SANTA CRUZ >> The Santa Cruz Police Department promoted two of its sworn personnel on Wednesday afternoon, after a rigorous testing process. Jose Garcia, a 15-year veteran serving in the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Even as the Santa Cruz Police Department faces continuing officer retirements, resignations and injury leaves, a large swell of new recruits is on the immediate horizon.

The cost to outfit the entire Santa Cruz Police Department with body cameras is estimated at $390,000. Phil Gomez As part of a pilot program, eleven Santa Cruz police officers have volunteered to ...

Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley said there was an “enormous amount of debris in the water” as a result of the collapse. The incident occurred about 12:45 p.m., officials said.

The Santa Cruz fire chief said his department had personnel already pre-positioned because of forecasted large swells. "We were proactively in the water patrolling the coastline with PWCs, ...