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Carjacking Suspect Steals Milpitas Police Patrol Unit

Henrik Danni Baghdasarian The incident started on the 1500 block of South Main Street in Milpitas, an area known for traffic violations often ending with police arresting people for DUIs. The

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911 call leads police to Christmas stabbing victim

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Police Department is reporting that it has recently experienced its 28th homicide in San Jose. San Jose Police Officers responded to a call around

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San Jose Drug Dealer Guilty in Milpitas Parking Lot Shooting

Loyce Weaver SANTA CLARA – According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, a 28-year-old San Jose man was convicted of the first-degree murder of a 19-year-old stranger this

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“Operation Grinch” nets 29 burglary suspects

A Grand Jury has charged 29 suspects with a three-year string of home burglaries. The gang members calling themselves Nortenos were found to have followed several people home after purchasing

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Mentally ill man arrested (again) for periodically breaking into cousin’s home

1600 area of Estates Court, San Jose The San Jose Police Department reported the arrest of Hakeem Jamar Matthews (26) after he was caught illegally entering a residence at 1677 Estates

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Teen shot after confronting car thief

Stock photo SAN JOSE, Calif – A 17-year-old teen was shot after confronting the suspect who stole her car. Per local media reports, the teen was shot in the upper right shoulder at

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Series of burglaries have Bay Area police on high alert

Area of Sherlock Dr. in San Jose, CA SAN JOSE, Calif – The San Jose Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the residential burglary

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Sunnyvale man arrested in connection with sexual assault of Santa Clara University student

Pedro Madrid SUNNYVALE – This past Thursday, December 17, Sunnyvale police have announced the arrest of a 27-year-old man in connection with the rape of a Santa Clara University student. According

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Santa Clara County considers jail alternatives after death of mentally unstable inmate

Stock photo | Wikimedia Commons SANTA CLARA COUNTY— After the death of a mentally ill Santa Clara County Jail inmate of which three correctional officers — Matthew Farris, Jereh Lubrin, and

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San Jose woman guilty in fatal stabbing of mentally disabled man

Regina Butler A 49-year-old San Jose woman was convicted by a jury this week of the first-degree murder of a mentally-disabled man. After stabbing him 34 times, Regina Butler hid