Two UC Santa Cruz students say the university has failed to adequately respond to a series of voyeurism incidents in a campus dorm, including reports of someone filming students while they showered and stealing their clothing. Despite requests, students say the school hasn’t made timely or meaningful security upgrades.
Crime
Posted inScotts Valley
Security footage stills released as Scotts Valley police seek help in solving restaurant burglary
The Scotts Valley Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying three men seen on security footage breaking into Cambodian restaurant Jia Tellas last weekend.
Posted inLatest News
Masked suspects rob store at gunpoint near Watsonville
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after three masked suspects robbed the Casserly Store near Watsonville, holding an employee at gunpoint and demanding cash.
Posted inEducation
UCSC police warn of recreational use of nitrous oxide after seizing $40K worth of tanks in forested campus area
UC Santa Cruz police warned the campus community this week of the dangers of the recreational use of nitrous oxide, after seizing a large volume of unused tanks containing what’s commonly referred to as laughing gas in a forested area on campus earlier this month.
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Driver arrested after multiple car hit-and-run, police chase in Capitola
A driver who hit two other cars with a stolen vehicle last Friday in Capitola is now facing felony charges for evading arrest.
Posted inLatest News
Sheriff’s K9 praised for drug bust; SCPD seeks new police dog training space
As Hazel is praised online for her success in the field with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office K9 team, the Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking new training locations for its canine unit.
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Capitola police find 25 bikes in encampment raid
Capitola police found more than 25 bicycles in an encampment near 41st Avenue and Highway 1, the second such discovery in Santa Cruz County in less than a week.
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Teen driver with sawed-off shotgun, suspended license arrested in Capitola
A 17-year-old was arrested on felony firearms charges while driving on Capitola Road with a suspended license last week.
Posted inEastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
$32K worth of stolen bikes and tools recovered from Live Oak encampment
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said it recovered more than $30,000 worth of stolen bikes and $2,000 worth of tools from an encampment in the Arana Gulch area of Live Oak.
Posted inWatsonville / Pajaro
Drone helps Watsonville PD foil school break-in ahead of public meeting on use of military equipment
Police used a drone to help apprehend a man who had broken into a Watsonville school last week. The Watsonville Police Department shared footage ahead of a meeting next week during which the agency will discuss its use of military equipment, including drone technology, in line with Assembly Bill 481.