SANTA CRUZ — Saying the time was right after 32 years on the beat, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Phil Wowak on Thursday announced he would not run for re-election in June, and instead turn in his ...

SANTA CRUZ – Sheriff Phil Wowak swore in four new deputies Monday, three transfers from other law enforcement agencies and one who came across the street from County Jail.The new hires are Brian ...

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart, ... Faviola, who is expecting their second child this month. Their 2-year-old son Carter solemnly accepted his father's badge from Hart during the memorial.

LIVE OAK — 2:26 p.m.: That’s the time that the call came out, that a deputy was down, that Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller had been shot. More than a thousand ...

SANTA CRUZ — Heartbroken mourners on Wednesday praised a Northern California sheriff's deputy who was killed in an ambush, calling him kind, unflappable and funny — the kind of officer that ...

Jim Hart, who served as Santa Cruz County’s elected sheriff for three terms as part of a 36-year career with the agency, officially retired from office Friday, with two years remaining on his term.

Heartbroken mourners on Wednesday praised a Northern California sheriff’s deputy who was killed in an ambush, calling him kind, unflappable and funny — the kind of officer that people want to… ...

APTOS, Calif. - Hundreds gathered at Cabrillo College in Aptos to honor the life of Santa Cruz Sheriff Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Family, friends and members of law enforcement from all over the state ...