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CRIME & SAFETY
Two people dead after being swept off rocks in Santa Cruz
Authorities in Santa Cruz on Wednesday confirmed that two people who were swept off the rocks near West Cliff Drive early Tuesday evening were pulled from the water dead. According to a press release, The Santa Cruz Fire Department received multiple calls for a water rescue at West Cliff Drive near David Way at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday. Callers reported two victims were swept off the rocks and into the ocean by a wave. Several Santa Cruz Fire engines, lifeguards, the harbor patrol, state park personnel and Santa Cruz police also responded to the scene. Authorities said both victims were found floating face...
Feds: Street drug dealers are selling elephant tranquilizer in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — Federal prosecutors teamed up with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office to remove suspected fentanyl traffickers from the beachside community. Several arrests were made in hot spots for illicit drug dealing and drug use. Hot spots included the sidewalk outside a homeless shelter at 115 Coral Street, and the 500 […]
Man that went missing in Santa Cruz Mountains gets birthday surprise from Chipotle
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. — A Boulder Creek man who had gone missing in the Santa Cruz Mountains while on a hike last month got quite the surprise on his birthday. Lukas McClish had gone for a three-hour hike but ended up lost for nine nights with no shirt, eating wild berries and drinking water from creeks to survive.
Bomb Team called for military ordnance found in Santa Cruz Mountains
BEN LOMOND, Calif. — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office shared that an old military ordnance was found on Tuesday afternoon. The ordnance was found at the Ben Lomond transfer station. The sheriff's office Bomb Team was called and confirmed the ordnance was intact. The fuse and propellant were...
Santa Cruz mother launches billboard campaign to raise fentanyl awareness after son's death
PAJARO, Calif. — A new billboard in Pajaro is warning people about the dangers of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. The billboard, located on Salinas Street, a busy road connecting Salinas and Pajaro, features the smiling face of Tosh Ackerman, who died in 2015 after consuming a counterfeit Xanax pill laced with fentanyl.
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