Tag: crime
Boulder Creek shooting suspect arrested, 18-year-old victim identified
Updated Jan. 30 at 1:45pm.
The teenager who was shot to death during a party in Boulder Creek Saturday night was identified Monday by the...
Youth shot to death at Boulder Creek party, suspect at large
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for a suspect who fatally shot a victim in Boulder Creek Saturday night during a party.
According...
Scotts Valley Man Gets 4-Month Sentence for Fraud
A Scotts Valley man who defrauded investors through a medical-technology-financing scheme has been sentenced to four months in custody.
Jason Nielsen, a man in his...
Crime level stabilizing, according to Scotts Valley PD
Burglaries nearly doubled in 2020—overall, crime fluctuated heavily during the pandemic, Scotts Valley Police Department Chief Steve Walpole, Jr. told the city council in...
How to deal with poison oak
Having treated thousands of cases of poison oak in my career, I’d like to share with you what I’ve learned about this miserable affliction.
Working towards reducing gun violence
According to the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics there are over 500,000 shootings per year. As law enforcement executives in Santa Cruz County, each of us individually may have different views of how best to reduce gun violence, but we all committed to providing leadership to prevent and reduce gun violence and to keep our children and teachers safe in our schools. Here are just some of the practices we agree will make a difference.
Community encouraged to take Santa Cruz County Strategic Plan survey
The County of Santa Cruz is asking residents to help shape the future by filling out a short survey that will guide the County’s...
