The arrest of 15 suspects over several weeks in the Bay Area was the culmination of a six-month investigation into the thefts that also netted more than $50,000 in cash, four handguns and an illegal assault rifle, ammunition, evidence of identity theft, tools and more than 1,000 catalytic converters.
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Shop with a Cop Foundation Gives Kids in Need an Early Christmas
Shop with a Cop Foundation of Silicon Valley, San José Police Department, and Target Corporation will host the 14th annual holiday toy distribution in San Jose Dec. 4.
San Jose City Council Unanimously Approves Automatic License Plate Reader Expansion
An investigation by Electronic Frontier Foundation found that of the 1.6 million plates scanned by SJPD last year, only 1,509 led to a successful match of a vehicle of interest to law enforcement.
Smash-and-Grab Thieves Hit High-end Retailers in San Jose, Hayward, Walnut Creek and San Francisco
Changes in hours and security were being discussed by major retailers across the Bay Area as the looting attacks cast a grim shadow on Thanksgiving shopping for thousands of stores and their customers.
WItness Foils Auto Burglary in Palo Alto Parking Garage
Officers encourage anyone who witnesses a property crime like an auto burglary to immediately call the police, keep the suspects under observation from a safe distance and provide a full description to help officers apprehend them.
These Young Black Activists Are Keeping the Fight for Social Justice Alive in San Jose
Even as national headlines fade, a core of young Black activists are demanding attention through community service and controversy
Civil Rights Issues Related to Artificial Intelligence Are Focus of San Jose State Panel
Residents can question elected officials’ tech decisions and crafting citizen oversight boards to enforce accountability.
Child Porn Charge Added to Illegal Weapons Charges Against San Jose Community Services Officer
During the police department's initial investigation into the gun crimes charges against Denis Shevchenko in October, a search warrant revealed electronic devices, in which investigators said they discovered images and videos of child pornography.
San Jose Poll Finds Great Frustration Over Housing and Homelessness
Four out of five people responding to the latest San Jose Inside Power Poll who say they have considered leaving Bay Area say housing and homelessness are the issues prompting them to move elsewhere.
DA Releases Homicide Suspect in Gilroy Shooting, Declines to File Charges
Santa Clara County prosecutors said today they do not have enough evidence to file charges against Benjamin David Calderon, whom Gilroy Police arrested Oct. 30 in relation to a fatal shooting at a Gilroy city councilmember’s home.
Southwest Airlines Pilot Suspended after San Jose Bar Fight over Masks
In a statement, the airline said: “We received reports last month about the off-duty disagreement between crew members on an overnight trip."
Witness Tip Leads to Arrest of Suspect in Fatal Campbell Shooting
Campbell police said officers responded at about 10:45 a.m. Nov. 2 to reports of a shooting and a person down in the roadway on the 300 block of W. Sunnyoaks Avenue, where they found a male victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He later died in the hospital.
Two Men Arrested in Halloween Homicide in San Jose
Efrain Anzures, 27, and Alfred Castillo, 26, are in custody following the shooting reported at about 3:40pm Sunday in the 5200 block of Great Oaks Drive, where officers arrived and found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
Los Gatos, Redwood City Men Charged in Separate Hate Crime Assaults
Two men have been charged with hate crimes in Santa Clara County for separate assaults against an Asian American woman walking her dog in Los Gatos and a 93-year-old Persian American in San Jose. According to a press release today by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, Richard Hanford, 62, of Los Gatos, told an Asian American woman: “This is America, (expletive deleted)” before striking her on a sidewalk in Los Gatos. David Greenburg, 56, of Redwood City, spit at an elderly San Jose Persian American man and told him: “Go back to your (expletive deleted) country.”
Both are charged with misdemeanor hate crime charges.
Teens, Booze and Guns: Gilroy Halloween Party at Council Member’s Home Turns Deadly
A 19-year-old cousin of Gilroy council member and prominent Santa Clara County Democrat Rebeca Armendariz was arrested in connection with a Halloween party shooting outside her home that left an 18-year-old dead and three other teens injured.
San Jose Community Service Officer Accused of Illegal Weapons, Online Threats
The gun crimes only came to light after the FBI San Francisco Bay Area division's Joint Terrorism Task Force informed San Jose police about Denis Shevchenko's links to potentially threatening comments made on gab.com on May 24
