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Damn crazy...I knew of a few grow ops on branciforte, few drug houses when I lived in SC
Just the other week a 21yr old female student was shot in the back of the head during a robbery on the westside and survived, and just before that an owner of a martial arts place got shot and killed downtown by the red room
In 5 years I lived there I never experience any violence...just a few random watsonville homie shootings...
Speakin of which, the martial arts guy was shot by people who were later found in watsonville
Just the other week a 21yr old female student was shot in the back of the head during a robbery on the westside and survived, and just before that an owner of a martial arts place got shot and killed downtown by the red room
In 5 years I lived there I never experience any violence...just a few random watsonville homie shootings...
Speakin of which, the martial arts guy was shot by people who were later found in watsonville
I miss the fays you only had to worry about getting jumped.
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The one that took place outside on 7-11 on Laurel?
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multiple people firing off semi auto rounds as quickly as possible sounds a lot like one person shooting an automatic.
my old boss and friend lives right there on doyle within a few houses. Sent me a pic of a cop with some type of semi auto saying they are having a stand off and at least 2 people were shot. Police told them to stay in, I would say get me the hell out of here.
Always people doing shady **** from defacing cars to stealing gas. I swear to many meth addicts on bicycles riding by that area. Sounds like a domestic dispute in this case though.
Always people doing shady **** from defacing cars to stealing gas. I swear to many meth addicts on bicycles riding by that area. Sounds like a domestic dispute in this case though.
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my old boss and friend lives right there on doyle within a few houses. Sent me a pic of a cop with some type of semi auto saying they are having a stand off and at least 2 people were shot. Police told them to stay in, I would say get me the hell out of here.
Always people doing shady **** from defacing cars to stealing gas. I swear to many meth addicts on bicycles riding by that area. Sounds like a domestic dispute in this case though.
Always people doing shady **** from defacing cars to stealing gas. I swear to many meth addicts on bicycles riding by that area. Sounds like a domestic dispute in this case though.
Yeah there were a lot of police carrying their M4's tonight.
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — The quiet of this seaside community erupted in violence Tuesday when two detectives investigating a sex crime were fatally shot while trying to question a man who was later killed in a police shootout, leading the chief to call it the darkest day in the department's history.
Sgt. Loran Butch Baker and detective Elizabeth Butler were shot and killed during an altercation at the home of the coffee shop worker, according to police and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's office.
They were shot while following up on allegations that barista Jeremy Goulet, 35, made inappropriate sexual advances on a co-worker at her home, authorities said. Goulet was arrested Friday and was fired the next day, The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.
In May 2008, he was convicted in Portland, Ore., of peeping on a 22-year-old woman who was showering in her condominium and of carrying concealed weapon, according to a Portland newspaper, The Oregonian. Goulet was on probation but was sentenced to two years in jail after a dispute with his probation officer.
His father, Ronald Goulet, of Rosamond, told the San Francisco Chronicle late Tuesday his son had texted his twin brother to say he was in trouble. He may have been reluctant to return to jail but had never been violent, Ronald Goulet said of his son.
"Why was he on the run? I'm just trying to hang with it, to make sense of it," he said.
Baker, a 28-year veteran of the force, and Butler, a 10-year veteran, had gone to the house where Goulet was living to follow up on the case, authorities said. They were subsequently fired upon and called for backup, and responding officers found Goulet, who shot at police and was killed in the gunfire that followed, authorities said.
"There aren't words to describe this horrific tragedy," said Police Chief Kevin Vogel. "This is the darkest day in the history of the Santa Cruz police department."
Baker's son, Adam Baker, served as a community service officer, and father and son had mailboxes side-by-side at the police department, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported (Loran 'Butch' Baker, a 28-year veteran, leaves a legacy - Santa Cruz Sentinel ). Loran Baker told the newspaper in 2010 his son's choice to pursue a career in law enforcement threw him for a loop, but he saw glimpses of himself in Adam.
Loran Baker said he told his son to work hard for the department.
"It's a great community to be a cop in," he said. "You don't get bored."
Butler came to Santa Cruz to study at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and then stayed, the Sentinel reported (To Santa Cruz police detective Elizabeth Butler, policing was like parenting, public relations - Santa Cruz Sentinel ).
The newspaper profiled her in 2005 while she was patrolling downtown. Butler said her job was a mix of public relations and fighting crime and included fielding questions from tourists about the best place for a burger or how to get to the beach.
"You have to be a people person down here," she said. "I really do know people's names."
The shootings prompted the lockdown of two schools and an automatic police call to nearby residents, warning them to stay locked inside. The ordinarily quiet residential neighborhood echoed with a brief barrage of gunfire that killed the suspect about a half hour after the officers were shot.
A store clerk a few buildings from the shooting said the shootout was "terrifying."
"We ducked. We have big desks so under the desks we went," said the clerk, who spoke on condition of anonymity and asked that her store not be identified because she feared for her safety.
After the shootings, police went door-to-door in the neighborhood, searching homes, garages, even closets, to determine whether there might be additional suspects. Law enforcement officers filled intersections, and helicopters and light aircraft patrolled the neighborhood about a mile from downtown Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
The city's mayor, Hilary Bryant, said in a statement that the community about 60 miles south of San Francisco was "heartbroken at the loss of two of our finest police officers who were killed in the line of duty, protecting the community we love."
"This is an exceptionally shocking and sad day for Santa Cruz and our police department," Bryant said.
The shootings came amid a recent spike in assaults, which community leaders had planned to address in a downtown rally scheduled for Tuesday. That, along with a City Council meeting, was canceled after teary-eyed city leaders learned of the deaths.
