Crime and Public Safety

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• Anthony Azoff and the Murder of Detective Len Harris, by Phil Reader.*
• "Charole", the Life of Branciforte Bandido Faustino Lorenzana,
  by Phil Reader. (in 4 parts) *
• Copperheads, Secesh Men, and Confederate Guerillas; *
  Pro-Confederate Activities in Santa Cruz County during the Civil War, by Phil Reader. (in 3 parts)
• G. Brett Lytle, Professor of Languages, by Phil Reader.*
• Hanging on the Water Street Bridge, by Geoffrey Dunn.
• Harlots and Whorehouses; Stories of the World's Oldest Profession in 19th Century Santa Cruz County, by Phil Reader.
  • Fallen Angels of Front Street ( in 5 parts)
  • Lust in the Valley of El Pajaro (in 2 parts)
  • Notes and References
• A History of the Pajaro Property Protective Society;
  vigilantism in the Pajaro Valley during the 1870s, by Phil Reader. (in 3 parts)
• Huey Newton Arrested in Santa Cruz
• A Little Bit About: The Bus Hijacking
• More Than 100 Years of Service, *
  a brief history of the Santa Cruz Fire Department, by Jerry Ochoa
• The Pilot Hose Company (1896) *
• Remarkable Good Order of Santa Cruz. *
• Santa Cruz City Chiefs of Police (List)
• Santa Cruz County Sheriffs, 1850--1994 (List)
• Serial Murders in Santa Cruz County, by Sharon Yamanaka

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