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Chairs in Northside Library’s community room formed a big circle on the evening of April 6 when Santa Clara residents participated in Chat with the Chief, a meeting with Police Chief Mike Sellers. Bart Carlee asked about what the department is doing to prevent graffiti. Hosam Haggag asked about citizen safety and cultural and religious … Read more
Seven years ago, independent filmmaker Jonathan Fung, who lives, works, and worships in Santa Clara, attended a global leadership summit in Chicago that changed the focus of his camera and his life. “When I heard Gary Haugen (founder and president of International Justice Mission) talk about human trafficking, it made me start to think, ‘What … Read more
Santa Clara is working to be more pedestrian-friendly. While older adults walk more often, they’re also at greater risk of injury or death than many other age groups. But there are things they can do to be safer, while still staying healthy and active. On Feb. 11, the Santa Clara Police Department will give a … Read more
Pedestrian fatalities are rising in California as more people use non-motorized means of transportation, according to the Santa Clara Police Dept. From 2011-2013, the Santa Clara Police Department investigated 146 fatal and injury collisions involving pedestrians. In 2012, California witnessed 612 pedestrian deaths that year while nationally 4,743 pedestrians were killed. A national study reveals … Read more
It was November 21, late Saturday afternoon the week before Thanksgiving in 1964. “Code 30. An officer’s been shot. Ambulance en route,” stated the dispatcher over the crackly police radio airwaves fifty years ago, reporting the unfolding drama of the biggest police shoot-out in Santa Clara history. It was a planned grocery store robbery that … Read more
On Friday, Sept. 26, at about 3:45 p.m., Aihua Liu a 75-year-old female and resident from San Jose was walking south on the east sidewalk of Winchester Blvd. Liu was then struck by a 19-year-old female motorist, who was exiting the CVS Pharmacy driveway. The motorist was attempting to turn north on Winchester Blvd. at … Read more
It’s a safe rule of thumb that any new way to pay for things is a new route into your wallet for fraudsters and con artists. The latest is a variant that involves reloadable Green Dot cash cards. This new scam has already caught local victims in its net, according to the Santa Clara Police … Read more
Police officers have a vital role to play in fighting a major killer — sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Santa Clara’s public safety arsenal is expanding to include automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to give anyone struck down by SCA another chance at life. According to Police Chief Michael Sellers, “Because early defibrillation is becoming the standard … Read more
On Oct. 2, at about 3 a.m., officers responded to an interrupted burglary in the 3100 block of Cabrillo Ave. Investigators learned that Ignacio Aguilar Maldonado forced open a screen from an open kitchen window of a residence. Maldonado was confronted by female and male occupants who were inside the home. The 54-year-old male victim … Read more
While giving visitors a tour at Fire Station 6, located on 888 Agnew Road, fire paramedic Mark Selves revealed that the station’s kitchen has three big refrigerators, one for each of the three different shifts firefighters have to work at this particular site. Visitors also learned that because firefighters need to be at the station … Read more