JUVENILE ARRESTS HAVE DROPPED BY 43 PERCENT BETWEEN 2006 AND 2012 IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. BUT, JUVENILE MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS FOR WEAPONS INCREASED 36 PERCENT DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THESE FINDINGS ARE FROM A REPORT TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW (TUES) AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AND COMMUNITY DISCUSSION. THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION BY WATSONVILLE POLICE CHIEF MANNY SOLANO, YOUTH SPEAKERS, AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE AIMED AT GATHERING COMMUNITY INPUT ON TOPICS INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, GANGS, AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD FROM 9 A-M TO 12 P-M AT THE WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY ROOM, 1 SECOND STREET, IN WATSONVILLE.
