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Standing on the tailboard as tailboard firefighters used to be called is Santa Clara resident, Garv (8). Garv had already reached up and started to bring down one of the hoses while Fire Chief William Kelly got the nozzle ready. Here they connect the nozzle to the hose and Chief Kelly explains how it’s done … Read more
Sunday, October 14, 2018 Traffic Accident – Major Injury Location: San Tomas Expressway/Benton Street Officers were dispatched to a major injury collision on San Tomas Expressway south of Benton St. The driver was in the #3 lane of southbound San Tomas Expwy. when a bicyclist rode northbound into his lane. The driver struck the bicyclist … Read more
A new fire truck will be rolling through the streets of Santa Clara, one with a very special purpose. The fire department is putting the finishing touches on a new hazardous materials truck, designed to handle situations big and small. “The new apparatus has a great deal of technology built into it to deal with … 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
The Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) has arrested two men accused of credit card skimming at the World Gas Station on West Maude Avenue. Officers arrived at the station just before midnight on Oct. 11 after a witness reported seeing the men tampering with the credit card readers. Officers say Artashes Gasparyan of Glendale, … Read more
Santa Clara Police continue to pore through financial records and documents as they look into whether John Bitter, the former head coach and CEO of the Santa Clara Swim Club, embezzled more than $600,000 from the team. As of Oct. 12, Bitter has yet to talk to police about the accusations. Capt. Wahid Kazem of … Read more
“This is exactly the kind of gun we’re trying to get off the streets,” said Capt. Shawn Ahearn of the Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety (DPS). Capt. Ahearn points to what appears to be a civilian version of a MAC-10, a semi-automatic pistol banned by the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Capt. Ahearn is the … 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
Santa Clara Swim Club has fired Head Coach John Bitter and now a police investigation is underway. The club sent out a letter to its membership on Saturday that announced Bitter’s termination. The website Swim Swam received a copy of the letter sent to membership by Board of Directors member Niko Meadors. It read in … 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