A safety enhancement zone begins Friday at 8 a.m. and runs through Monday, Nov. 3, at 8 a.m. for the entire city of Santa Cruz. The move authorizes the tripling of fees for violations of the city’s municipal code, such as littering, blocking pedestrian or vehicular traffic, and public drinking.
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After violence, Watsonville High students, staff sad and searching for answers
A day after two violent attacks on the Watsonville High School campus left three people injured, students and staff returned to a somber and sparsely attended campus, grappling with fear, sadness, and unanswered questions.
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Judge postpones murder trial for Leif Ames to Dec. 15
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.
