Crime & Safety

Santa Cruz Police Seek Attempted Robber

Suspect who hit a downtown business is 6-feet tall, 250 pounds wearing a blue sweatshirt with writing that said "Dons"

A man walked into a business on the 1300 block of Pacific Avenue demanding money. When he didn't get it, he forced an employee who refused to open the cash register toward  a dressing room. The employee screamed and the suspect ran away.

Police canvassed the area unsuccessfully.

They got a picture of the man from a video surveillance camera.

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