SANTA CRUZ (KRON) — Throughout the 4th of July weekend, the Santa Cruz Police Department provided proactive and preventative enforcement citywide.
This 4th of July holiday brought crowds to Santa Cruz beaches and neighborhoods.The 4th of July weekend was an “all hands on deck” situation with everyone in the department working over the weekend, according to Santa Cruz Police Department.
Santa Cruz Police responded to 1641 calls for service during the tree-day weekend.
Police responded to 572 calls for service in the 24-hour period of July 4th.
The majority of service calls were related to illegal fireworks possession and alcohol related violations.
Police responded to 214 fireworks calls over the weekend with 144 of those calls being firework calls on July 4th.
Santa Cruz Police Department took a total of 142 reports for the weekend.
76 arrests were made over the weekend, with 25 of those arrests being made on the 4th of July. Several of the arrests were for public intoxication, fighting and disturbance related incidents.
117 traffic citations were issued for the weekend, with 74 of those issued on the 4th of July.
233 muni code citations were issued for the weekend, with 151 on the 4th of July.
43 triple fine citations were mostly alcohol and fireworks related.
An estimated 70 lbs. of fireworks were seized. Confiscated fireworks resulted from proactive patrols in the neighborhoods. Officers responded directly to areas where aerial fireworks were seen and reported. Enforcement netted over 70 lbs. or illegal fireworks. Both Eastside and Westside neighborhoods were impacted with incidents of fireworks violations.
A search of a car over 3 ounces of freshly made crystal meth in several baggies. Calvin Carlson, 51 years old from Santa Cruz was arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sale.
All available Santa Cruz Police resources were in service throughout the community. In addition, First Alarm Security Guards were hired to assist with road closures and security patrols in the Seabright and Westside Neighborhoods.