WPD Sergeant graduates from prestigious leadership program

New lobby hours starting January 19

Starting January 19, we will be modifying the hours the police lobby is open to the public.  

Our new lobby hours are Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3  p.m. 

We’d like to remind the community that there are alterna...

Local kids spend a month raising funds for families affected by breast cancer

What a sweet gesture! 

Rubi and Eli spent an entire month raising funds for our 2020 Pink Patch Project campaign, which helps local families affected by breast cancer.

The duo managed to raise $240 just in time for our official check presentation t...

WPD campaign raises more than $13,600 for families affected by breast cancer

More than $13,600 was raised during the Watsonville Police Department’s 2020 Pink Patch Project campaign.

Every year in October, the campaign aims to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer and support research organizations in combati...

WPD welcomes Officer Mercurio

Welcome to Watsonville, Officer Dominic Mercurio!

Dominic is the latest officer to join our department.  He was born and raised on the Central Coast and comes to Watsonville with nearly 5 years of law enforcement experience.

Ofc. Mercurio is curren...

Shop with a Cop sponsors 11 families for the holidays

It fills our hearts with joy to know that several local families will have the Christmas they wished for.

This holiday season, our Shop with a Cop program sponsored 11 deserving families from our youth programs. Thanks to our community partners, local busi...

WPD awarded more than $107,000 in grants to increase road, bicycle and pedestrian safety

The Watsonville Police Department has been awarded two grants totaling $107,500 to increase road, bicycle, and pedestrian safety. 

A $65,500 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will assist us in our efforts to reduce deaths and inju...