Shooting, Homicide Cases; Fires: Santa Cruz County Police Logs

Watsonville CA

22 January, 2021

7:18 PM

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — It's been a busy week for police and firefighters here in Santa Cruz County. Learn more about what they've been up to in this week's roundup of public safety news. Gunman On The Loose After Santa Cruz's First Shooting Of 2021 SANTA CRUZ, CA — Santa Cruz police are investigating the city's first shooting of 2021. An 18-year-old victim is expected to survive his injuries after the Thursday night shooting in Westside... Read more Watsonville Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested During Traffic Stop WATSONVILLE, CA — A man has been arrested on suspicion of an attempted murder that occurred Jan. 7 in a Watsonville warehouse, police said. The Watsonville Police Department said in a statement... Read more Santa Cruz County Wildfires: Expect To See Smoke In Coming Months SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Rainfall has brought respite for Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz County firefighters who've battled 18 wildfires across the region in recent days. Cal Fire took a victory... Read more Missing Aptos Teen: Search Continues, 3 Weeks Later SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is still searching for an Aptos teen who was last seen Dec. 27, when he left his home. Jess Schroeder, 16, may still be in the... Read more Santa Cruz's First Homicide Of 2021: Coroner IDs Victim SANTA CRUZ, CA — The victim of Santa Cruz's first homicide of the year has been identified as an unsheltered 37-year-old man. Daniel Worth Hartley, who moved to Santa Cruz in 2019 from Pennsylvania,... Read more Santa Cruz Police Seek Man In Indecent Exposure Incident SANTA CRUZ, CA — Santa Cruz police on Tuesday released surveillance photographs of a man believed to be involved in two indecent exposure reports last week in the area of Soquel Avenue. In... Read more 1.2K In Santa Cruz Lose Power In Wind-Related Outages SANTA CRUZ, CA — Some 1,200 Santa Cruz Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers were in the dark as of 3 p.m. Tuesday as strong, gusty winds blew across California. In all, 25,000 PG&E... Read more Watsonville Police: 9-Hour Standoff Ends In Man's Arrest WATSONVILLE, CA — A man was arrested this week after breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home and pointing a handgun at her, their four-year-old son and her father, Watsonville police said. The... Read more Santa Cruz Co. Fires: Power Lines Suspected; Containment Grows SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Officials have lifted all evacuation orders and firefighters expected full containment Wednesday night on most, if not all, of the wildfires blazing across Santa Cruz County.... Read more 25K In Santa Cruz County Lose Power In Wind-Related Outages SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Some 25,000 Santa Cruz County Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers were in the dark as of 3 p.m. Tuesday as strong, gusty winds blew across California. The hardest-hit... Read more