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Two commercial burglars caught on film, one arrested

Photo: Jorge Garcia WATSONVILLE -Early on the morning of September 26 three men broke into Fatima’s Fine Jewelry on the 300 block of Main Street and stole items from the

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Transient suspect associated with a robbery nabbed

Photo: Joaquin Romero’s stash SANTA CRUZ – On the evening of September 22nd, an officer with the Santa Cruz Police Department “located Joaquin Romero, a suspect associated with a robbery.”

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Attempted burglary at 2:38 a.m. in Santa Cruz

Photo: Avila under arrest SANTA CRUZ – Early on the morning of September 12 (2:38 a.m.), while most of the community slept, a burglar prowled. Fortunately the Santa Cruz Police

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Domestic violence call leads to arson investigation in Santa Cruz

PHOTOS: Santa Cruz Police SANTA CRUZ — Police have arrested two people in connection to a domestic violence incident that reportedly resulted in an arson investigation last week. On Wednesday,

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Watsonville man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault

PHOTO: Watsonville Police Department WATSONVILLE — A 60-year-old man has been arraigned in court in connection to sexual assault accusations leveled against him by two people during a family disturbance

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Walks into Safeway, walks out with stolen cellphone

Photo: Isaiah Payne The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department press release announces, “Surveillance for the win … again.” On August 9, a man named Isaiah Payne went into the Safeway

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Pickup truck thief quickly picked up

Photo: Silverado thief under arrest SANTA CRUZ COUNTY  –  A citizen in Watsonville flagged down a deputy with the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office on July 29th because “his Silverado pickup

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Aptos Babysitter gets 30 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography

Photo: Ryan Michael Spencer SAN FRANCISCO  –  The production and distribution of child pornography has led to a sentence of 30 years in prison for 21-year-old Ryan Michael Spencer. The

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Regular Safeway shoplifter nabbed after a week of ‘shopping’

Photo: Pascal Cheong under arrest SANTA CRUZ -Apparently a woman had been “regularly shoplifting” for at least a week from the Safeway store on Mission Street. The Santa Cruz Police

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She swallowed her meth before police arrived

Photo: Kludasch’s van SANTA CRUZ – Sometimes a call from a concerned citizen is a helpful thing. Such was the case recently when calls came in about a white VW