Part of Pennsylvania Street was closed to traffic Monday afternoon as Santa Cruz Police officers served a search warrant.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen property, the Sheriff's Office said.
A woman suspected in multiple burglaries is nabbed; an 18-year-old hit-and-run driver surrenders; and more police, fire and court news.
The department is trying to get the items back to their rightful owners, so police have shared dozens of photos on social media.
Jax specializes in narcotics detection and will be working at county corrections facilities.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in the case spurred Santa Cruz and other cities to rework ordinances on homeless camping.
The Santa Cruz Fire Department asks residents to be careful while using heating equipment, a leading cause in home fire deaths.
The patient hopes to ride his bike again when he beats cancer, police say.
In less than 90 seconds, burglars stole more than $100,000 worth of jewelry from a Santa Cruz antique store, police said.
Judi Wyant Antiques lost more than $100,000 in merchandise during a burglary early Friday morning.
Jury finds man guilty of murdering 4-year-old; a cliff rescue; a juvenile male is shot; and more news in police, fire and courts this week.
With California’s increasingly warm, dry and overgrown landscape, wildfire has become a perpetual danger.
The Santa Cruz Police Department will have extra officers on the streets, looking for signs of impaired driving.
Deputies found the mail in the passenger seat after a caller reported a car with tape obstructing its license plate number.
Multiple agencies responded to save the man, who appeared to be suffering from the onset of hypothermia, after he fell onto the beach.
The victim's injuries were not life threatening and he was treated at Dominican Hospital. No arrests have been made as of Wednesday morning.
The city wants people who live along the outer edges of Santa Cruz to ensure they're complying with new regulations in 2020.
A lighter, meth and inmate communications were found upon a body scan of three inmates.
Prosecutors argue that Michael Escobar murdered a 4-year-old girl and 33-year-old man affiliated with a gang.
Instead of birthday gifts, Joanne Parker's pals pulled together $2,700 — which was donated to the SCPD K-9 fund.
Letters can be dropped off in the Sheriff's Office headquarters. Sheriff Jim Hart's wishlist? A safe community, new jail and DNA lab.
Joanne Parker collected the donations in lieu of presents for her 90th birthday, the Santa Cruz Police Department said.
The shootings were reported Sunday around 9 p.m. in the area of Third St., Front St. and Cowell Beach, according to the SCPD.
Items stolen from the garage of a Santa Cruz County home last week were found thanks to surveillance camera footage.
Rainy weather contributed to traffic issues in Santa Cruz County; a motorist died in a Castroville crash; and more in police and fire news.
Law enforcement officials searched for more than an hour after a caller reported hearing gunfire, but found no gunman or victim.
Deputy Chief Rick Martinez will retire on Dec. 19 and be honored with a Dec. 18 party, open to the community.
The Santa Cruz Main Jail will get a new, high-tech body scanner to check for inmate contraband.
The sheriff's office is asking that residents share this story with elderly loved ones, as they are often targets of these scams.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff asked drivers to drive safely and slowly during rainy weather after a car was towed from a closed road.
Deputies were honored for saving a suicidal man, a female thief gets an unwanted spotlight, and more police, fire and court news this week.
A patrolling sergeant became suspicious after they noticed the door of a gas station pried open and a man hiding nearby.
The three deputies have been honored with the sheriff’s Life Saving Award.
Santa Cruz County officials make an exceptional turkey pardon just two days before Thanksgiving.
Officials have increased the award amount to $4,000 for anyone with information leading to an arrest.
With the upcoming backyard burn season, Central Fire Protection District of Santa Cruz County is making burn permits available.
The public may observe interviews and submit candidate questions for consideration.
It seems like a gadget out of Marvel comics, but it's being taken very seriously by Santa Cruz County deputies.
Nicholas Kondzielaski, 39, of Boulder Creek was nabbed after being spotted in a stolen van on Highway 9.
The driver and his passenger were both arrested after the car got stuck on the roundabout at Beach Street and Pacific Avenue.