November 19, 2020 South Bay Police Say They Don’t Plan to Enforce State Curfew By Grace Hase Some Silicon Valley law enforcement agencies say they’ll take a cue from Fresno and Sacramento counties by urging voluntary compliance. Read More 6
October 23, 2020 Newly Unearthed Facebook Posts Point to More Widespread Bias Among San Jose Police By Jennifer Wadsworth A blog post published today names a litany of cops whose apparent prejudice calls into question the integrity of their policing. Read More 9
August 5, 2020 Standoff at San Jose Main Jail Ends with Suspect in Custody By Silicon Valley Newsroom Authorities say Joseph Castro was being brought into jail when—despite being handcuffed—he managed to grab a firearm and shoot at officers. Read More 1
July 7, 2020 Yet Another Former Santa Clara Cop Now Implicated in eBay Cyberstalking Scandal By Grace Hase Two of the seven individuals charged in the eBay cyberstalking case are former police captains with the Santa Clara Police Department. Read More 3
June 25, 2020 Cyberstalking Scandal Sends Shockwaves Through eBay’s Community of Buyers, Sellers By Barry Holtzclaw In a quadrant of cyberspace where optimism reigns, treasures are found and good deals abound, there are new tremors of anxiety. Read More 5
June 4, 2020 Santa Clara Mayor, Police Chief Join Obama Initiative By San Jose Inside Mayor Lisa Gillmor signed the “Commit to Action” initiative, led by President Obama, which calls for improved police use-of-force policies. Read More 8
March 11, 2020 Police Deem Valley Fair Mall Shooting Threat ‘Non-Credible’ By Grace Hase San Jose PD said the same person made similar threats about San Jose High School and other places throughout California. Read More 3
January 9, 2020 Ex-SCUSD Trustee Arrested on Charges of Assault, Threats By Jennifer Wadsworth Chris Stampolis was booked Monday on two felony counts of making threats and using his car as a deadly weapon. Read More 13
November 8, 2019 Santa Clara PD Asks for Public’s Help to Solve Cold Cases By Nicholas Chan If your tip to Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers leads to an arrest in one of the cases, Santa Clara police say you could earn a cash reward. Read More 1
October 31, 2019 The New Neighborhood Watch: Ring Cams Can Make Our Lives Safer—and a Lot Less Private By Nicholas Chan Home security cameras are a bonanza for public safety as police gain ability to request and view Amazon/Ring video clips. Read More 7
September 30, 2019 Authorities Seek Public’s Help in Finding Convicted Child Molester By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anyone who sees Apollo Johnsen or knows where to find him is urged to not detain him but to notify local law enforcement. Read More 4
September 4, 2019 Santa Clara Police Chief Mike Sellers Retires a Year Early By The Fly This evening marks the Santa Clara City Council’s first discussion about whether to replace Sellers by appointment or special election. Read More 1
November 16, 2018 Santa Clara Police Release Footage of Man Who Went Missing From 49ers Game By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara police have released video of a 32-year-old man who went missing during the S.F. 49ers’ Monday night game. Read More 0
July 5, 2018 Santa Clara Unified Says It Has No Record of Sexual Harassment Claims in Past 18 Years By The Fly SCUSD took nearly two months to respond to a request for sexual harassment complaints by informing us that no such records exist. Read More 24
June 20, 2018 Former Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta Named in 15 Police Reports, Officials Say By The Fly Officials say there are 15 police reports filed against Dominic Caserta, resigned from the Santa Clara City Council amid harassment claims. Read More 11
May 8, 2018 More Harassment Claims Surface Against Santa Clara County Supe Candidate Dominic Caserta By Jennifer Wadsworth The Santa Clara Councilman has been the subject of sexual harassment claims since he began teaching high school in the early 2000s. Read More 106