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“I think this story is about my aunt and uncle, who fled Vietnam. Whatever I’ve done in my life, I don’t think it can compare to what they’ve done.” In 1975, current Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) Chief Phan Ngo fled Vietnam with his two aunts and two uncles. He was just eight years … Read more
John Bitter, the man accused of embezzling more than $600,000 from the Santa Clara Swim Club, is now back in Santa Clara County awaiting his next hearing. “We went out last week and we physically took custody of him at the jail that he was in in Arizona,” said Captain Wahid Kazem of the Santa … Read more
The Santa Clara County District Attorney has added two hate crime charges to the list of counts against Isaiah Peoples. Witnesses say 34-year-old Peoples drove into a crowd of pedestrians on El Camino Real in Sunnyvale on the evening of April 23. Prosecutors say the evidence shows that Peoples was targeting two of the people … Read more
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against the man accused of flying a drone over Levi’s Stadium and Oakland Coliseum in November 2017 and dropping dozens of flyers down on fans. Tracy Michael Mapes, 55, is expected to make an appearance in court on June 4. According to the complaint filed with the United States District … 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 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 can be terrifying to think that someone with ill intentions would walk into a place where you feel safe and shatter that feeling of safety with violence. But in today’s world, it is a sobering reality. That’s why the Muslim Community Association (MCA) is working with the Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) to teach … 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 of the arrests made by … Read more
The unmistakable sound of a chain saw digging through wood was one of the first noises that greeted people entering the Santa Clara Fire Training Facility on Walsh Avenue in Santa Clara. The whump of an axe digging into a block of wood and the gushing sounds of water streaming from fire hoses played into … Read more
Santa Clara’s Police Department (SCPD) is actively working to get the word out to parents about the increased use of electronic cigarettes by teens. The department recently issued a press release encouraging parents to educate themselves about e-cigarettes. Ideally, it will spark a conversation between parents and teens about why e-cigarettes are harmful. For its … Read more