Scotts Valley Police Department detectives arrested a Los Banos man after they say he allegedly contacted a minor he previously assaulted.
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Capitola police arrest arson suspect
After a fire to a commercial building on 41st Avenue on New Year’s Day, Capitola police arrested a man Friday on suspicious of arson.
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Cause of Capitola Village explosion and fire still under investigation; roads mostly reopened
The cause of a Christmas morning explosion and fire in Capitola Village remains under investigation, but police do not believe that it is the result of suspicious activity. Three residents in the nearby area have been displaced by the incident.
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Justice workers praise Adrian Gonzalez’s treatment progress as release trial enters monthlong pause
Mental health workers testified for the defense Thursday about Adrian Gonzalez’s rehabilitation progress in custody, nearly a decade after he murdered Santa Cruz 8-year-old Maddy Middleton, as his release trial begins a monthlong recess.
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Adrian Gonzalez showed ‘psychopathic traits,’ remains a danger to community, forensic psychologist testifies
Psychologist Susan Napolitano told a Santa Cruz jury Monday that Adrian Gonzalez, who murdered 8-year-old Maddy Middleton when he was 15, showed sophisticated criminal planning, sexual sadism and psychopathic traits and could remain a danger to the community if he is released.
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The Neighbor’s pub vandalized only days after opening
The Neighbor’s pub was vandalized early Tuesday morning, only days after its soft opening last Thursday evening on Pacific Avenue near Laurel Street in downtown Santa Cruz. Seven years in the making, the opening of the pub marked the culmination of owner Frankie Farr’s tireless effort to bring an LGBTQ+-oriented bar to Santa Cruz and […]
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Bonny Doon suspect faces weapons, elder abuse charges after Davenport manhunt
A Bonny Doon man arrested after an hourslong search that closed down Highway 1 in and put a Davenport elementary school under lockdown Tuesday, faces charges including assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse and exhibiting a deadly weapon.
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Santa Cruz police arrest attempted bank robber after she was found carrying the demand note
Santa Cruz police have arrested a woman for an attempted robbery of the Wells Fargo on River Street on Tuesday afternoon.
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Highway 1 in Davenport briefly closed amid search for domestic dispute suspect
Santa Cruz County sheriff’s deputies closed down Highway 1 north of Davenport in both directions and put the nearby elementary school on a shelter-in-place order for over two hours Tuesday afternoon while they pursued a suspect, who was apprehended after an hourslong manhunt.
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Official questions Adrian Gonzalez’s ‘authentic’ reform despite good behavior in custody
Juvenile justice workers told a Santa Cruz jury Monday that Adrian Gonzalez has been “respectful and engaged” in treatment while in custody for the rape and murder of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton in 2015. But one official questioned whether Gonzalez’s rehabilitation progress reflects “authentic” reform.