Police

The Capitola Police Department is partnering with Secure the Call, a non-profit organization dedicated to the collection of used cell phones to be used for accessing 911 services. Secure the Call has partnered with over 350 Law Enforcement Agencies nationwide in their collection effort. Participating agencies ship the collected cell phones to Secure the Call for servicing and usable cell phones are shipped back to agencies for distribution to battered women and seniors in need.

Counter reports are those reports completed by the parties involved in the collision
that meet one or more of the following standards:

VOLUNTARY GUN TAKE BACK / NO QUESTIONS ASKED

On May 11, 2013 the Capitola Police Department will conduct a voluntary gun take back at Shore Life Church 875 Monterey Avenue; Capitola Ca 95010 between 10:00 AM and 2:00PM. The objective is to provide citizens with a safe place to turn in unwanted firearms. Citizens will be allowed to enter the firearms retrieval area to voluntarily turn in weapons with no questions asked.  Firearms should be transported legally, unloaded and in the trunk if possible.    

The Department has free gunlocks available to Capitola and Santa Cruz County residents.    

Questions can be directed to Capitola Police Department's Business Office at (831) 475-4242 during regular business hours or in person at 422 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA 95010. 

The Department’s Neighborhood Watch Program is designed to help organize neighborhood residents and provide them with the information, tools and police support needed to enhance quality of life in their neighborhoods through crime reduction and other Community Policing initiatives. The Department helps residents organize into Neighborhood Watch groups, prioritize their concerns and then work with the Police Department and other governmental and private organizations to address their problems.