Watsonville police arrest 2 teens in mid-January shooting of another teen
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Watsonville police arrest 2 teens in mid-January shooting of another teen
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Video shows stolen car slam into Watsonville home; 4 juveniles detained
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Video shows stolen car slam into Watsonville home; 4 juveniles detained
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Watsonville police investigate shooting near Marchant and Riverside
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Watsonville police investigate shooting near Marchant and Riverside
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Man arrested for attempted homicide less than a week after Watsonville shooting
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Man arrested for attempted homicide less than a week after Watsonville shooting
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Watsonville police arrest 2 teens in mid-January shooting of another teen
Watsonville police arrest 2 teens in mid-January shooting of another teen
3 months ago
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Our police department is the latest agency in our region to acquire a highly advanced tool to help our officers combat crime and keep our community safe. Nearly two dozen automated license plate reading cameras were recently installed throughout the City in strategic locations after the City Council approved the implementation of the program. The Flock Safety cameras have proven successful in helping our officers solve significant crimes. | Watsonville Police Department
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Our police department is the latest agency in our region to acquire a highly advanced tool to help our officers combat crime and keep our community safe. Nearly two dozen automated license plate reading cameras were recently installed throughout the City in strategic locations after the City Council approved the implementation of the program. The Flock Safety cameras have proven successful in helping our officers solve significant crimes. | Watsonville Police Department
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Officials Investigate Deadly Watsonville Plane Crash
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Officials Investigate Deadly Watsonville Plane Crash
Aug 19, 2022
NBC Bay AreaAssociated Press
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We continue to take proactive measures to crack down on crime in our community. With the help of our local and state partners, a probation and parole compliance check operation took place this week. The operation, led by our officers, is a direct response to the recent violence that’s impacted our community and focused on Watsonville probationers and parolees with known ties to gangs and guns. More than 35 compliance checks were conducted Thursday, resulting in five arrests. We want to thank our
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Officer Nelson Hernandez and McGruff the crime-fighting dog had such a blast reading to kinder students on National Read Across America Day this afternoon! Although the kiddos from Freedom Elementary School enjoyed Ofc. Hernandez’s animated reading, they had their eyes set on McGruff. Fortunately for us, McGruff managed to dodge their question as to why he walks on two legs rather than four 😬 A special thank you to the school staff for inviting us to participate in this annual event! 𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗔Ñ�
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Man charged as juvenile for double homicide of cousins near Watsonville
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An alarming crime tactic has made its way to Watsonville — it’s known as “bank jugging,” and it involves thieves often waiting in bank parking lots or near ATMs to target people carrying cash. They then follow their victims from the bank to their next destination, creating an opportunity to steal their money. Our Officers responded to what we now believe was an attempted “bank jugging” incident Wednesday afternoon. An employee from a grocery store on the 1900 block of Main Street alerted the vic
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A woman accused of robbing a bank in broad daylight is now in custody after being spotted by Officers just across the street from the scene of the crime. Reports of a bank robbery on the 1400 block of Main Street came in at about 2:39 PM today. The suspect was described as a woman in her 30s, wearing a black hoodie, a white medical mask, and pushing a small utility shopping cart. Bank employees reported that the woman entered the establishment, slipped a threatening note to a teller demanding mo
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Safety on our roadways is always a top priority for our department. While we regularly patrol our city in and around school zones, today, we got some extra help! Our Officers, along with Officers from the Santa Cruz and Capitola Police Departments and the California Highway Patrol, conducted a traffic enforcement operation in Watsonville focused on improving safety for drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists and students. The operation, known as BADGES (Before Aggressive Drivers Get Everyone Stopped),
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Police: 4-year-old killed in Watsonville gang shooting
Oct 12, 2014
ABC7 San FranciscoLisa Amin Gulezian
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Watsonville Police Detectives need your help identifying a man caught on camera vandalizing a church on Main Street. Surveillance footage from Tuesday afternoon shows the moment the suspect walks towards the front doors of St. Patrick’s church with a spray paint can in hand. About 15 seconds later, he’s seen walking away from the area. Our patrol officers responded to the church after an employee reported the suspect and found a derogatory Spanish word spray-painted on the front doors. Officers
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Watsonville police detectives are currently investigating a homicide at an apartment complex on the 300 block of Clifford Avenue. Shortly before 7 p.m., officers responded to the complex and found a woman deceased inside of her apartment. This is an active and ongoing investigation. Updates to follow. Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to call 831-471-1151. 𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗔Ñ𝗢𝗟 Detectives de la policía de Watsonville se encuentran investigando un homicidio en un complejo de aparta
