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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 of the arrests … Read more
An officer-involved shooting occurred at El Camino Real and Scott Boulevard on Saturday morning. On Saturday, October 21 at approximately 1:13 a.m., Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety issued a bulletin to look out for a vehicle that had just been stolen in their city. At approximately 1:40 a.m. a Santa Clara Police Officer spotted the … Read more
It ain’t over ’til it’s over, as Yogi Berra said. And it looks like the excessive force lawsuit against the City of Santa Clara that appeared to be settled a few weeks ago likewise ain’t over. The day after the City announced the $6.7 million settlement, plaintiff Danielle Harmon Burfine posted on her YouTube page … 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
Trust comes from knowing people, so building relationships is one way to build that trust. Taking people outside their normal element and putting them into regular interactions—such as meeting and talking over a cup of coffee or tea—can build relationships. In 2011, the Hawthorne Police Department started Coffee with a Cop as way to have … 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 Santa Clara City Council approved a $6.7 million settlement on Tuesday by the City’s insurance carrier with the mother of an arson suspect who allegedly suffered nerve damage to her foot when attempting to help her daughter avoid arrest. The insurance settlement minimizes further legal costs for the City, dismisses the involved police officers … 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
Traversing Santa Clara streets on game and event days can be daunting. With thousands of travelers taking to already congested avenues in an attempt to get to Levi’s Stadium, residents trying to get from one end of the City to the other find themselves in the midst of extended delays. The evening before large events, … Read more
As Hurricanes Harvey and Irma ripped through the South, many Santa Clarans likely found themselves wondering about local disaster response and emergency preparedness. Because of the frigid Pacific Ocean temperatures, the possibility of a hurricane hitting Santa Clara—or anywhere in California—is near nil, but Santa Clarans have their own set of natural disasters to worry … Read more