Photo story: Minor injuries in rollover crash
A 2015 Toyota Prius sits on its roof in Browns Creek on the 800 block of Browns Valley Road near Corralitos on the afternoon of Dec. 30. California Highway Patrol spokesman Israel Murillo said the driver suffered minor injuries and the passenger uninjured in...
Man shot to death in Main Street business center
A 34-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday night near a suite of restaurants and businesses that includes Chipotle and Habit Burger on the 1300 block of Main Street at Auto Center Drive.
Police got a call about 8:30pm of shots fired and a person...
Watsonville Police Chief Jorge Zamora retiring after three years
The City of Watsonville on Thursday announced that Police Chief Jorge Zamora is retiring, with his last day set for Aug. 30.
The retirement will end a law enforcement career of more than three decades.
Zamora began as a police cadet when he was 15, and...
Car stop leads to stolen gun, drugs, arrest
Monterey County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Castroville man Wednesday during a car stop for possession of a stolen handgun and a half pound of methamphetamine.
Around 12:24pm a deputy conducted a car stop for vehicle code violations in the 10700 block of Merritt Street in...
Suspected nabbed in sizable firearms, drug haul
A Watsonville man was arrested Thursday after a car stop by the California Highway Patrol that led to the discovery of 14 firearms and drugs with a street value of over $15,000.
CHP officer Israel Murillo said officers pulled over a black Honda Sedan in...
Construction to close Main Street intermittently
Construction work has begun on Main Street, between 5th Street and E. Lake Avenue, which will mean occasional closures, Watsonville officials said.
Work will take place from 9am to 3pm, Sept. 2 through Oct. 3. Both northbound and southbound lanes of Main Street will have...
Mountain lion seen on Main Street
Watsonville police warned Wednesday that a mountain lion was seen behind 1075 Main Street heading toward Harkins Slough Road.
The department said that residents should remain alert, especially when walking in open or rural areas. Animal control and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife...
Man arrested in Moss Landing fight
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 29-year-old Joshua Timothy Holtzclaw for voluntary manslaughter after the Sheriff’s Dive Team recovered a man’s body in Moss Landing Harbor Wednesday following a fight aboard a boat.
The body was identified as 26-year-old Trenten Paul Black of Aptos,...
Gun found at Aptos High tied to ‘off-campus incident,’ authorities say
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s investigators believe a firearm found on the Aptos High School campus this week is likely tied to an incident that...
