A SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THREE CENTRAL COAST COLLEGE STUDENTS IN HONOR OF TWO FALLEN OFFICERS AND A DEPUTY. THE SANTA CRUZCOUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION AWARDED TREVOR CARNEY, CHELSEA MEDINA AND ZOE SILVA WITH A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP. THE THREE WERE OUT OF ELEVEN APPLICANTS WHO SUBMITTED AN ESSAY THAT WAS REVIEWED AND JUDGED BY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE SCHOLARSHIPS HONOR SANTA CRUZ POLICE DETECTIVES, SGT. “BUTCH” BAKER AND ELIZABETH BUTLER ALONG WITH DEPUTY MIKE GRAY, WHO WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 1983. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE REPORTEDLY MADE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES OF ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN the COUNTY AS A WAY TO HELP YOUNG ADULTS REACH THEIR GOALS IN HOPES OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
