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Cruzin' Courses Organizing Committee Makes Generous Donation to the...
This past Thursday marked the eighth annual Cruzin’ Courses Progressive Dinner event in Downtown Santa Cruz. 65 women participated in this annual fundraising event. Among the fundraising recipients...
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Halloween Street Closures and Triple Fine Zone
Halloween is rapidly approaching. While you are doing your last minute costume and candy shopping, the Police Department typically starts planning for this event 6 months in advance. We bring in 100+...
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Alert Neighbor Prevents a Home Burglary
Once again, alert and proactive neighbors stave off a would-be burglar. We have told a story like this one before. Way to go Santa Cruz!! Yesterday (October 23rd) a neighbor saw this suspicious...
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Violation of Domestic Violence Restraining Order Leads to Arrest on Weapons...
Violation of a Domestic Violence Restraining Order eventually landed this guy in jail on weapons charges. This morning, SCPD Detectives arrested 46 year old Scott Talbot outside his home in the 100...
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Three New Officers Graduate the Police Academy
The Santa Cruz Police Department graduated three new officers from the police academy today. For the past 22 weeks they have been attending the academy in San Mateo as part of the South Bay Regional...
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Halloween Behind the Scenes at SCPD
Halloween around the police department is an “All Hands on Deck” day. Everyone works in some capacity to keep the city safe and deal with the influx of people and mitigate safety concerns. Many of us...
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We made it through another Halloween here in Santa Cruz. This has morphed into one of the most interesting street gatherings anywhere. We saw everything from the very elaborate with lights and custom...
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Oakland Raiders Honor Fallen Officers
The Oakland Raiders honored Police and Firefighters yesterday in pregame and halftime ceremonies.Our own diehard Raiders fan, Sergeant Arnold Vasquez and Officer Juan Gallegos represented Santa Cruz...
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Today is Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Day
When most of you think of the police department, the image of the police officer in a car, on a motorcycle or on foot comes to mind. What you may not realize is that there is a whole team of dedicated...
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Plans for Memorial and Garden to Honor Butch and Elizabeth
The Santa Cruz Police Department has finalized plans to create a permanent memorial and garden in honor of Sergeant Butch Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler.The memorial and garden will be...
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We have given our blog a new look and included some additional features that we hope you will find useful. The most significant visual change to our blog is the addition of the image of the Santa Cruz...
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Former Teacher Arrested a Second Time for Child Pornography
A former Pajaro Valley teacher currently on Probation for possessing Child Pornography arrested AGAIN for…..Possessing Child Pornography. Peter Hatch, 63 years old, was arrested in 2009 for possessing...
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Santa Cruz Police Named "Organization of the Year" by Santa Cruz Chamber of...
Holy Smokes!!..... We are honored beyond belief. The Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce voted Santa Cruz Police Department the “Organization of the Year”. We are extremely proud of the men and women...
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Quick Thinking Victims and Citizens Lead to Child Annoying and Child Porn Arrest
Kudos to our victims and an alert citizen who called in this information to report suspicious activity. Their alertness and call led the arrest of this predator. On Tuesday September 24, 2013, Santa...
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Neighborhood Night Block Parties a Success Once Again
Thanks to all the hosts who organized block parties, and all those that participated. In spite of everything we had going on with police calls, we found time to get by many of the events.We had a...
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Sergeant Dave Perry and A Cross Country Tour to Honor Their Memory
Sergeant Dave Perry has been the embodiment of Honor, Courage and Commitment throughout all the years of his service. After retiring in July of this year, Dave found a way to combine two of his...
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The Trailer Returns Home
Sergeant Dave Perry arrived at the Santa Cruz Police Department today with the trailer of a thousand tales. Sergeant Butch Baker's son, Adam drove the SCPD's 1961 Chevy Biscayne escorting Dave into...
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Officer Injured in Fight with Repeat Arrestee
An 18 year veteran of the Police Department was injured this morning during a fight while arresting Mr. Jesse Parsons, 36 yrs. The Officer contacted Mr. Parsons based on a complaint of campers near...
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Take Back Santa Cruz Comes Through in a Big Way
Take Back Santa Cruz has always been known for putting action behind their words. Now they have put their money there too!!On Thursday, Samantha Olden, Analicia Cube, Heather Babcock, Regina Henderson...
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