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In general, be civil: respect and listen to people, even (or especially) if you disagree with them. We reserve the right to remove content based on:
• Profanity (Facebook automatically hides comments that contain profanity)
• Obscenity
• Derogatory or abusive language
• Hate speech
• Threats or incitement to violence
• Promotion of illegal activity
• Promotion of commercial or political activities or entities
• Copyright or trademark infringement
• Over-frequent or repetitious posting
• Selling of products or services
• Irrelevance. Please note:
• In case of emergency, call 9-1-1.
• If you need non-emergency police assistance or want to report suspicious activity, call (831) 758-7321.
• Don’t use this page to report a crime. The Santa Cruz Police Department and the City of Santa Cruz do not endorse links or advertisements that may show up on this page. Content appearing on this page is subject to disclosure under public records laws.
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• In case of emergency, or if you need police assistance, dial 911.
• Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a crime, call 911 or our non-emergency number, 831-471-1131.
• If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing yourself in the position of becoming a witness in court proceedings.
• SCPD's "liking" of other organizations' or users' pages does not indicate endorsement of that organization's/person's actions or comments.
• Comments posted by others on the SCPD page are not to be considered the opinion of the SCPD, nor does SCPD endorse any third-party comments on this page.
• The Santa Cruz Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the SCPD. For examples of inappropriate material, see below.
• SCPD does not allow the posting of photos or videos by anyone other than staff members at SCPD.
• If you have photos or videos you'd like to share on this page, submit them to SCPD via messenger. The Santa Cruz Police Department welcomes a person's right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. The SCPD reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including, for example, comments that:
• defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others,
• include hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence, vulgarity or s*xual content,
• spam, advertise or solicit commerce,
• promote or encourage illegal activity,
• promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimination based on race, creed, color, age, religion, national origin, gender or s*x, s*xual orientation, or disability,
• have personal information about another person or that violates a person's privacy,
• include copyrighted material that belongs to another person or entity,
• contain links to inappropriate websites,
• contain confidential information or information that may compromise the public's safety or security or any member of the SCPD. This page is not monitored 24/7 and is managed by the SCPD PIO.