The recent violence included the killing of a 32-year-old martial arts instructor who was shot outside a popular downtown bar and restaurant; the robbery of a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was shot in the head; a 21-year-old woman who was raped and beaten on the UC campus; and a couple who fought off two men during a home invasion.
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Associated Press writer John S. Marshall in San Francisco contributed to this report.
Sgt. Loran Butch Baker and detective Elizabeth Butler were shot and killed during an altercation at the home of the coffee shop worker, according to police and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's office.
They were shot while following up on allegations that barista Jeremy Goulet, 35, made inappropriate sexual advances on a co-worker at her home, authorities said. Goulet was arrested Friday and was fired the next day, The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.
In May 2008, he was convicted in Portland, Ore., of peeping on a 22-year-old woman who was showering in her condominium and of carrying concealed weapon, according to a Portland newspaper, The Oregonian. Goulet was on probation but was sentenced to two years in jail after a dispute with his probation officer.
His father, Ronald Goulet, of Rosamond, told the San Francisco Chronicle late Tuesday his son had texted his twin brother to say he was in trouble. He may have been reluctant to return to jail but had never been violent, Ronald Goulet said of his son.
"Why was he on the run? I'm just trying to hang with it, to make sense of it," he said.
Baker, a 28-year veteran of the force, and Butler, a 10-year veteran, had gone to the house where Goulet was living to follow up on the case, authorities said. They were subsequently fired upon and called for backup, and responding officers found Goulet, who shot at police and was killed in the gunfire that followed, authorities said.
"There aren't words to describe this horrific tragedy," said Police Chief Kevin Vogel. "This is the darkest day in the history of the Santa Cruz police department."
Baker's son, Adam Baker, served as a community service officer, and father and son had mailboxes side-by-side at the police department, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported (Loran 'Butch' Baker, a 28-year veteran, leaves a legacy - Santa Cruz Sentinel ). Loran Baker told the newspaper in 2010 his son's choice to pursue a career in law enforcement threw him for a loop, but he saw glimpses of himself in Adam.
Loran Baker said he told his son to work hard for the department.
"It's a great community to be a cop in," he said. "You don't get bored."
Butler came to Santa Cruz to study at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and then stayed, the Sentinel reported (To Santa Cruz police detective Elizabeth Butler, policing was like parenting, public relations - Santa Cruz Sentinel ).
The newspaper profiled her in 2005 while she was patrolling downtown. Butler said her job was a mix of public relations and fighting crime and included fielding questions from tourists about the best place for a burger or how to get to the beach.
"You have to be a people person down here," she said. "I really do know people's names."
The shootings prompted the lockdown of two schools and an automatic police call to nearby residents, warning them to stay locked inside. The ordinarily quiet residential neighborhood echoed with a brief barrage of gunfire that killed the suspect about a half hour after the officers were shot.
A store clerk a few buildings from the shooting said the shootout was "terrifying."
"We ducked. We have big desks so under the desks we went," said the clerk, who spoke on condition of anonymity and asked that her store not be identified because she feared for her safety.
After the shootings, police went door-to-door in the neighborhood, searching homes, garages, even closets, to determine whether there might be additional suspects. Law enforcement officers filled intersections, and helicopters and light aircraft patrolled the neighborhood about a mile from downtown Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
The city's mayor, Hilary Bryant, said in a statement that the community about 60 miles south of San Francisco was "heartbroken at the loss of two of our finest police officers who were killed in the line of duty, protecting the community we love."
"This is an exceptionally shocking and sad day for Santa Cruz and our police department," Bryant said.
The shootings came amid a recent spike in assaults, which community leaders had planned to address in a downtown rally scheduled for Tuesday. That, along with a City Council meeting, was canceled after teary-eyed city leaders learned of the deaths.
The recent violence included the killing of a 32-year-old martial arts instructor who was shot outside a popular downtown bar and restaurant; the robbery of a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was shot in the head; a 21-year-old woman who was raped and beaten on the UC campus; and a couple who fought off two men during a home invasion.
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Associated Press writer John S. Marshall in San Francisco contributed to this report.
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He has every reason to be.
I honestly don't think iX was being serious but the anger from stirs I'm sure partly comes from the fact that EVERY time something like this happens someone feels the need to bring up gun control.
Most of the time it doesn't have anything to do with what happened and those people should just STFU and carry on.
That is clearly the case here. Leave the gun control **** to it's own topics.
This is a tragic event for the community I am a part of. This is not something Santa Cruz has ever had to deal with. It's a symbol of the direction our county has been heading for some time. It's a senseless act of violence on very kind officers. This is not the big bad evil LAPD (sarcasm). This was a 28 year vet that loved the job. Loved to serve people. Loved it so much that his son is now in law enforcement. A woman that left behind a family. 2 friggin children left to figure out why their mommy went to work and never came back.
So if you want to talk politics of gun control you can gtfo.
I honestly don't think iX was being serious but the anger from stirs I'm sure partly comes from the fact that EVERY time something like this happens someone feels the need to bring up gun control.
Most of the time it doesn't have anything to do with what happened and those people should just STFU and carry on.
That is clearly the case here. Leave the gun control **** to it's own topics.
This is a tragic event for the community I am a part of. This is not something Santa Cruz has ever had to deal with. It's a symbol of the direction our county has been heading for some time. It's a senseless act of violence on very kind officers. This is not the big bad evil LAPD (sarcasm). This was a 28 year vet that loved the job. Loved to serve people. Loved it so much that his son is now in law enforcement. A woman that left behind a family. 2 friggin children left to figure out why their mommy went to work and never came back.
So if you want to talk politics of gun control you can gtfo.