A fatal drug overdose, drug use by an officer, DUI while off-duty and indecent exposure at a crime scene prompted promises of tough new oversight and training at the San Jose Police Department.

Two 19-year-olds, Ulises Jimenez and Paul Lebeau, will face robbery charges, while their robbery victim, 18-year-old Naylen Hobson Plattner, has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder in connection with the Dec. 20 mall incident.

A week ago, we lost a 25-year-old resident Diego Castanon to another tragic roadway fatality. According to news accounts, Diego rode his Yamaha motorcycle off Story Road near Capitol Expressway and collided with an electrical box and light pole on the curb. Our families have lost loved ones in traffic-related deaths at an unprecedented rate in recent months–23 such deaths in 2022 alone.

Investigation of shots fired at busy shopping center kept shoppers, workers, sheltered in place.

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.

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.

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.

In August 2021, the case was assigned to a San José Police Department and District Attorney's Office Cold Case team which brought new life to the investigation.

“These three suspects worked in concert to commit dozens of robberies throughout the Bay Area, many in San Jose,” San Jose police said. “Asian females were frequently targeted, and many of them were injured during the robberies.”

The San Jose police investigation, dubbed Operation Flat Tire, was launched six months ago after the burglary prevention unit noticed an increase in thefts of expensive bikes and construction equipment, especially in the downtown area.

The coalition of students, parents and teachers wants San Jose schools to move toward mental health counseling and less-punitive responses for troubled students.

A city cleanup of the Crash Zone just south of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport on June 24 blindsided housing advocates and the 250 to 600 unhoused residents, raising questions of what's next.

A man stabbed in East San Jose early today later died of his injuries, the city's 21st homicide victim of 2021. The victim was not identified, and no arrest was reported as of 10pm.

The deaths marked San Jose’s 27th and 28th homicides of 2020.

Police are currently looking for any additional victims who may have had contact with Rojo. 

San Jose police are investigating Saturday’s triple shooting that produced the city's 16th homicide of 2021.