Community leaders and Santa Cruz Police meet to discuss future of policing

The group said they will meet with the police department each Thursday to discuss the future of policing and how to better improve the department.

CRUZ LOOKING TO TURNACTIVISM INTO ACTION..TONIGHT..

BLACKLEADERS IN SANTA CRUZMET WITH THE POLICECHIEF AND HISDEPARTMENT..

TO TALKABOUT HOW TOIMPLEMENT MEANINGFULCHANGE FOR THECOMMUNITY..ACTION NEWS REPORTERCHRISTOPHER SALAS ISLIVE IN SANTA CRUZ NOW..WITH MORE ON THEMEETING..AND THEIR MESSAGEMOVING FORWARD.WELL THIS COALITION OFBLACK LEADERS HERE INSANTA CRUZ LED BYMAYOR JUSTINCUMMINGS ..

ANDORGANIZERS OYESTERDAY'S PEACEFULMARCH.ARE NOW GOING TO METWITH POLICE CHIEF ANMILLS AND HISDEPARTMENT..REALLY MADE IT A POINTTO EMPHASIZE WHATHAPPENED HERE WASNOT A PART OF WHATTHEY'RE TRYING TO GETDONE.TODAY..

THE CITY SPENTTHE MORNING AND EARLYAFTERNOON CLEANINGTHE DEPARTMETN..AFTER VANDALS TAGGEDIT WITH GRAFFITIFOLLOWING THEPEACEFULDEMONSTRATIONS.MAYOR CUMMINGS EVENSAID HE EVEN CAUGHTTHE VANDALS IN THE ACT...AND HE SPOKE WITHTHEM ...TELLING THEM WHATTHEY WERE DOING WASHIJACKING THEIRMOVEMENT....2977 22:00 "IF YOU'RE REALLYPAYING ATTENTION AND YOU REALLYCARE ABOUT BLACK LIVES, THEN YOUREALLY NEED TO BE LISTENING TOTHOSE PEOPLE.

SOME PEOPLE GOTTHAT MESSAGE AND OTHERS DIDN'T.THE LAST THING THAT WE WANT ISFORPEOPLE TO HIJACK OUR MOVEMENTAND TO TURN IT INTO SOMETHINGTHAT'S ANTI-POILCE VSANTI-POLICEBRUTALITY AGAINST BLACK PEOPLEYOU JUST SAW THOSESURROUNDING MAYORCUMMINGS..THEY MAKE UP THEGROUP THAT WILL BEMEETING WITH CHIEFMILLS AND HISDEPARTMENT EACHTHURSDAY..TO DISCUSS ROOTINGOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM INPOLICING..THEY WANT TO TAKE ACRITICAL EYE AT WHATPOLICIES CAN BECHANGED..AND WHAT POLICIES ARECURRENTLY WORKING.THE GROUP EMPHASIZING..TO CREATE MEANINGFULCHANGE.

THAT'S GOINGTO REQUIRE CIVICENGAGEMENT ...24:03 IT REALLY DOES COMEDOWN TO COMMUNITYINVOLVEMENT, YOU CANNOTASK FOR THESE THINGSWITHOUT BEING INVOLVED.20:20 "WE'RE TRYING TO SETTHE EXAMPLE FOR THE RESTOF OUR COUNTY ADN THEREST OF THE STATE AND SOON AND SO FORTH."AS FOR THE VANDALSINVOLVED IN THISINCIDENT..

