NPD taps illicit cash to pay for a new station - Nogales International

7 February 2012, 7:25 am

NPD taps illicit cash to pay for a new stationNogales InternationalLike the Attorney General's Office, the Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office is in the business of cash forfeitures. The local prosecutorial agency processes all cash seized by the multi-agency Santa Cruz County Metro Task For... Read More »

Cops and Courts, Feb. 7, 2012: Woman accused of setting man's pickup on fire - Santa Cruz Sentinel

7 February 2012, 6:52 am

Cops and Courts, Feb. 7, 2012: Woman accused of setting man's pickup on fireSanta Cruz SentinelA 26-year-old Santa Cruz man was flown to a trauma hospital after he crashed on Delaware Avenue on Sunday evening, police said. The man, who was riding his motorcycle off-road near Delaware Avenue and ... Read More »

Cannabis factory with 480 plants inside found on the other side of driveway to ... - Daily Mail

7 February 2012, 3:18 am

Daily MailCannabis factory with 480 plants inside found on the other side of driveway to ...Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter But in this the criminal activity was a bit closer to home after police raided a cannabis factory next door to a crime lab. Some 480 cannabis plants were discovered inside a w... Read More »

Support of Occupy Oakland by Santa Cruz's Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom - Bay Area Indymedia

6 February 2012, 8:15 pm

Support of Occupy Oakland by Santa Cruz's Homeless United for Friendship & FreedomBay Area Indymediaby HUFF Santa Cruz HUFF, at its weekly meeting, unanimously voted to back Occupy Oakland's struggle for justice and the greater struggle for the Oakland community in terms of ending police abu... Read More »

Donald Schmidt, convicted of murdering Lompico toddler, arrested in Southern ... - San Jose Mercury News

6 February 2012, 6:48 pm

Donald Schmidt, convicted of murdering Lompico toddler, arrested in Southern ...San Jose Mercury NewsBy Cathy Kelly - Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ - A man released last year after spending more than 20 years in the juvenile justice system for murdering a Lompico toddler - becoming the oldest juven... Read More »

Traffic stop leads to two arrests - Santa Cruz Sentinel

6 February 2012, 3:37 pm

Traffic stop leads to two arrestsSanta Cruz SentinelBy Jessica M. Pasko - Santa Cruz Sentinel WATSONVILLE - Two people were arrested on felony warrants after a traffic stop in Watsonville on Saturday night. A Watsonville police officer noticed a GMC truck with an equipment violation driving on Main ... Read More »

Los Gatos Police Blotter, Jan. 8-16: Vandalism, Domestic Violence, Vehicle Theft - Patch.com

6 February 2012, 5:38 am

Los Gatos Police Blotter, Jan. 8-16: Vandalism, Domestic Violence, Vehicle TheftPatch.comSanta Cruz Avenue: After reports of a disturbance, police arrested David Niemiec for being drunk in public. 7:54 am, 14850 Oka Rd: In an incident of domestic violence, a male threw a female against a wall, causi... Read More »

Cops and Courts: Feb. 5, 2012: Police investigate suspicious fires - Santa Cruz Sentinel

6 February 2012, 1:21 am

Cops and Courts: Feb. 5, 2012: Police investigate suspicious firesSanta Cruz SentinelFire officials were called to the library on Gault Street around 11:30 am when a library employee arrived and smelled smoke, according to Santa Cruz Police Lt. Larry Richard. After looking around, firefighters disco... Read More »

Police believe Ocampo involved in slayings of woman, son - Los Angeles Times

2 February 2012, 11:05 pm

Los Angeles TimesPolice believe Ocampo involved in slayings of woman, sonLos Angeles TimesBy Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times Police say they have connected Itzcoatl Ocampo, the man charged with stabbing four homeless men to death, to the Oct. 25 slayings of a Yorba Linda woman and her son. Anah... Read More »

Santa Cruz police seek woman accused in Safeway theft - San Jose Mercury News

2 February 2012, 5:27 pm

Santa Cruz police seek woman accused in Safeway theftSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Stephen Baxter - Santa Cruz Sentinel Police said a woman in a light-colored jacket tried to use a stolen credit card at Safeway in Aptos in early January. The card was stolen in a burglary in Santa Cruz, said Zach Friend, S... Read More »

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