Crime & Safety
Santa Cruz's First Homicide Of 2021: Coroner IDs Victim
His body was discovered over the weekend. He suffered blunt force trauma. Authorities continue to investigate.
SANTA CRUZ, CA — The victim of Santa Cruz's first homicide of the year has been identified as an unsheltered 37-year-old man.
Daniel Worth Hartley, who moved to Santa Cruz in 2019 from Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 700 block of Emeline Avenue at about 6 a.m. Sunday.
Police were called to the scene and found Hartley had suffered blunt force trauma to his head.
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Detectives have collected surveillance footage from the immediate area and are looking into Hartley's time in the city to develop additional leads and determine a possible motive, police said.
The Santa Cruz Police Department is urging those with information about the case to contact Detective Connor Bridges at (831) 420-5830 or to leave information on an anonymous crime tip line at (831) 420-5995.
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