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Last Night, Santa Clara City Manager Deanna J. Santana officially proclaimed a local state of emergency to prepare for the growing spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community. Per the City Code, the City Manager, as the City of Santa Clara’s Director of Emergency Services, has the authority to proclaim a local emergency. The Santa Clara … Read more
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department announced the first death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the county. The patient was an adult woman in her 60s and had been hospitalized for several weeks. She was the third case of coronavirus, which was reported Feb. 28. She was the first person in the … Read more
On Saturday, March 7 at about 4:25 pm, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a shooting near the intersection of Homestead Road and Linnet Lane in Sunnyvale. Officers arrived and located an adult male deceased in a vehicle and an adult female suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The female … Read more
Yesterday morning, five Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers responded to a medical call and performed CPR on an unconscious man who was later identified as a passenger on a cruise that has confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Though the patient, who didn’t survive, wasn’t confirmed to have coronavirus, Sunnyvale DPS is … Read more
Today, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department is announced six new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). There are now 20 total people who have tested positive for the virus in Santa Clara County. The Public Health Department also announced new guidance designed to reduce the spread of the virus in the community. “We understand … Read more
The County of Santa Clara’s Public Health Department announced three new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County. Total number of cases is now 14. The twelfth coronavirus case is adult male who is currently hospitalized. The exposure details are still under investigation. The thirteenth and fourteenth cases are both adult males and are close contacts … Read more
The County of Santa Clara’s Public Health Department announced two new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County. Both of these new cases are still under investigation to determine the source of transmission. Total number of cases is now 11. At this time, of the total confirmed cases in the county, only two have been determined … 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
On Sunday, March 1, at about 8 p.m., the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a United Parcel Service (UPS) employee sending threatening text messages to his employer. The employee was identified as Thomas Andrews, a 32-year-old Sunnyvale resident. The text messages indicated Andrews was planning a mass shooting at the … Read more
On Monday afternoon at 1 p.m., Santa Clara’s Mission College alerted the campus that Campus Police placed the Gilmor Center on a shelter in place. Local police responded to reports of a person with a knife. After about an hour on lockdown, the shelter in place was lifted. Classes will resume as normal. Follow Mission College on … Read more