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CASE UPDATE A second suspect linked to a jewelry store break-in from late last week has been taken into custody. Officers found Silvano Martinez, a 38-year-old transient, on W. Lake Avenue at Rodriguez Street Wednesday afternoon and arrested him. On September 27, Martinez and Jorge Garcia, 29, entered Fatima’s Fine Jewelry store through a rear shattered glass door and stole jewelry. Watsonville Police Officers arrested Garcia less than 24 hours after the burglary in a CVS Pharmacy parking lot. O
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More than $27,000 worth of heroin, several firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition are off the streets of Watsonville following a multiagency operation. WPD’s Special Response Unit (SRU) helped the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team serve a narcotics search warrant on the 1600 block of E. Lake Avenue, Saturday morning. It is here where officers arrested 23-year-old Andy Viorato- Briseno after CHP K-9 Buddy sniffed out 138 grams of heroin stashed under a floorboard. An assault rifle, a shotg
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UPDATE: New surveillance footage obtained by our detectives provides a better look at a woman who swindled thousands of dollars from a Watsonville resident by claiming to have a “winning” lottery ticket. Take a close look at the suspect. She is seen here entering a store with the victim on the morning of October 11. Detectives believe the suspect, wearing a white baseball cap, is in her 50s and is a Spanish speaker. This woman also has an accomplice. A male suspect also believed to be in his 50s
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Watsonville Police Detectives are asking for the community’s help in locating a gray sedan possibly linked in the attempted kidnapping of a 48-year-old Watsonville woman. The victim was on an early morning jog in the area of Ohlone Parkway and Yarro Court on Sunday when the suspect, a man in his 20s, approached her and asked multiple times if he could speak to her. The victim ignored the man and ran away from him. The suspect then chased after her and began pulling her into a gray sedan. While t
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Watsonville Police Detectives are investigating a shooting that has sent three people, including the suspect, to the hospital. When officers arrived on the 600 block of Rodriguez Street, shortly after 7 p.m., they found three people with gunshot wounds inside an apartment building. We believe the shooting resulted after a dispute between two neighbors on the second floor of an apartment building. A man in his 40’s and a teen girl were shot. The suspect, who was also taken to the hospital with a
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Watsonville murder suspect deemed competent to stand trial
Apr 18, 2024
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Watsonville Police Officers participated in the 8th Annual “Never Forget Relay” in Santa Cruz County. During yesterday’s race, participants ran in honor of local fallen first responders. The race consisted of each team member running four miles, totaling 16 miles per team. Thank you to Corporal David Gonzalez, Detective Juan Castillo, Detective Marcos Rios, and Officer Adrian Alvarez for supporting this great cause. We’d also like to thank Detective Aaron Chavarria, who ran with his teammates fr
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A 19-year-old Watsonville man has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault and kidnapping of an underage girl. This morning, Watsonville Police Officers responded to the 700 block of Walker Street after a report of a sexual assault. At the scene, Officers learned that the suspect approached the 17-year-old victim and lured her into his car. Once inside, he drove to another location where the assault occurred. The victim did not know the suspect. With help from the Capitola Police Depa
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A man caught on camera running from a crime scene with a recycling bin full of stolen goods has been arrested. Officers responded to an in-progress burglary at an auto parts store on the 200 block of Rodriguez Street, where they found the suspected burglar hiding in a nearby church parking lot. Despite denying his involvement, the suspect’s wet footprints ultimately led our officers to the recycling bin containing more than $1,000 of stolen tools. Baudel Sanchez, 20, later confessed to breaking
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A dispute between two men quickly escalated into a shooting, ultimately leading to the suspect’s arrest in less than 24 hours. Officers found a victim of a shooting in the area of the 100 block of Seneca Court last night. The victim, 46, was transported to an out-of-county trauma center and is expected to be okay. Detectives quickly worked to identify and locate the suspected shooter, 41-year-old Jose Fernandez. With the help of the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team, a search warrant was served
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To our community, In our continued commitment to transparency and accountability, we are releasing a critical incident video related to the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Saturday, August 3, 2024, in the front parking lot of our police station. This video aims to provide an overview of the incident and the circumstances surrounding it. We understand the gravity of such incidents and the importance of maintaining public trust. Additionally, we are ensuring compliance with California S
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Aerial footage from our Drone Team shows a shooting suspect attempting to run from our Officers during a high-risk SWAT operation late last night. Francisco Aceves, 25, was identified as the suspected gunman who shot a 42-year-old man on the 400 block of E. Lake Avenue on Wednesday morning. The victim is currently in stable condition. Following the shooting, Detectives worked tirelessly to gather crucial evidence and find Aceves. With the help of our Officers, SWAT and Drone Teams, the Santa Cru
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Our Officers continue to strengthen our relationship with our community by educating local students. This month, we visited multiple schools to talk about public safety, tobacco and vape prevention, and to put on everyone’s favorite — K9 demonstrations. Thank you to all the schools for opening their doors to our department and to Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance for collaborating with us on the tobacco and vape prevention presentations. 𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗔Ñ𝗢𝗟 Nuestros Oficiales continúan f
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WATSONVILLE FLOODING | Video sent to KSBW 8 by a viewer shows flooding along Laken Dr. in Watsonville, Friday morning. (Credit: Natalie Beatie) The latest: ksbw.com/evacuations | KSBW TV Action News 8
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