CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested for indecent exposure to 1 adult, 1 minor in Capitola
SAN MARTIN, Calif. — Capitola police said that they apprehended a man on Tuesday for allegedly exposing himself to two female victims. An officer was notified of reported lewd acts inside a local business near 1800 41st Avenue that had occurred the day before on Friday. The investigator was told that a man had exposed himself and was "acting extremely inappropriately towards at least two female victims, including a juvenile."
Santa Cruz Police warning people of a parking ticket scam
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Police Department said they are warning people of a parking ticket scam. In a social media post, officers said that fraudulent parking tickets were left on cars parked on Locust Street and around City Hall on Wednesday. Police said that the ticket shown below is not a City-issued The post Santa Cruz Police warning people of a parking ticket scam appeared first on KION546.
Man arrested for homicide after Santa Cruz park stabbing
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Video from Saturday's coverage of homicide. A Santa Cruz police spokesperson told KSBW Monday that a suspect was arrested and booked for homicide after a deadly stabbing at a Santa Cruz park on Friday. Joseph Young, a 31-year-old unhoused resident turned himself in a few...
Cosmetics stolen from Walgreens; Moore GMC vandalized; CVS reports $2,000 theft (Police Blotter, April 14-20)
These reports are compiled from public information released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. -One or more people broke into coin laundry boxes on Teakwood Court after 11:30pm. -An unknown suspect broke the glass door to a pool house on Lancaster Road, around 12:38am though it didn’t appear they...
Former HGTV personality Charles ‘Todd’ Hill sentenced to 4 years in jail
Charles “Todd” Hill, a former HGTV personality, was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in several multi-million dollar fraudulent schemes. According to IMDB, the 58-year-old television personality, from Los Gatos, California, appeared in "Flip It to Win It," which began airing in 2014 for 13 episodes. The show’s premise was to follow Hill and his business partner as they purchased and restored run-down properties to sell them for a profit.
Mercado held to answer for ‘terrorist threats’
A 45-year-old man accused of menacing Los Gatos Dog & Cat Hospital employees and threatening to commit a school shooting must face a single criminal count—plus an enhancement—Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Leila Sayar ruled on April 19. At the conclusion of Jose Mercado’s preliminary hearing, she...
Former UC Santa Cruz student accused of killing girlfriend deemed fit to stand trial
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office deemed a former UC Santa Cruz student competent to stand trial after allegedly killing his girlfriend at Seabright Beach in February 2024. The decision was made Wednesday morning after the results from two mental health evaluations came back....
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