Santa Cruz, CA…On May 31, 2021, at approximately 12:23 a.m., SCPD responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the 100 block of Elm Street at Pacific Avenue. Witnesses described two suspects shooting at each other, then fleeing the scene in vehicles. No victims were located or went to local medical facilities for treatment. Officers […]
Corralitos, CA… On May 30, 2021, at approximately 2029 hours, a two-vehicle crash occurred on Corralitos Road, south of Varni Road. The preliminary investigation revealed, a 2003 Ford Mustang occupied by two male adults, was traveling southbound on Corralitos Road at a high rate of speed. A 1998 Honda Accord, occupied by a solo female […]
Santa Cruz, CA…On Thursday, May 27, 2021, at approximately 1:11 am, the Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) received 911 calls regarding a solo vehicle collision in the 1200 block of Seabright Avenue. When officers arrived, they located a male pinned under the involved Mercedes sedan. Santa Cruz Fire extricated the man from the car and […]
San Jose, CA…Update from the Sheriff’s Dept…On May 26, 2021 at approximately 6:34AM, the Sheriff’s Office received a call of an active shooter at a Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) building located at 101 West Younger Avenue in San Jose. Deputies arrived within minutes of the initial call and immediately ran into the […]
San Jose, CA…Details are still very light on details around the shooting. Initial indicators are possible workplace shooting incident. Unconfirmed reports that possible shooter set fire to his own home before going to the yard for the shooting. The latest from the VTA…We will be shutting down light rail service starting at noon today until […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that Jose Nunez, age 37, pled guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography. Nunez also admitted an enhance-ment for having a prior strike conviction. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Rafael Vazquez will sentence Nunez to 16 years in prison on July 8, 2021. In addition […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that the Honorable Rafael Vasquez sentenced Leonardo Ramirez Jr., age 28, to life without the possibility of parole after he was found guilty at jury trial for violently raping a 10-year-old girl, during the commission of a residential burglary in which he had the intent […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that the Honorable Mark E. Hood sentenced Charel Van Vliet, age 71 and a resident of Monterey, to thirteen years eight months in prison for committing three counts of assault with the intent to commit sodomy on a person under 18 years old. All of […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that the Monterey County Multi-Agency Detail for Combating Auto Theft (MADCAT) concluded an investigation that resulted in the recovery of 35 stolen vehicles valued at approximately $2.5 million dollars. At the beginning of April 2021, MADCAT investigators were contacted by a victim in Monterey County concerning […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that on May 21, Monterey County Superior Court Judge Pamela Butler sentenced Victor Dimas, age 39, a resident of Salinas, to fifty years in prison for committing three counts of forcible rape of a child under 14 years old and two counts of forcible child […]