MILLS SAIDTHEY HAVE EVIDENCEAND THEY'RE WORKINGWITH THE DA'S OFFICETO DETERMINE THE BESTWAY FORWARD...BUT WHAT HAPPENEHERE WASDONE BY A SMALLMINORITY IN OPPOSITIONOF THE MOVEMENT.ERIN.NATS OF DRILLBUSINESSES INWATSONVILLE BOARDEDUP THEIR SHOPS EARLIERTODAY.THEY WERE BRACINGFOR A "BARBARIC"PROTEST REPORTEDLYPLANNED FOR TONIGHTIN THE CITY.THEDEMONSTRATIOREMAINED PEACEFUL..WATSONVILLE POLICECALLED LOCAL SHOPPINGCENTERS TO LET THEMKNOW OF POSSIBLEACTIVITY IN THE AREA.###WELL THERE IS DEF A LOT OFPLANNINGGOING ON AND WORKING WITH ALLIEDIS A BIG COMPONENT OF IT BECAUSEIF WE NEED RESOURCES HERE WENEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVETHOSE IN PLATARGET WAS ALSOAMONG THE STORESBOARDING UP AS APRECAUTION TODAY.SO FAR THOUGH,NOTHING HAS HAPPENED...., IT HAS BEEN QUIET.BUT POLICE SAY THATTHEY ARE STANDING BY.###FAMILY, FRIENDS, AV-I-P'S GATHERED INMINNEAPOLIS TODAY ...TO REMEMBERGEORGE FLOYD...HUNDREDS SPILLEDINTO THE STREETSOUTSIDE.THE LONG GOODBYETO FLOYD WILLCONTINUE WITH APUBLIC MEMORIAL THISWEEKEND IN NORTHCAROLINA...AND A FUNERALMONDAY AND TUESDAY INHOUSTON.

###GEORGE FLOYD HADTHE CORONAVIRUSBEFORE HE DIED.THE MEDICALEXAMINER OF HENNEPINCOUNTY IN MINNESOTASAYS FLOYD FIRSTTESTED POSITIVE ONAPRIL THIRD..THEN AGAIN DURINGHIS AUTOPSY.BUT THE EXAMINERSAID THE VIRUS PLAYEDNO KNOWN ROLE INFLOYD'S DEATH.

##IN SALINAS..POLICE SAY THEYPREVENTED A POSSIBLERIOT AND LOOTING INSALINAS.THEY ARRESTED AMAN WHO THEY SAYWENT TO A PEACEFULPROTEST WITH THEINTENT TO INCITE THECROWD.ACTION NEWS EIGHTREPORTER FELIX CORTEZHAS MORE.SALINAS POLICE THIS MAN 24YEAR OLD SAMUEL MORELOSSHOWED UP AT A GEORGEFLOYD PROTEST MONDAYOUTSIDE THE RODEOGROUNDS FILLED WITH HATEAND HOPES OF STARTING ARIOT..POLICE SAY IF HIS WORDSDIDN'T INCITE VIOLENCE..MORELOS PLANNED TO USEEXPLOSIVES TO RILE UP THECROWD..

THAT INCLUDEDCOMMUNITY LEADERS ANDTHE SALINAS POLICE CHIEF..POLICE MOVED IN ANDARRESTED MORELOS WHENHE ALLEGEDLY DROPPED HISFIRST MOLOTOV COCKTAIL..BUT MORE THAN A WEEKAFTER THE ALLEGED MURDEROF GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTSALL ACROSS THE COUNTRYREMAIN UNPREDICTABLE..WEDNESDAY NIGHT SANTACRUZ POLICE HEADQUARTERSWAS GRAFITTED AFTER APROTEST IN THAT CITY..BUT PROTESTS OR TALK OFTHEM CONTINUE TO PUTBUSINESSES ON EDGE ..MONDAY, THE SALINASTARGET AND WALMART TOOKSTEPS TO PROTECTTHEMSELVES AGAINSTLOOTERS..

JUST ANOTHERWORRY FOR MANYBUSINESSES AS THEY TRY TORE-OPEN DURING THECOVID19 PANDEMIC..THE NEW YORK CITYPOLICE COMMISSIONER ISCONDEMNING VIOLENCAGAINST HIS OFFICERS.THREE OFFICERSWERE HOSPITALIZED INAN ATTACK ONWEDNESDAY NIGHT --TWO WERE SHOT ANDONE STABBED.

