Officers on Sunday cited and released an East Palo Man on suspicion of two misdemeanor counts of battery and one misdemeanor hate crime.

The suspect, Aaditya Chand, allegedly used an Instagram account to send direct messages to an unnamed member of the House of Representatives and a state legislator in Florida.

San Jose police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of a man sitting in his vehicle in East San Jose in 2020. Police announced Aug. 16 that they had arrested 27-year-old Hulizes Garcia-Urista and 29-year-old Jairo Ortiz-Plancarte last week.

The first fatality occurred Tuesday, when a 12-year-old boy riding a scooter was struck and killed by a pickup truck . The second occurred July 16 when a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle then died Aug. 1.

Juan Huerta-Palacios, 44, was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI.

Police identified the caller as 56-year-old Felix Arnaz, and arrested him on multiple felony charges.

The fire was reported to the San Jose Police Department at 8:24am Saturday in dry vegetation just inside the San Jose city limits near Meadowlands Lane and Wild Meadow Way. 

A man was arrested without incident after a two-hour standoff Monday evening and charged with the death of a woman inside a residence near Watson Park east of downtown San Jose.

San Jose Police officers were investigating a disturbance in the 6100 block of San Ignacio Avenue when they made contact with an armed man who allegedly shot at them and hit two officers.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department said that the high-speed pursuit continued after the driver of the stolen car struck a patrol car.

A half-dozen non-native Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have been detected in East San Jose, according to the county. The insect is invasive and has been known to spread diseases such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever. 

Dileep Kumar Reddy Kamujula was sentenced to six months behind bars and ordered to forfeit $130,369, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for Northern California.

The newly approved measure is expected to strengthen laws prohibiting the illegal possession of catalytic converters, marked or unmarked, and will enact stricter fines.

Forecasters say post frontal rain showers with a slight chance for thunderstorms will continue today. Rain showers are expected to linger into Tuesday before gradually decreasing from north to south.

In one of the scams, imposters claim to be court officials or law enforcement officers using fake badge numbers and photoshopped images to appear authentic.

The Santa Clara City Council serves as the governing board for the Stadium Authority and will consider the proposed naming rights extension at its next meeting next Tuesday.