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Santa Cruz County judge rules attempted murder case will move forward
SANTA CRUZ — A judge held a Morgan Hill man to answer Thursday on a charge of attempted murder in a 2023 jailhouse gang shanking. Matthew Madriz Alcaraz, 20, who had been jailed in a separate Watsonville murder case since 2022, has been charged with seriously injuring a fellow inmate on the evening of June 26. The two men were both being held in an active Norteño gang unit of the Santa Cruz County Jail at the time, according to testimony.
Cockfighting pit discovered in Santa Cruz Co., 1 arrest made
(KRON) — Santa Cruz County deputies responding to a welfare check Tuesday in the Santa Cruz Mountains discovered an illegal cockfighting pit, authorities said. A search warrant for the property near the 30000 block of Highland Way was obtained and deputies along with animal control officers "spent most of the night" searching the scene, the […]
Watsonville City Council OKs podiatry care center for Pajaro Plaza
WATSONVILLE — With unanimous approval by the Watsonville City Council, The Foot Doctors of Santa Cruz County is on the path to open a new location in the now-shuttered Wells Fargo in the Pajaro Plaza. At its Tuesday meeting, the council approved a special use permit to allow podiatry...
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