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Sunnyvale’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) is the latest Bay Area agency to receive approval to start flying Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), also known as drones. DPS received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last month. “We did outreach with our community and we have support from our community for a drone program; we … 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 man accused of driving his car into a group of pedestrians on El Camino Real in Sunnyvale on April 23 made another appearance in court. On July 11, Isaiah Peoples stood before a judge, but did not enter a plea. “We’re still getting discovery from the DA,” said Peoples’ attorney Chuck Smith. “Until we … Read more
A 99-year-old Santa Clara County resident recently received what appeared to be a spectacular windfall. An email claiming to come from the U.S. Department of Treasury said he had won a sweepstakes for $150 million — plus $10,000 each week for the rest of his life. With age comes wisdom, at least for this gentleman. … 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 was a story that shook Santa Clara and the rest of the South Bay in 1980. Santa Clara businessman Howard Witkin was gunned down outside of his townhouse in what turned out to be an elaborate murder for hire plot. Triggerman Andrew Granger was arrested and so were his two accomplices. All three confessed … 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
Sunnyvale’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) is praising a “detail oriented” service tech that spotted a credit card skimmer at a gas pump. The skimmer was found on June 25 inside of a pump at the Sunnyvale Car Wash/76 Gas Station located at 905 East El Camino Real. According to DPS, the skimmer was invisible … Read more
“It’s the type of evacuation you see in movies where people are basically grabbing their keys and their shoes and their wallet, just getting out and making sure they have their loved ones with them,” said Santa Clara Fire Department (SCFD) Battalion Chief Drew Miller of the June 28 construction fire on El Camino Real. … Read more
Santa Clara Police are looking for anyone who may have witnessed a shooting outside the Great America Theme Park just minutes before the Fourth of July fireworks show. According to police, a fight broke out between two separate groups of people as they were approaching the metal detectors at the entrance of the park. One … Read more