Please use this website as a place where you can get up to date news and information on the ways the office is fighting against gang violence, protecting families, the elderly, consumers and victims of crime.

Elder Abuse: 

Santa Cruz Assistant District Attorney Kelly Walker is prominently featured in a video that was presented to Congress in an attempt to garner support for the Elder Justice Act.  A local Santa Cruz elder abuse case was one of 4 cases highlighted nationally in the video. Please view the just released Elder Justice Now! video here. The District Attorney's Office is committed to protecting the elderly in our community.

Gang Task Force Formed:

Santa Cruz has experienced many incidents of gang violence this year, including one in January that left three young men dead and several others injured. Outbreaks of gang-related shootings and stabbings are on the rise and many people, including gang members and innocent members of the public, have been seriously injured. The District Attorney's Office gang unit has partnered with the Santa Cruz Police Department gang unit and the Santa Cruz Sheriff task force to combat gang violence in our community.