March 10, 2021 SJ’s Police Chief Selection Raises Concerns About Favoritism By The Fly All but one of the finalists angling to become SJPD’s next chief constable have some sort of tie to the department. Read More 11
March 8, 2021 San Jose: Police Investigate 3 Fatal Shootings in as Many Days By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police urge anyone with information about the shootings to call the Homicide Unit at 408.947.5283. Read More 0
March 5, 2021 SJPD to Host Meetings on Gunshot Detection Technology By Bay City News The program will be implemented in the Cadillac Winchester neighborhood that police say has often had gun violence issues. Read More 1
March 4, 2021 Rash of South Bay Burglaries Puts Residents on Edge By Grace Stetson An uptick in local home burglaries has homeowners taking matters into their own hands while police have few leads. Read More 29
March 1, 2021 San Jose Police Arrest Four People, Impounded Five Cars During Sideshow Enforcement By Bay City News SJPD officers issued more than 40 citations related to sideshow activities over the weekend for violations of a city spectator ordinance. Read More 7
February 22, 2021 SJ Police Chief Finalists Named—But Some Say It’s Too Fast By Sonya Herrera The city convened panels last week to interview the first round of seven candidates, but who voted and the tallies remain a mystery. Read More 16
February 22, 2021 Japantown Shooting Investigated as SJ’s 5th Homicide of 2021 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police urge anyone with information to contact the San Jose Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 408.277.5283. Read More 2
February 22, 2021 Man Suspected of Knifepoint Robbery Taken Into Custody By Bay City News The man was arrested after barricading himself in a San Jose apartment for hours, police said. Read More 0
February 11, 2021 DA Clears San Jose Cop in Shooting of Armed Suspect By Bay City News The DA determined that SJPD Sgt. Lee Tassio “lawfully shot and killed a wanted suspect” who was trying to shoot him. Read More 3
February 9, 2021 SJ Man Charged in Tortoise Stabbing, Preschool Break-In By Silicon Valley Newsroom George Robles is due for arraignment at 1:35pm Wednesday in Department 24 of the Hall of Justice in San Jose. Read More 5
February 9, 2021 Police Investigate Early Morning Murder in San Jose By Bay City News The San Jose Police Department this morning reported one adult male homicide victim with unknown suspects or motive. Read More 1
February 3, 2021 San Jose PD Asks for Public’s Help ID’ing Hit-and-Run Suspect By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police urge anyone with information about the incident to call the department’s Traffic Unit at 408.277.4654. Read More 9
January 29, 2021 Deputy Charged With Staging Drive-By Shooting By Jennifer Wadsworth Prosecutors say Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill staged a “shocking ambush” to make it seem like he was shot. Read More 12
January 26, 2021 Minneapolis Chief Withdraws Application for SJPD Job By The Fly The fact that Medaria Arradondo was even an option rubbed some local civil rights leaders the wrong way. Read More 45
January 20, 2021 Lawsuit: SJPD’s Jared Yuen Shot Rubber Bullets Into Woman’s Apartment During Protests By Grace Hase Jared Yuen went viral last summer for taunting civilians during the George Floyd protests in downtown last summer. Read More 5
January 11, 2021 Weekend Homicides Mark San Jose’s First Two of New Year By Bay City News There are no suspects identified yet in either shooting, police said, asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit. Read More 0