##SOTVO"I KNOW THAT MOST OF MY OFFICERSHAVE ACTED WITH EXTREMEPROFESSIONALISM WITH EXTREMERESTRAINT UNDER NO DOUBT THEMOSTDIFFICULT OF CIRCUMSTANCES."BUTT TO:"THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THEINCIDENTLAST NIGHT OR THE INCIDENTTODAY.IT'S A PATTERN THAT HAS BEENGROWING REACHING A FEVER PITAND I DO NOT THINK ELECTEDOFFICIALSSPEWING COMPLAINT AFTERCOMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT TOADVANCE THEIR CAREERS IS HELPINGIN THE LEAST."ALL THREE OFFICERSARE EXPECTED TOSURVIVE THEIR INJURIES.##APPLE IS CRACKINGDOWN ON I-PHONETHIEVES.APPLE STORES HAVEBEEN RANSACKED DURINGTHE ONGOINGNATIONWIDE PROTESTS --SO APPLE IS NOWDISABLING STOLEN I-PHONES AND POPPINGMESSAGES ON THEIRSCREENS.....NOTIFYING THETHIEVES THAT THEDEVICES ARE BEINGTRACKED... ANDAUTHORITIES WILL BEALERTED.

## TURNING TO THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC...HERE IS A LOOK ATWHERE LOCAL COVID-19CASES STAND TODAY.6 NEW CASESREPORTED IN SAN BENITOCOUNTY.TOTAL NOW STANDSAT 102.TWO PEOPLE HAVEDIED.TWO NEW CASESREPORTED IN SANTACRUZ COUNTY.TOTAL NOW AT 219...WITH 2 DEATHSAND IN MONTEREYCOUNTY....35 NEW CASESIN ONE DAY...BRINGINGTHE TOTAL TO 621.

## COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS ARECONCERNED ABOUT THEJUMP IN THE NUMBER OFCASES IN MONTEREYCOUNTY.THEY SAY ITSCONNECTED TO MORETESTING AS WELL ASLARGE GATHERINGS ONMOTHERS DAY ANDMEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND.SIXTY ONE PERCENTOF THE CASES INMONTEREY COUNTY HAVEBEEN REPORTED INSALINAS.WITH 38 PERCENT OFTOTAL CASESCONNECTED TO OURFARM WORKERPOPULATION.THE COUNTY HEALTHOFFICER SAYSFARMWORKERS OFTENLIVE IN CROWDEDHOUSING...SO ISOLATING THOSEWHO TEST POSITIVE IS ATOP PRIORITY.SO WE STILL MAKE THOSE REFERRALSTO THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCYSERVICES IN THE EMERGENCYOPERATIONS CENTER WHO CAN, INMOST INSTANCES, FIND A PLACE TOHOUSE THAT PERSON, GET THEMTRANSPORTED SAFELY OVER TO ONEOFTHE PLACES, THE COUNTIES THATHASAN AGREEMENT WITH TO FINISH OUTTHEIR ISOLATION.MORENO SAYS THE VIRUS ISSTILL SPREADING.BUT A BIG REASON FOR THEJUMP IN CASE NUMBERS ISINCREASED TESTING....THATREVEALS THE TRUE NUMBER OFCASES.

###THREE OF LAKETAHOE'S BIGGESTCASINOS OPENED THEIRDOORS TODAY FORHOTEL GUESTS ANDGAMING...AT THE HARD ROCKHOTEL AND CASINO...EVERY OTHER SLOTMACHINE IS OPEN,.AND SEATS AT TABLEGAMES HAVE BEEN CUTDOWN.OTHER CHANGESINCLUDE FACE MASKS ONALL EMPLOYEES, SPRAYBOTTLES AT TABLES, ANDLOTS OF SIGNAGE TOSERVE AS REMINDERS.NONE OF IT STOPPEDPEOPLE FROM COMING.###15:55 WE'VE BEEN BACK A WEEKNOW, GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHERAND IT'S BEEN GREAT AND WE'REALLEXCITED AND EAGER TO COME BACKAND GET EVERYTHING BACK TONORMAL.IT'S NOT JUST GUESTSAND GAMBLERS WHO AREHAPPY TO BE BACK, IT'SALSO EMPLOYEES.ABOUT 400 PEOPLEHAD TO STOP COMING TOWORK BACK IN MARCH.NOW ABOUT HALF OFTHEM HAVE THEIR JOBSBACK.

