Santa Cruz Police Arrest Stabbing Suspect During High-Risk Vehicle Stop

CBS San Francisco

January 19, 2023

Police in Santa Cruz on Wednesday arrested a suspect in a stabbing last week that left a victim in critical condition, authorities confirmed.

Santa Cruz police detectives were investigating the stabbing that happened last Tuesday, January 10. The victim ended up with life-threatening injuries at a local trauma center. Police were able to identify the suspect as 28-year-old Watsonville resident Danis Valle Miranda and sought a warrant for his arrest for attempted homicide based on the follow-up investigation.

On Wednesday, Santa Cruz police patrol officers located the suspect in his vehicle in the area of Water Street and Magnolia Street and conducted a high-risk vehicle stop to apprehend him. Miranda was booked into custody on the warrant for attempted homicide.

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