Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart announced his retirement this week, effective in December, leaving the Board of Supervisors to choose his successor. "He has risen through the ranks here in our ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to appoint a new sheriff once current sheriff Jim Hart retires in December. Hart said current undersheriff Chris Clark was the most ...

Ahead of Tuesday’s nationally recognized Fentanyl Awareness Day, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office flagged the formation of its new Fentanyl Crisis Response Team. Reallocating personnel ...

Janus CEO Amber Williams speaks Thursday at the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Sobering Center on Water Street in Santa Cruz. Health care, behavioral health and law enforcement leaders from ...

SANTA CRUZ — County leaders on Tuesday voted to codify the powers and duties of a new independent sheriff’s oversight office, despite concerns over future conflicts of interest. In the ...