###MUSIC PLAYSSIGNS OF REOPENINGIN LAS VEGAS.THE BELLAGIOFOUNTAIN UP ANDRUNNING AGAIN.TODAY IS THE FIRSTDAY "IN PERSON" GAMINGIS ALLOWED IN CASINOSSINCE MID MARCH.CASINOS MUSTFOLLOW STRICTCORONAVIRUSPROTOCOLS ....INCLUDING REDUCEDCAPACITY, MORESPACING ON THE CASINOFLOOR, AND INCREASEDSANITATION.

## STAGES THREE ANDFOUR OF THE STATE'SREOPENING ARE UPAHEAD.

HERE'S WHATTHEY SHOULD LOOK LIKE.UNDER STAGE THREE.... HIGHER-RISKWORKPLACES REOPENWITH SAFETYPRECAUTIONS..THOSE ARE NAIL SALONS,GYMS, HOTELS FORTOURISM....ALSO INCLUDED:LIBRARIES, ZOOS ANDMUSEUMS.THE STAY-AT-HOMEORDER ENDS WHEN WEREACH STAGE FOUR.LARGE GATHERINGSAND EVENTS RESUME...INCLUDING CONCERTS,CONVENTIONS ANDSPORTS VENUES.

## IN OUR CRIMEWATCH...A VALLEJO POLICEOFFICER IS ON LEAVETONIGHT...AFTERSHOOTING AND KILLING A22-YEAR-OLD MAN.SEAN MONTERROSAWAS OUTSIDE AWALGREENS WHENPOLICE RESPONDED TOREPORTS OF LOOTINGEARLY TUESDAYMORNING.THE POLICE CHIEFSAYS... MONTERROSARAN TOWARDS A CAR...THEN CROUCHED IN AHALF-KNEELING POSITIONFACING OFFICERS.POLICE SAY HE HAD ALARGE HAMMER IN HISPOCKET....AND OFFICERSTHOUGHT IT WAS A GUN.### "DUE TO THIS PERCEIVED THREATONEOFFICER FIRED HIS WEAPON FIVETIMESFROM WITHIN THE POLICE VEHICLE,THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, STRIKINGTHE SUSPECT ONCE.INVESTIGATIONS LATER REVEAL THTHE WEAPON WAS A LONG 15 INCHHAMMER TUCKED INTO THE POCKET OFHIS SWEATSHIRT."MONTERROSA WASHIT ONCE.HE DIED AT THEHOSPITAL.HIS FAMILY IS NOWWORKING WITH A CIVILRIGHTS ATTORNEY.VALLEJO POLICE ANDSOLANO COUNTY'SDISTRICT ATTORNEY AREINVESTIGATING.

### LAST NIGHT WE TOLDYOU ABOUT A SHOOTINGIN SANTA CRUZ.A 31-YEAR-OLD MANWAS SHOT IN THE LEGAROUND SEVEN O'CLOCKON CEDAR STREET, NEARMAPLE.NO ARRESTS HAVEBEEN MADE, BUT POLICESAY IT MAY BE GANG-RELATED.THE MAN IS STILLHOSPITALIZED.

##PRESIDENT TRUMP ISFIGHTING BACK AGAINSTCRITICISM FROM HFORMER DEFENSESECRETARY AND OTHERMEMBERS OF THEMILITARY.ACTION NEWS 8REPORTER GEOFFBENNETT HAS DETAILS.##PRESIDENT TRUMPTONIGHT GOING TOBATTLE WITH FORMERMILITARY COMMANDERS... INCLUDING FORMERDEFENSE SECRETARYJAMES MATTIS..THE FOUR-STAR RETIREDMARINE GENERAL WITHAN EXTRAORDINARYTAKEDOWN OFPRESIDENT TRUMP IN ANEW OP-ED.WRITING: "DONALD TRUMPIS THE FIRST PRESIDENT INMY LIFETIME WHO DOES NOTTRY TO UNITE THE AMERICANPEOPLE DOES NOT EVENPRETEND TO TRY.

