Armed suspect shot, run over by San Jose Police officers
A man died Wednesday when he was run over by a San Jose Police officer following a crime spree that extended through two counties.
According to SJPD, the incident began just after 2pm where an armed suspect entered a car dealership, stole a green Corvette...
Update: Dead body found buried along Pajaro River identified
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body that was found along the Pajaro River levee west of the Main Street Bridge that connects the community of Pajaro to Watsonville.
On Monday the Sheriff's Office identified the man as 36-year-old Jesus Alfonso Duarte Figueroa...
San Jose murder suspect arrested in Capitola
A San Jose man was arrested in Capitola on Oct. 5 on suspicion of the murder of a woman in San Jose.
Venko Gospodinov was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for murder.
On Sunday around 2:50am, San Jose Police responded to a residence in...
Suspect arrested in double homicide in Boulder Creek
A Boulder Creek man is in custody after a month-long investigation of a double murder in the Santa Cruz mountains.
The investigation began when the bodies of two men were found in the back of a pick-up truck on Highway 35 on March 24.
On Sunday...
Man arrested in levee death
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday arrested a Pajaro man for the murder of Watsonville resident Jesús Alfonso Duarte Figueroa, whose body was found buried along the Pajaro River levee in April.
Bernardino Rickie Sanchez, 61, was booked into Monterey County Jail in lieu of...
Photo story: Woman injured in hit-and-run crash
HIT & RUN Emergency workers deal with a three-vehicle crash early Monday on Riverside Drive in Watsonville. Initial reports revealed that a driver of a light-colored Toyota sedan barreled into the intersection of Riverside Drive at Marchant Street just before 5am. The Toyota slammed...
Watsonville police search for church vandal
Watsonville Police are asking for help in identifying a man who was caught on a security camera hurling a brick at a stained-glass window at St. Patrick’s Church March 14.
WPD said the man, clad in white pants and a blue jacket, caused more than...
Watsonville man gets 25 years for sex crimes, human trafficking
A Watsonville man was sentenced to 25 years and 8 months in state prison for human trafficking, sexual assault and drug crimes, Santa Cruz County District Attorney, Jeffrey Rosell announced Monday.
Luis Alberto Salas pleaded no contest on Aug. 29 to multiple counts of human...
Photo story: Two teens arrested after e-bike chase
A tow operator lifts one of two electric dirt bikes onto a flatbed truck after being stopped by Watsonville Police on Bridge Street Tuesday...
