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At the end of November, Lynne Kilpatrick served her last day with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) as Fire Marshal. In 2010, Kilpatrick started at the Sunnyvale DPS as a Hazardous Materials Coordinator, and in 2013, rose to the position of Civilian Fire Marshal. Before coming to the Sunnyvale DPS, Kilpatrick, a graduate … Read more
Postal inspectors are searching for a suspect or suspects after a break-in at the Franklin Square Post Office in Downtown Santa Clara. “We had several individuals break into six PO boxes there at the Franklin Mall Post Office. Right now, mail has been taken,” said Jeff Fitch, a Postal Investigator and Public Information Officer with … Read more
Christopher F. DePasquale, Cold Case # 81-5582 On Wednesday morning April 1, 1981, the body of Christopher F. DePasquale was found at his apartment located at 440 N. Winchester Blvd., Santa Clara — the old Plumtree Apartments. DePasquale had been shot and was deceased. His body was found in the kitchen. Based on available information … 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
A Sunnyvale high school student isn’t letting her age stop her from trying to make the world a safer place. Aryia Dattamajumdar recently won the prestigious Davidson Fellowship for developing an early warning, artificial intelligence powered, portable system designed to survey areas impacted by natural disaster. “Basically, my project was a search and rescue system … Read more
On Sunday, Dec. 8, at approximately 5:15 p.m., an attempted homicide occurred near the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in the City of Sunnyvale. The victim was confronted by Carlos Duran, a 26-year-old San Jose resident, at the intersection. The victim was shot once in the back as he attempted to run away. … 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
At the Tuesday, Dec. 10, Santa Clara City Council meeting, the Council considered having a third-party vendor manage the Residential and Business Alarm Permit program. The City Code (Chapter 8.40, “False Alarm Regulation”) requires residents and business with an alarm to acquire a permit to ensure accurate, up-to-date information is readily available to Police or … 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
It’s the time of the year when many are beginning holiday shopping, thanks to modern technology we can now buy just about anything online and have it delivered to our doorstep in a matter of hours or days. Not only has online shopping been super convenient, but it’s also created a huge window of opportunity … Read more