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Sexual assault suspect held on 135K bail

MILPITAS – With 26 missed calls, stalking and malicious harassing being only a part of 34-year-old Victor Hugo Nieto’s charges, the motive behind all the threats was his intent to control

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Elderly woman sexually assaulted during home invasion robbery

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Police are looking for a second suspect who evaded CHP officers after leading them on a high speed chase through parts of South San Jose on

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Postal inspector arrested for theft of U.S. mail

SAN JOSE — A warrant was signed by U.S. Magistrate Howard R. Lloyd on June 23 for the arrest of 52-year-old Quan Pham Howard, who faces charges under 18 U.S.C. 1703 –

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Kidnapping suspect abandons daughter

SUNNYVALE, Calif – The Sunnyvale Police Department announced the arrest this Thursday of a man wanted in the attempted murder and kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl on June 19. The

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Heroin user admits to a series of burglaries near his home

Los Gatos/Monte Sereno – 27-year-old Tyler Jeremy Heinen admitted to felony burglary (PC 459 – 460 (a)) of a home on the 1300 block of Elwood Drive in Los Gatos sometime

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Copper wire thief caught trying to evade fare

33-year-old Jose Ramon Lopez Martinez faces charges under PC 460 (i) (1), fare evasion, PC 466 possession of burglary tools, VC 21650, riding a bicycle the wrong way, and PC

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Female renter steals blank checks from elderly victim

25-year-old Eleni Jacobs faces one count of PC 470, forgery and PC 368 (d) elder financial abuse. On May 29 the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Department responded to a call reporting an

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Real estate developer sentenced to eight years for grand theft of more than 2.8 million

A San Jose self-proclaimed real estate developer, 72-year-old Gilmore Erickson, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 17 for securities violations leading to a loss of more than $2.8 million by fooled

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Break in case leads to arrest of road rage shooter

SAN JOSE, Calif – The San Jose Police Department has un-officially announced the arrest of 17-year-old Fidadelfo Silva Ortiz, who is being tried as an adult, and 23-year-old Daniel Alejandro

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Homeless man accused of arson blaze near Mount Hamilton

SANTA CLARA COUNTY – Santa Clara Sheriff’s Deputies arrested an arson suspect, who was caught trying to burn down an area near his campsite in the Mount Hamilton area of unincorporated