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Sunnyvale and Santa Clara public safety departments want residents to know that fire and police are on the job and that the COVID-19 pandemic won’t reduce the police and fire services to the community, although it may change some procedures. Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) is “fully operational,” said its Public Information Officer (PIO) Saskia … Read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order for the whole state to stay at home. This went into effect on Thursday, March 19, however, unlike the recent local COVID-19 shelter in place order, this state order is in place until further notice. The purpose of the stay at home order is to slow the … Read more
The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 675 confirmed cases. For more information on COVID-19 and California’s response visit the California Department of Public Health website. COVID-19 in California by the Numbers Note: The following numbers reflect the information received by local health jurisdictions as of … Read more
The Police Blotter highlights a partial list of incidents in the city and is distributed on a weekly basis. The Blotter provides the date, time, approximate location, a narrative summary of the incident, case number and the most serious arrest charge. Meanwhile, the Arrest Log provides a timely, chronological summary of all the arrests made … Read more
Yesterday evening, the Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) was notified that one police officer tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The officer, who is not being identified, last worked on March 9. Since then, they have been self-isolating at home and will remain there for 14 days. The officer is expected to make a full recovery. … Read more
Effective Tuesday, March 17 at 12:01 a.m., residents of six counties, including Santa Clara County, are ordered to shelter in place at their place of residence in order to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The shelter in place order is in effect for three weeks. County Health Officer and Director of the County of … Read more
While conducting investigations into numerous auto burglaries that have occurred in the City of Santa Clara over the past several months, Santa Clara Police Department’s (SCPD) Detectives identified suspect Kari Rios, a resident of Santa Clara. A Records check revealed Rios was on Santa Clara County Probation for Identity Theft. On Feb. 26, SCPD Detectives … Read more
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced today that all Santa Clara County public schools will be closed from March 16 through April 3 in order to slow the spread of coronavirus. County Superintendent of Schools Mary Ann Dewan made the announcement that closes the schools to student attendants, saying that the decision was in … Read more
The Police Blotter highlights a partial list of incidents in the city and is distributed on a weekly basis. The Blotter provides the date, time, approximate location, a narrative summary of the incident, case number and the most serious arrest charge. Meanwhile, the Arrest Log provides a timely, chronological summary of all the arrests made … Read more
This morning, March 12, Sunnyvale City Manager Kent Steffens issued a local emergency proclamation in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a tweet sent out on Thursday afternoon, the City of Sunnyvale says, “this does NOT signify any increase in risk to our community. It allows us to strengthen our response efforts.” The Sunnyvale Department … Read more