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Jessica York
Jessica A. York covers Santa Cruz County public safety, courts and homelessness for the Sentinel. She has been a working journalist, on both coasts, since 2004.
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Santa Cruz cannabis business owner arrested for alleged violent response to break-in
Derek Hubbard, who police say was the victim of an early-morning robbery, allegedly rammed into and shot at the escape vehicles of multiple thieves as they were leaving the scene.
Shootout follows robbery of Santa Cruz cannabis facility
A pre-dawn robbery evolved into a shootout and vehicle chase Monday through the Harvey West neighborhood.
Santa Cruz County jury returns first-degree verdicts in double homicide trial
Violet Guzman and her family have waited 19 years for the killer of their 17-year-old family member, Isaac Guzman, to face a penalty for the Watsonville stabbing.
East Bay woman arrested in connection to Capitola bank holdup
Police apprehended a San Pablo woman this week who allegedly held up a 41st Avenue bank and then fled some 50 miles up the coast.
Vigilant drivers report Highway 1 wrong-way DUI driver
A 35-year-old Modesto woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI over the weekend after driving the wrong way on Highway 1 and later crashing into a pole on private property.
Alleged charity scam leads to Santa Cruz County rooftop chase
Police arrested a 23-year-old Memphis, Tennessee, man over the weekend after he allegedly fled from the Capitola Mall and over the roof of a nearby business.
DNA evidence unveils Santa Cruz 1982 cold case homicide ID
With the help of gene sequencing advances, investigators have identified a man found dead of apparent foul play 41 years ago in Natural Bridges State Park.
“Not for beginners!”: Santa Cruz’s big swell collides with high tide
High temps, high surf and high tide collided in a flurry of water rescues around noon Wednesday.
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San Jose man’s toxicology results released in double-fatal Santa Cruz County crash
Police investigators have released new information related to a Scotts Valley crash that left two dead and one child injured.
Backlog of deaths weighs down Santa Cruz County coroner’s unit
Fentanyl overdose-related deaths rose 3,150% in 4 years.