March 24, 2021 Hate Crime Charge in Attack on South Bay McDonald’s Worker By Jennifer Wadsworth Prosecutors say Alena Jenkins physically attacked two fast-food employees while calling them “stupid” and “f*cking Mexicans.” Read More 21
March 12, 2021 SF Man Charged With Hate Crime After Attack on Asian Woman at San Jose’s Diridon Station By Jennifer Wadsworth Johan Strydom’s arraignment is set for 1:30pm today in Department 24 of the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice. Read More 28
March 11, 2021 Op-Ed: Prosecuting Children as Adults is Cruel, Inhumane By Ryan Garcia-Ganan It is critical we give young people an opportunity for rehabilitation by keeping them in the juvenile justice system. Read More 7
February 20, 2021 South County Woman Who Sought to Rescue Cats Charged With Animal Cruelty By Michael Moore Police say they found more than a dozen dead or neglected cats in Ava Geddes’ Morgan Hill home last summer. 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 3, 2021 Silicon Valley Lawmaker, DA Among Contenders for AG By The Fly About a dozen people are jockeying for the role, including two local leaders with differing views about how to tackle criminal justice reform. Read More 5
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 5, 2021 Santa Clara Co. DA Jeff Rosen Cracks Down on EDD Fraud By Silicon Valley Newsroom In the South Bay, according to prosecutors, it’s being perpetrated by organized rings involving people locked up in local jails. Read More 15
December 19, 2020 Convicted Pimp Sentenced to 104 Years in Prison for Trafficking South Bay Woman By Michael Moore Authorities say Andre William Furtado, a Watsonville resident, exploited and abused victims for years. Read More 9
December 7, 2020 San Jose: 18-Year-Old Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Jose Martinez was found and taken into custody later Sunday on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, driving a stolen vehicle and hit-and-run. Read More 2
November 25, 2020 Appeals Court Issues Order to Show Cause in CCW Case By Jennifer Wadsworth The order stems from an appeal filed by one of several defendants accused of conspiring to exchange bribes for concealed gun permits Read More 7
November 23, 2020 New Defendants in CCW Case Push Back on Bribery Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth Attorneys for local insurance broker Harpreet Chadha and Apple security chief Thomas Moyer call the pay-to-play allegations baseless. Read More 4
November 23, 2020 Apple Security Head Indicted in Santa Clara County CCW Case By Michael Moore The charges name Apple’s Thomas Moyer, insurance broker Harpreet Chadha, Undersheriff Rick Sung and Capt. James Jensen. Read More 5
November 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Undersheriff Rick Sung Indicted in CCW Case By Jennifer Wadsworth An additional indictment was handed down for Capt. James Jensen, who was among several defendants already charged in the case. Read More 5
November 18, 2020 South Bay Man Who Fled to Dominican Republic Sentenced to Life for Child Molestation By Bay City News Apollo Johnsen had been sentenced in absentia for sexually assaulting a young girl after he used a three-month continuance to flee. Read More 3