INSTEADHE TRIES TO DIVIDE US.MATTIS HAD KEPT HISSILENCE ABOUT HISFORMER BOSS ...FOLLOWING HISRESIGNATION INDECEMBER 2018 OVERTHE PRESIDENT'S SYRIAPOLICY.BUT NOW, MATTISWRITES THAT WHEN HEWAS SWORN INTO THEMARINE CORPS "SOME 50YEARS AGO" ..."NEVER DID I DREAM THATTROOPS TAKING THAT SAMEOATH WOULD BE ORDEREDUNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCETO VIOLATE THECONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OFTHEIR FELLOW CITIZENSMUCH LESS TO PROVIDE ABIZARRE PHOTO OP FOR THEELECTED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, WITH MILITARYLEADERSHIP STANDINGALONGSIDE." MATTIS ALSOSAYS THAT THEPRESIDENT'S THREATMONDAY TO DEPLOY U.S.ARMED FORCES TO PUTDOWN PROTESTS..."ERODES THE MORAL GROUNDTHAT ENSURES A TRUSTEDBOND BETWEEN MEN ANDWOMEN IN UNIFORM ANDTHE SOCIETY THEY ARESWORN TO PROTECT."PRESIDENT TRUMPHITTING BACKWEDNESDAY NIGHT ONTWITTER: CALLINGMATTIS "THE WORLD'S MOSTOVERRATED GENERAL."ADDING "I DIDN'T LIKE HIS"LEADERSHIP" STYLE ORMUCH ELSE ABOUT HIM BUTIT'S NOT JUST MATTIS.AN ELITE CORPS OFRETIRED FOUR-STARMILITARY OFFICERS HAVEALSO RECENTLYCRITICIZED PRESIDENTTRUMP'S LEADERSHIP.TONIGHT, REPUBLICANSENATORS MITT ROMNEYAND LISA MURKOWSKIPRAISING MATTIS FORSPEAKING OUT.ROMNEY: GENERAL MATTIS'LETTER WAS STUNNING ANDPOWERFUL.GENERAL MATTIS IS A MANOF EXTRAORDINARY SACRIFICE"I THOUGHT GENERAL MATTIS'WORDS WERE TRUE, ANDHONEST, AND NECESSARYAND OVERDUE.MURKOWSKI SAYING SHE'SNOW STRUGGLING WITHWHETHER TO SUPPORTPRESIDENT TRUMP'SREELECTION.BUT MOST OF HERREPUBLICAN COLLEAGUESSTILLS TICKING BYPRESIDENT TRUMP.

JB,THE WHITE HOUSE.POLICE REVEALEDMORE ABOUT TGERMAN MAN THEYSUSPECT IN THEDISAPPEARANCE OFMADELEINE MCCANN.THE MAN, 43 YEARS,IS IDENTIFIED AS"CHRISTIAN B." HEHAS PREVIOUSCONVICTIONS FORSEXUALLY ABUSINGCHILDREN....AND IS IN PRISON INGERMANY FOR ANUNRELATED CRIME.THREE-YEAR-OLDMADELEINE MCCANNWENT MISSING FROM HERFAMILY'S HOLIDAYAPARTMENT INPORTUGAL IN MAY OF2007.GERMAN AUTHORITIESBELIEVE SHE IS DEAD...##PARTS OF THE GULFCOAST ARE PREPPINGFOR TROPICAL STORMCRISTOBAL.IT HAS THEPOTENTIAL TO MAKELANDFALL IN LOUISIANABY SATURDAY OR EARLYSUNDAY....BUT FOLKS FROMTEXAS TO THE FLORIDAPANHANDLE ARE TAKINGPRECAUTIONS AGAINSTFLOODING AND HIGHWINDS.

##AND HERE'S LEE TO TALKMORE ABOUTWEATHER....HERE'S A LOOK ATREGIONALTEMPERATURES FORTONIGHT.A HIGH-SPEED CHASETAKES A TWIST -- ASCAR FLIPS OVER ANDSPEEDS ALONG UP-SIDOWN.... TEMPERATURES FORTONIGHT.