Investigation by Santa Clara County's cold case unit and Mountain View police led to the July 9 arrest of John Kevin Woodward at JFK airport in New York City for the strangulation murder of Laurie Houts 30 years ago. Woodward will stand trial for a third time in the case.

The number of Justice Department and other police requests has soared in recent years to thousands a week, putting Apple and other tech giants like Google and Microsoft in an uncomfortable position between law enforcement, the courts and the customers whose privacy they have promised to protect.

Prosecutors subpoenaed Apple for data from the accounts of at least two Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, including Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell.

Auditors say the Sheriff’s Office refused to cooperate with reviews that unearthed unsettling findings about internal accountability. 

A judge has blocked President Trump’s decree to withhold funding from jurisdictions that limit cooperation with immigration agents.

San Jose on Tuesday appointed prominent civil rights attorney Aaron Zisser as the city’s new police watchdog.

Former Casino M8trix owner Eric Swallow says the state broke the law by forcing him to sell his stake in the card club to his business partner.

Local activists call on San Jose police to be more transparent about when and why they deploy snipers to monitor peaceful protests.

New data show that California saw a 10 percent jump in homicides from 2014 to 2015, but a 25 percent drop in the past decade.

Instead of using all of its new funds to address pressing needs, the San Jose Library System decided to fingerprint all of its volunteers.

Last week, “the Feds” visited Pioneer High School to present an initiative collaborating with cities to prevent a terrorist action. They distributed a brochure titled “Building Communities of Trust.” The Feds included the Department of Justice and the FBI. I attended to hear first-hand the details and the comments from attendees that were assembled.