San Jose police have identified the gunman who held a woman hostage Monday in a standoff that left both dead and an officer wounded.

A cyberattack has kept the San Jose Police Department’s website mostly offline for several days, according to city officials.

Walter Katz, a former public defender and police oversight attorney from Los Angeles County, has been named San Jose’s next Independent Police Auditor.

A deputy’s confounding decision to turn away a murder suspect placed Santa Clara County’s troubled jails in the national spotlight.

San Jose's top cop, Larry Esquivel, won't be out of work for long when he retires in January. He has lined up another job in Tracy.

San Jose is expected to nix a voluntary spending cap and change several other local election laws to match state requirements.

San Jose police caught a suspected cat killer but need the public's help in identifying more victims.

As departures continue to outpace new hires, a new audit directs the SJPD to expand its recruiting unit and broaden the pool of applicants.

San Jose is considering an ordinance that would make it easier for landlords to evict tenants if they’re arrested but never charged with a crime.

Police shot and wounded a man who allegedly tried to break into a cop car and pilfer a racked shotgun last week.

We reviewed approximately 400 emails sent and received by assistant police chief Eddie Garcia, who’s set to take over the department in January. Here’s what we learned.

A shirtless man reportedly high on PCP led law enforcement on a freeway foot chase Tuesday morning, after a taser did little to slow him down.

After arresting a city staffer on suspicion of molesting a 15-year-old girl, San Jose police have asked for the public's help in identifying more victims.

Monday’s shooting of homicide suspect Richard Jacquez brought this year’s officer-involved shooting total to eight.

In a 4-0 vote by the Rules and Open Government Committee, San Jose Inside won its appeal for the release of emails sent by the assistant police chief.

San Jose may enlist garbage trucks as eyes on the ground for a short-staffed police force.