A Santa Cruz judge has postponed the long-delayed murder trial of Leif Ames to Dec. 15. Family members present at a Tuesday hearing told the judge they’ve waited too long for a trial.
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Nearly six years after being charged with murdering his friend, Leif Ames is out on bail and has yet to face a jury. How?
Years after he was charged with fatally stabbing Hubert Cross, former Live Oak resident Leif Ames remains out on bail. Attorneys say it is highly unusual for someone charged with murder to remain out of pre-trial custody, a fact Cross’ family says raises serious concerns about the justice system.
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Watsonville man sentenced to over 25 years in state prison for human trafficking
Luis Alberto Salas, 36, was sentenced to more than 25 years in state prison for human trafficking, sexual assault and drug crimes against minors, the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office said in a media release.
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Former Pop Warner coach arrested, charged with multiple child sex crimes
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Christopher John Weekes, 32, of Soquel on multiple sex-related charges, including “lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14” and two other felony child sex crimes.
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Santa Cruz assault suspect sketch similar to one from earlier UCSC attacks
Santa Cruz police are searching for a suspect in an August sexual assault on Frederick Street that seriously injured a woman. A sketch of the suspect closely resembles a sketch of a man wanted in two UC Santa Cruz campus attacks earlier this year, but police say they don’t yet have evidence that the cases are related.
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office investigates death of man near Chaminade
The sheriff’s office said the man was involved in a domestic dispute at the Chaminade on Monday and fled the scene on foot. His body was found in a steep ravine on Thursday.
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office investigating series of burglaries in Aptos
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating more than a dozen burglaries, at both residential and commercial properties, in Aptos over the past week, and is advising residents to take precautionary measures.
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Santa Cruz police investigating Westside weekend shooting incident
The Santa Cruz Police Department is investigating an incident in which a car full of people was shot at Sunday afternoon in the Circles neighborhood on the Westside.
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New sheriff’s substation coming to former Bonny Doon Vineyard space in Davenport
A new sheriff’s substation in Davenport will serve the North Coast community and boost law enforcement presence in the increasingly popular area.
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‘We’re being targeted’: Santa Cruz nonprofit sees Black Lives Matter banner stolen three times
The Walnut Avenue Family and Women’s Center saw its Black Lives Matter banner stolen for the third time last weekend, and for the second time this year. The organization’s leadership believes that it is being targeted, and that the current political climate has emboldened hate.