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Support For "We Are Santa Cruz"
“We Are Santa Cruz” is a wonderful project aimed at illustrating the true narrative as well as the character and personality of Santa Cruz. At the Police Department, we are happy to support the...
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Help Us Identify This Bike and Owner
Help us find the owner of this bikeOn Wednesday, 04/03/2013, at approximately 8:40 AM a house on Gharkey St. was burglarized. The suspect left behind his black and red Schwinn S40DSX, 21 speed...
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Welcome Officer Brad Burruel
The Santa Cruz Police Department Welcomes Officer Brad Burruel Brad was welcomed to our ranks in a swearing in ceremony today.Brad comes to us from the Sheriff's Office where he has worked for the past...
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Rockin' With "We Are Santa Cruz"
A couple of "Cats" dropped in on "We Are Santa Cruz" today and played a number with the fabulous and incredibly talented Vince Tuzzi. That's right....Chief Kevin Vogel and Deputy Chief Steve Clark...
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Chevron Donates $5,000 to Fallen Officers' Scholarship
Chevron contributed $5,000 to the Butch Baker - Elizabeth Butler Scholarship Fund this week. The contribution was a collaboration of Richard Biddix, the Station Manager at the Chevron station located...
View ArticleA Letter From Sergeant Loran "Butch" Baker's Family
Letter from Sergeant Loran "Butch" Baker's familyThe events of February 26th changed our lives forever. Every police spouse's worst nightmare became my reality when I was told of my husband's...
View ArticleA Letter From The Butler and Wu Families
Letter from Butler and Wu FamiliesOn February 26th, life as we knew it ended. Our beloved Elizabeth Butler, daughter, sister, mother, partner, and police officer, lost her life suddenly, unexpectedly,...
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Officers Honored For DUI Enforcement
Santa Cruz Police Officers Eileen Fincutter and Denise Cockrum were recognized today at an award ceremony in Monterey for their DUI enforcement efforts. This is the second consecutive year that...
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Chief Vogel, Superintendent Bloom and School Board Trustees Recognize School...
On Wednesday April 17th, Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel, Santa Cruz City Schools Superintendent Gary Bloom and the Santa Cruz City Schools Board of Trustees recognized and honored our team of...
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Help Us Catch This Groper
On April 29, 2013, two separate female runners were attacked by the suspect depicted in the below sketches. The first attack occurred at approximately 7:30 PM on Escalona Drive near Olive Street....
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Indecent Exposure Suspect Arrested
On April 23, 2013 a case of Indecent Exposure was reported to the Santa Cruz Police Department. Witnesses reported the suspect was in a car masturbating while watching a young girl’s soccer team...
View ArticleJim Howes: Don't turn page on police tragedy
As a new police officer with the Santa Cruz Police Department, Butch Baker was assigned to work with me in the Field Training Officer Program.When a new officer is assigned with a Field Training...
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Santa Cruz Police Collaborate With State Parole to Keep Agents Local
Faced with the possibility of having State Parole Agents relocated outside the Santa Cruz area, the Santa Cruz Police Department partnered with the local State Parole Unit Supervisor to keep Parole...
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SCPD Attends California Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony
On Monday, Santa Cruz Police Honor Guard representatives attended the 2013 ceremony for the California Peace Officers' Memorial. Our Honor Guard accompanied the Baker family to the ceremony. In next...
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Bike Dojo Spins Up Donation for Fallen Officers
Many, many thanks to the good people at Bike Dojo. Bike Dojo raised a hefty $5,250 donation to contribute to the scholarship fund for the families of Sergeant Butch Baker and Detective Elizabeth...
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Dispatcher's Stitches Help the Healing
Dispatcher Kristine Ebersole created a beautiful banner quilt to honor the memory of Sergeant Butch Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler. Kristine Writes: “I awoke early on the 29th of February with...
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Department Photo Snapped Today
The Police Department lined up in Class A uniforms for a department photo at the Lighthouse. The last department photo was in 2008. Here is a sneak previewThis was the first time the entire...
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Great Work by Our Detectives Seizing Illegal Firearms and Ammo
In the early morning hours of May 24, 2013, Santa Cruz Police Department Detectives served a search warrant on a mobile home in the Beachcomber Mobile Home Park on Mattison Lane in the unincorporated...
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Help Us Catch This Bank Robbery Suspect
On May 28, 2013, the lone suspect pictured below entered the Bank of the West at 1551 Pacific Ave and demanded cash from the teller. The suspect also threatened the teller, as well as demanding he not...
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Great Patrol Work Leads to Arrest For Stolen Property
Great Work by Officers Karina Ceceña and Alec GanzelAt 5:05 PM on May 28, 2013, Officer Karina Ceceña responded to the Days Inn 600 Riverside Ave, for a report of a theft. She contacted the victim who...
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