Vandalism / Vehicle Pursuit/...
Armed Robbery-Bank Case# 18S-00274The Santa Cruz Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 4:45pm. The robbery occurred at the US Bank at 110...
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March With SCPD and Community - Monday January 15th MLK March Starts at 10:00am
2018 MLK March and Event Schedule9:00am Groups meet up. Individual marchers welcome!@ Cathcart between Cedar Street and Pacific Avenue.10:00 am Official March start time. March Route: The route starts...
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SCPD Working 24-7 Arrest Suspect Burglar at 4:20 am
While You Slept, SCPD Graveyard Shift Responded To 55 calls for service, generated 5 cases, and made 4 arrests. Here’s a case highlight.At 4:20 this morning, SCPD responded to alarm in the 200 block of...
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Great Police Work All Day & Night - SCPD Case Highlights
#K9CashWatchingYouOn Tuesday January 30 January 30th at approximately 11:05pm SCPD Officers responded to a burglary in progress at The Computer Zone on the 300 block of Laurel Street. SCPD K9 Team Ofc....
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SCPD Officer on First Solo Patrol Shift Arrests Suspect Drug Dealer & Gets...
New SPCD Officer took to the streets for the first time solo yesterday and made a solid drug arrest.On Wednesday 1/31/18 at approximately 8:45 pm, SCPD Officer Boolootian conducted a traffic stop on...
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SCPD Crisis Negotiations Team Members Coordinate Joint Training With Allied...
Crisis Negotiations Team members, Detective Fincutter and Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health Mental Health Liaison to SCPD Danielle Long, worked to coordinate a joint county training for SCPD,...
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**Updated Photos** Santa Cruz Police Request the Public’s Assistance to...
The Santa Cruz Police is asking for the public’s help in identifying this person. Detectives believe the suspect to be directly involved in the armed robbery at US Bank on January 10, 2018.If you know...
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SCPD Media Release: School Threat Case 18S-01388
On Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at approximately 2:20 pm, Santa Cruz Police officers were called to Bayview Elementary School regarding a student’s aggressive behavior in the classroom. An 11-year-old...
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