In this edition of the Weekly Dump, we’ve got an update on the accused trio of child rapists, man with knife tased downtown, public safety committee gets an earful, robbery suspect arrested in Aptos, Jeep thief arrested in Soquel, “Double D” causes daily trouble, tweekers at the downtown library, dancing in the streets, bums line the Post Office, fire at Wilder Ranch, Surfer Magazine honors Santa Cruz, block party weekend, Circle Church sold, Santa Cruz Triathalon, Weekly Shoutouts, the Weekly Seen , and more!

In the latest Weekly Dump, we’re discussing the failure of AB186, SCPD storms the HSC, Molotov cocktails at Holy Cross school, our mayor doesn’t care about protecting children, county health director can’t handle the truth, home invasion robbery and shooting near Aptos, man threatens to kill relative with handgun, home burglar arrested, bum fight at Grant Street Park, junkies at the Parent Center, home invasions on the westside and downtown, possible abduction at Safeway, Ryan Coonerty gets a vibrant taste of downtown, August crime statistics in the city, and more.

This week we’re talking about the recent heat wave, Trump and DACA, the Hepatitis A outbreak in Santa Cruz, the DUI crash on Bay, CHP officer hit by speeding car, thief hits the wharf, bum hangs out at the portapotty, victim assaulted with stun gun, man kicked in the head downtown, shots fired on Felix, bum fight outside India Joze, SCPD snares 5 businesses for selling alcohol to minors, DT speaks the truth, the city and SCPD lack transparency, Hollywood comes to the boardwalk, Greek Festival and Mole and Mariachi Festival this weekend, the Weekly Seen, and more!

It’s gonna be a scorching hot weekend, so stay cool out there! In the latest Weekly Dump, Berkeley mayhem could come to Santa Cruz, man pulls gun on housemate, morning gun scare at SCHS, Scotts Valley pair arrested with meth and fake credit cards, Aptos man shoots himself in the leg, water rescue on the westside, cliff rescue off West Cliff, beach rescue in Davenport, fire at Chestnut Street apartments, county crimes statistics from 2016, bail reform bill fails in the state legislature, recreational weed is coming next year, former Capitola police chief takes over at Janus, new Hyatt prepares to open on Broadway, Oh My!, Papa Do Run Run closes Boardwalk concert season, and more!

This week, we’ve got giant needles hanging from the Water Street Bridge, Chief Mills meets with Westside business owners over public safety concerns, registered sex offender gropes multiple women downtown, chain swinging transients, firearms and stolen cars on the North Coast, 3rd suspect in Kohut child rape case arrives from Arizona, Chief Mills picks up the trash along the levee, online petition for manchild to be tried as an adult, San Jose restricts tiny homes, Hugh is back, the Weekly Seen, Smashmouth at the Boardwalk, and more!

Summer’s winding down and we’re winding up for getting our town back as the kids head back to school locally, Santa Cruz hates Nazis, a stabbing in Live Oak, another stabbing downtown, hash oil lab explodes, naked guy tased, needle threats at the downtown library, multiple cars broken into near the Boardwalk, Challenger lives up to it’s name, Jeff buys a pot farm, manchild murder suspect back in court, Aptos rollover on 1, July crime statistics from the city of Santa Cruz, Brain Damage, free Gin Blossoms shows at the Boardwalk, and more!

We’ve got a whole lot of crazy and not much safe in this week’s Dump! A stabbing at Capitola Mall, a downtown shooting investigation leads to a drug bust, the Ben Lomond guy who shot another man in the face, a stabbing at the Homeless services Center, a pipe bomb in a stolen car on Highway One, a couple of other drive by shootings, another bomb threat shuts down Pacific avenue, a dead body found off Front street, man torches his trailer, burglary suspect nabbed in Davenport, burglars in Corralitos, is the Perg closing?, Yacht Rock at the Boardwalk, and much more!

In this week’s Dump, we’re talking about the Fognado, the Oakland teens who went on a crime spree in Santa Cruz, a guy threatens to shoot up Dominican, stolen bikes in Davenport, a home invasion burglary in Live Oak, woman punched in the face at the Riverfront Twin, junkies in Jessie Marsh, kicking it at the car wash, bum bothers the junior guards, welcome Chief Andy Mills, county homeless report released, Laura’s Law expanded in Alameda, Y&T for free at the Boardwalk, and more!

Hazmat team shuts down Laurel Street, accused child rapist back in court, Fireball grounded, armed robbery on River street, men brandish gun at Wharf to Wharf, SCPD’s body camera pilot program, 5 tons of bum trash, brawl at the harbor, knife fight on the west side, motorized madness along the levee, the face of county probation, weekly bum fight!, The Wolves at the Boardwalk, and more!

This week we celebrate and lament Santa Cruz making national headlines for all the wrong reasons, Hugh’s Views, we’ve got 3 shootings in the County this week (2 downtown and 1 in Ben Lomond), we’ve got a downtown stabbing right in front of a cop, fights at the Sobering Center, woman dies after falling from Davenport cliff, the NET snares some bad chum on Ocean, car fire on Highway 17, more trouble on Pearl street, weekly bum fights, tire slasher arrested in midtown, June crime statistics from the city of Santa Cruz, Eric Burdon and the Animals at the Boardwalk, and more.

It’s the doldrums of summer but summers are never boring living here. Hardly. This week, we’ve got a shark attack near Steamer Lane, an update on the recent DHS/ICE arrests, a serial arsonist arrested setting fires downtown, a shooting on Barson, a pot grower gets shot in the mountains, a robbery and stabbing on Chestnut, a carjacking at Laurel and Front, a naked guy throwing stuff off the top floor of a downtown garage, a man shot in ass in Boulder Creek, a fight at Almar and Mission, a Delaveaga wildfire, a fatal accident on Highway 1, a local nude Instagram model gets in trouble in Florida, BOC at the Boardwalk, Weekly Shoutouts, and probably a few other things I left out.

“Well I’m a gonna raise a fuss, I’m gonna raise a holler…”. Santa Mierda! It’s the cure for the summertime blues! This week we’re talking about the usual and the unusual. We survived the 4th of July shelling, possible human remains found in the Pogonip, moshing the night away, car thieves thwarted, train hits car downtown, carjacking leads to crash on 17, fake gun leads to arrest at the Boardwalk, various bums passed out, a booty call, paddle out for Jack this weekend, Logos closing downtown?, new Starbucks opening on Ocean, Quiet Riot at the Boardwalk, Weekly Shoutouts, and more!