Santa Cruz, CA…The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is joining other amusement parks across the country – employing temporary workers to help fill the schedule in May and June after an unprecedented year of closure. Spring and early summer are typically busy months for amusement parks and attractions, yet many students are not available to work […]
Santa Cruz, CA…Congratulations to the Santa Cruz Area’s newest CHP officers! These officers successfully completed an intense 28-week academy, amid a global pandemic, and have now completed all phases of field training. We wish these four officers a safe and rewarding career. We look forward to seeing these officers provide the highest level of safety, […]
Santa Cruz, CA- Skrzynecki was driving a white Subaru southbound on SR-1, south of Waddell Creek. For an unknown reason, Skrzynecki failed to observed a motorcycle ahead of her, and collided into the rear of a black Harley Davidson motorcycle, ridden by a 59-year-old San Fransisco man. The collision caused the male rider to be […]
Santa Cruz, CA…Yesterday, the Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team (SET) contacted and arrested Dante Packer who was wanted in connection to a recent Santa Cruz Police Kidnapping investigation. Packer had multiple warrants for his arrest and was armed with a loaded handgun in his waistband at the time of his arrest. During the investigation Packer […]
Freedom, CA…Higgins was driving a 2006 Volvo XC eastbound on Freedom Blvd. east of Hames Rd. For an unknown reason, the driver allowed her vehicle to leave the south roadway edge of Freedom Blvd., ultimately striking a female pedestrian along the south shoulder. The vehicle continued forward and rolled over onto the south shoulder. The […]
Boulder Creek, CA…Pilgreen was driving a 2004 Nissan Xterra northbound on SR-9 in the area of Sequoia Road. The driver failed to maintain control of the Nissan which ran off the roadway and rolled over. The passenger in the Nissan was unrestrained and ejected from the Nissan. Pilgreen was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…Last Night, South Lake Tahoe Police were involved in an hours-long standoff in the 3700 block of Alder Ave. The suspect, 55-year-old Scott Nevin, drove up from Santa Cruz County after a search warrant was executed on his home by the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Office. Inside, law enforcement found 43 weapons, […]
Watsonville, CA…The driver of a BMW was traveling southbound SR-1, south of Airport Boulevard. The driver of a Nissan was traveling wrong way on southbound SR-1, driving northbound in the southbound lanes, north of Main Street. The Nissan collided head on with the BMW causing the Nissan to come to rest blocking the #3 lane […]
Watsonville, CA… Hit and runner was arrested in Watsonville, CA yesterday afternoon. More details stated below…
Santa Cruz, CA… CHP patrolling Highway 1 last night stopped two cars that were racing at speeds over 100 MPH between Santa Cruz and Capitola. Both drivers were stopped for participating in a speed contest when CHP noticed signs and symptoms of impaired driving. Officers conducted a DUI investigation which resulted in both drivers being […]
