Crime at 5200 BLOCK OF SOQUEL AVE on 01/16/2026 7:11 PM

Type: Other

Date: 01/16/2026 7:11 PM

Description: CUSTODY DISPUTE. Incident #: SO2600004328. Disclaimer: This is from the Santa Cruz County calls for service log. Information is subject to change.

Address: 5200 BLOCK OF SOQUEL AVE, LIVE OAK, CA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Benitez

Name

Madeline Benitez

Missing Age

64

Est. Current Age

78

Last Seen

Santa Cruz, CA on 10/29/2011

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 5'6" Weight: 200 lbs

Case Number

11S-09572

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Daly

Name

John Daly

Age

18

Cause of Death

Stabbing

Info

John Calvin Daly was 18 years old and passing through Monterey in the late summer of 1969. John’s body was discovered in the wooded area of Dan Dahvee Park, just off of Munras Avenue, on the morning of September 8th, 1969 by a city park employee. John had been stabbed to death by an unknown person(s). No known motive for John’s murder has been identified, and there is limited information for detectives to work with. John, known as “Jack” by those who knew him growing up, remember him being an avid surfer along the shores of Cape May, New Jersey. John has not been forgotten.

Agency

Monterey PD

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