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Santa Cruz County settles $2.2M lawsuit in Tamario Smith jail death

By Nik Altenberg|2024-12-12T16:57:45-08:00December 12, 2024|Tags: Chris Clark, City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, health, Jim Hart, Julie Ruhlin, Law enforcement, mental health, Mike Gennaco, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz County Jail, Santa Cruz County Office of Inspector General, Tamario Smith|

New sheriff discusses jail upgrades, mental health care

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After Trump win, Santa Cruz County leaders affirm support for immigrants

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-08T19:03:03-08:00November 8, 2024|Tags: Capitola Police, Carlos Palacios, City of Santa Cruz, Donald Trump, Featured, Fred Keeley, immigration, Jesse Kathan, Law enforcement, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz police, Scotts Valley police, Watsonville police|

Legal protections outlined in letter, event

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‘Concerning’ use of force described in Santa Cruz County Inspector General report

By Nik Altenberg|2024-10-28T17:02:28-07:00October 28, 2024|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jim Hart, Law enforcement, main jail, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz County Office of Inspector General, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office|

Allegations of improper Taser use, pepper balls in jail prompt call for change

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National Night Out events in Capitola, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, Boulder Creek, Watsonville

By Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-16T15:52:14-07:00August 5, 2024|Tags: Boulder Creek, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Featured, Law enforcement, newsletter briefs|

Free games, demonstrations on Tuesday, Aug. 6

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Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at UC Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:59-07:00May 31, 2024|Tags: Featured, Gaza, Law enforcement, UC Santa Cruz|

Authorities start to dismantle camp

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New training facility proposed for Santa Cruz Police and Fire

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:59:13-07:00May 2, 2024|Tags: Bernie Escalante, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan, Law enforcement, Rob Oatey, Santa Cruz Fire, Santa Cruz police, Teran Whitley, Thairie Ritchie|

Activists fear militarization, outsize spending

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Santa Cruz County leaders explore potential new jail

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:56:30-08:00September 15, 2023|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, jail, Jesse Kathan, Law enforcement, public defender, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office|

Possible $200 million project weighed by Sheriff’s Office, inmate advocates

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Police standards examined in Santa Cruz County report

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-19T18:41:15-08:00November 19, 2021|Tags: Andrew Dally, Capitola Police Department, City of Santa Cruz, Criminal Justice Council, Justin Cummings, Law enforcement, mental health, mental health crises, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley Police Department, Stephen Baxter, Steve Walpole, Tom Sims, Watsonville Police Department, Zach Friend|

Independent oversight, use of force policies among key differences

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Data special: Trends in Watsonville crime, police work, funding

By Stephen Baxter|2021-04-02T18:37:53-07:00April 1, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Jenny Sarmiento, Law enforcement, police funding, police reform, Santa Cruz Local Police Reform Series, Tom Sims, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville police|

City committee looks for law enforcement improvements