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Capitola Standoff Ends Peacefully

Suspect wanted to commit ‘Suicide by Cop’ CAPITOLA—Members of the Santa Cruz County SWAT Team along with Capitola Police arrested 24-year-old Capitola resident James Gomez after he held police in

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Convicted Sex Offender Gets Busted Again While Transferring Data on DVD

Suspect was Convicted in 2009 SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Police have arrested 63-year-old Watsonville resident Peter Hatch on suspicion of owning child pornography again. The Santa Cruz Police responded to

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Drinking While Working Does Not Mix

Suspect claimed self-defense WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Police Department have arrested the nephew of 55-year-old Watsonville businessmen Ramiro Romo. 23-year-old Watsonville resident Josue Romo is accused of attempting to murder his uncle

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Ongoing Feud Leads To Murder On Mission Street

Three vehicles involved in rolling shootout SANTA CRUZ—Authorities with the Santa Cruz Police Department have arrested three individuals for the homicide of 31-year-old Watsonville resident Alejandro Garcia Sanchez.  They have

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Foster Parent Arrested for Molesting Two Children

A Soquel foster parent has been arrested for molesting two children. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 57 year-old Steven Weissman late Saturday night after a report came in

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Dispute Leads to Fight, then Stabbing

WATSONVILLE—Deputies with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department have arrested 19-year-old Watsonville resident Daisy Gonzalez for stabbing another woman and making terrorist threats. Last Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., deputies responded

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Smugglers Caught Off Coast of Davenport

Authorities seized over 1200 pounds of Marijuana DAVENPORT—Members of the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team arrested four males off the coast of Davenport near Shark Tooth Beach on suspicion of

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Watsonville Police Make Arrests in Two-Year-Old Murder Case

WATSONVILLE — Authorities with the Watsonville Police Department have made two arrests in a two-year-old murder case. They arrested Miguel Angel Rodriguez for the 2011 murder of Gustavo Saragoza Diaz

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Domestic Dispute Sparks High-Speed Pursuit

CORRALITOS—The Watsonville Police Department assisted in the arrest of Monterey resident Ralph Samuel Brooks Jr. after he took them on a high-speed pursuit through the county. Last Tuesday at noon,

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Police Arrest Machete-Wielding Suspect

WATSONVILLE — Watsonville Police arrested local resident Rigoberto Rodriguez on June 26th, after he was seen wielding a machete and causing a disturbance outside a business on Freedom Boulevard. An