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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
The investigation into what caused a massive fire at a construction site on El Camino Real is now closed, but the results don’t say much. The Santa Clara Fire Department (SCFD) says the cause of the June 28 fire is “undetermined.” Investigators say the cause could not be conclusively determined, but “…the investigation pointed to … Read more
The Santa Clara Police Department is investigating the death of a male individual who fell from the top story of the parking garage at 2525 Tasman Dr. The victim is only being further identified as a resident of San Jose in his mid-20s. Officers responded to the parking garage on Friday, Oct. 11, at 6:28 p.m. … Read more
The Santa Clara Police Department received a $70,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a one-year enforcement and education program. The money will fund various activities intended to reduce deaths and injuries on California roads. “This grant will support our efforts to prevent deadly traffic accidents, specifically those in which a driver … Read more
On Oct. 8, Sunnyvale resident, Seth Vikas, was arrested for setting multiple fires in the Morse Park Neighborhood of Sunnyvale. On Sept. 10, Vikas entered the porches of nine townhomes in the area, setting small objects on fire. Additionally, Vikas set the contents of a nearby dumpster on fire. Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety would … 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
The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch which goes into effect 5 a.m. on Wednesday to 5 p.m. on Thursday for the locations on the map that are in beige. The strongest winds are expected overnight Wednesday to Thursday in the hills. This has the potential to be the strongest offshore wind … Read more
The Santa Clara Fire Department kicked off Fire Prevention Week on Saturday, Oct. 5 with its Firehouse Family Fair. However, this year they broke with the past. Instead of having several different stations host open houses, everything was at the Training Center/Station 2 on Walsh Avenue in Santa Clara. Over the course of the four-hour … Read more
Normally, sitting down for coffee with a police officer might seem out of the ordinary — not when it’s National Coffee With a Cop Day. In 2011, the Hawthorne Police Department started Coffee With a Cop as a way to have officers interact with people from the community in a low-stress environment. The key to … Read more
A small bit of closure for the Santa Clara Swim Club (SCSC) and its members after former club president and CEO John Bitter pleaded no contest to felony charges of embezzlement, grand theft and forgery. “The judge promised [Bitter] he would serve no more than five years, eight months, but he could also get no … Read more