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In the City of Santa Clara are 10 fire stations all part of the Santa Clara Fire Department. At these stations, Fire Chief Bill Kelly manages about 167 employees and up to 40 volunteers, depending on how many people are in the volunteer program at any given time. Kelly will wrap up nearly 35 years … 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 … Read more
A scary situation at the Central Park Library in Santa Clara on Tuesday, police evacuated the building after employees at the library reported a suspicious package. “In an abundance of caution, [Santa Clara Police] evacuated the library as a result of a suspicious package,” said the department’s official Twitter account. “The Bomb Squad determined it … 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 … Read more
Investigators say they now know why Isaiah Peoples drove into a crowd on El Camino Real in Sunnyvale on April 23, hitting eight people and seriously injuring four of them. “Late yesterday afternoon, DPS obtained evidence regarding the motive behind Peoples’ criminal act,” said the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Twitter account on April … Read more
Drivers passing Kathryn Hughes Elementary School around student drop-off and pick up times might notice pedestrians carrying bright flags as they cross the street. Joe Young, serving his first year as the school principal, wants pedestrians from the school to stay safe while crossing the street. So he helped bring these flags to the campus. … Read more
The man witnesses say deliberately drove into a crowd of people in Sunnyvale, hitting at least seven of them, was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a contractor for the Department of Defense. Isaiah J. Peoples is currently in Santa Clara County Jail and is expected to be charged with eight counts of attempted … Read more
A 13-year-old girl is fighting for her life after a man drove his car into a group of people in Sunnyvale. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) says 34-year-old Isaiah Joel Peoples of Sunnyvale hit the group of people around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday night. “As he approached Sunnyvale Avenue [on El Camino Real], he veered … Read more
The FBI is now involved after a driver plowed into a crowd of people in a Sunnyvale crosswalk. It happened at the intersection of El Camino Real and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23. Eight people were injured, including a 13-year-old. Investigators are now looking at all possibilities for why the driver … Read more
A Santa Clara-based family-owned business has started the slow process of rebuilding after a 3-alarm fire destroyed one of its locations. Central Computers’ Sunnyvale location was destroyed in the early morning hours of April 22. “It was all kind of in a jumble. I heard from employees and other staff members and I came down … Read more