DUI checkpoints like the one this weekend are placed in locations based on crash statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, according to WPD.
Rafael Reyes was booked into Santa Cruz County jail for felony hit-and-run Tuesday night.
Monterey Area CHP Captain Kyle Foster said the agency is using "every investigative means" at its disposal to catch the suspect(s).
Ariana Rose Diaz, 26, was nabbed Sunday morning when officers spotted her attempting to break-in to a Main Street donut shop.
The Monterey County case has attracted widespread attention for more than 20 years, and in March there may finally be closure.
Detectives found 124 pounds of cannabis, two rifles and a handgun during searches of Watsonville and Corralitos properties, the county said.
Nine additional cars were struck over the weekend while driving along Highway 101, CHP said.
Watsonville Police is encouraging residents to stop by a Gilroy gun buyback event on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Additional officers will be patrolling the city from Dec. 13 until the New Year, the department announced.
Forty-eight people driving along Highway 101 near Prunedale have been hit since February, CHP told KSBW.
Jurors found Michael Escobar guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of a 4-year-old girl and 33-year-old rival gang member.
Police believe the teenager is the lone person behind a threat that indicated a shooting would happen at a middle school Wednesday morning.
Thanks to money from a concerned citizen and CHP, the reward amount is now $14,000.
The victim was traveling at a high rate of speed, according to the CHP.
This time thieves struck at Gomez Gas on Main St. Skimmers were also found at East Lake Gas on Nov. 12.
The closure is at Payson Street.
The CHP is investigating whether drugs or alcohol played a factor in the crash.
There have been 42 incidents of objects hitting vehicles near Prunedale, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The horse's owners were on vacation, and a neighbor spotted the animal in the pool on Thanksgiving.
Robert Mooring, 58, died following an assault near East Lake and Soledad streets in Salinas.
It took about 30 seconds for a young woman to snatch four packages that had been delivered to a Watsonville resident's porch.
Extra officers will patrol from Black Friday to Dec. 10, thanks to a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety.
By KION’s count, this is at least the 42nd projectile incident since the attacks began in February 2019.
The Carmel High football team bus was hit near Prunedale, while on its way to a San Jose game.
Patrick Ken Cochran is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 24 to six years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The three male suspects are believed to be in their late teens to early 20s and were seen getting into a black BMW 3 Series.
The stabbing death of Mariana Jurado, 26, appears to be a random act of violence.
The fake cards were made after stealing victim's bank information from credit card skimmers installed at a Watsonville gas station.
Officers tracked down a tricycle that was recently stolen from a disabled senior citizen.
Skimmers are secretly installed by thieves to steal unsuspecting customers' credit card data.
Amtrak spokesperson Kimberly Woods said no crew members nor 168 passengers aboard the No. 14 Coast Starlight train were injured.
Mary Guadalupe Curiel Lopez was last seen Tuesday evening.
During two separate warrant searches, the alleged gang members were found with illegal firearms.
"The safety of the public is our highest priority," said CHP Monterey Area commander Capt. Kyle Foster.
Santos Samuel Fonseca, 21, and Jonathan Salazar, 20, were captured around midnight Tuesday at the San Ysidro border crossing.
Santos Samuel Fonseca, 21, and Jonathan Salazar, 20, were both awaiting trial on unrelated murder charges when they escaped.
DUI-suspected crash lands SUV on parked car, attack victim left in road, and other police and fire news this week in Santa Cruz County.
Watsonville police released video footage of the truck suspected in Sunday's hit-and-run on Freedom Blvd.
Pedro Rocha, 30, was arrested in the 100 block of Maple Ave. Saturday evening.