Elias Sorokin, a Los Angeles man who went missing last week, may have been involved in the distribution of pot, according to Santa Cruz Police Captain Steve Clark.
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Stimulus Money to Fund Santa Cruz Cops
CNN reports that $1 billion of federal stimulus money will be used to support law enforcement agencies across the country. Some of that money will be used in Santa Cruz County, to keep local cops on the beat.
Nothing Calming about Circle
Residents of Monterey Vista Mobile Estates on Holm Road, Watsonville, are up in arms over a traffic circle designed to “calm traffic” on the road.
UC Santa Cruz Wins in Court
UC Santa Cruz will be keeping its federal funding after a judge ruled in its favor in federal appeals court. The suit against the university was filed by the conservative Young America’s Foundation. The group claimed that the university had violated the Solomon Amendment, which denies federal funding to schools that do not grant military recruiters the same access to their campuses as other prospective employers.
Santa Cruz Connection for Missing LA Man
Police searching for a missing man from Los Angeles were in Santa Cruz County yesterday after two people tried to use his credit card and cash a check to him in the county.
The Robber Wore Flip Flops
Forget about ski or stockings masks. The new attire for Santa Cruz bank robbers seems to be casual beachwear.
Traffic Signal Snafu Work of Vandals
Traffic in Santa Cruz got snarled yesterday after someone cut power lines in four signal poles throughout the city.
Police Investigating Car Burglaries
Police are investigating the theft of valuables from unlocked cars in Santa Cruz’s Westside.
Fishing Line Responsible for Raven’s Death
Rescue efforts were too late to save a raven that got tangled up in abandoned fishing wire and caught in a cypress tree at Lighthouse Field State Beach. The bird was first reported to wildlife officials on Thursday, but by the time the fire department, Pacific Gas and Electric, and a tree company arrived on the scene the following day, the bird was already dead.
Federal Stimulus Funding to Go to Work in August
Work crews across Santa Cruz County are preparing to go back to work this August. With $6.5 million in federal stimulus money coming this way and an additional $600,000 of Regional Surface Transportation Program funds, roads throughout the county will be fixed, and several roads in the city of Santa Cruz will be repaved.
