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CASE NUMBER: 12-10912 DATE / TIME: Sunday, October 6, 2012 at 10:29 P.M. LOCATION: Maryann Drive at Benton Street, Santa Clara VICTIM: 37 year old male, resident of Santa Clara DRIVER: Hispanic male, 20s, wearing a red baseball hat VEHICLE: Newer black Ford Mustang with a rear spoiler On October 6 Santa Clara Police and … Read more
On Wednesday, October 10 at 11:17 p.m., Santa Clara Police officers responded to two 911 calls regarding family violence. A 41-year-old son was allegedly having an altercation with his 66-year-old father inside their apartment in the 1300 block of Reeve Street. Responding officers mediated the family conflict, initially ending the altercation. Neither the father nor … Read more
IOnce again, The Santa Clara Police Department will join with the Drug Enforcement Agency and offer the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Members of the community are invited to drop off medications for disposal at the designated location outside … Read more
An alert mail carrier and a fast-acting neighbor with a camera saved the day in a quiet Santa Clara neighborhood of well-kept, modest homes where you wouldn’t expect a break-in. Enrico Legaspi was standing behind his mail truck about 10:30 a.m. August 6 when he noticed suspicious activity a few houses away on the next … Read more
“Volunteer does not mean lack of professionalism,” says Santa Clara Fire Chief Bill Kelly to the men and women of the six hose companies of the Volunteer Reserve Division of the Santa Clara Fire Department. The volunteers had assembled at the fire department training center on Walsh Avenue September 8 for the Annual Chief’s Inspection … Read more
Details: On Tuesday, June 26, 2012 the mother of fallen soldier and Santa Clara Police Department Explorer Sean M. Walsh will present a $10,000.00 donation for the purchase of the next Santa Clara Police Department Canine. Ms. Cheryl Walsh of San Jose created the “Sean M. Walsh K-9 Memorial Foundation” as a tribute to her … Read more
**SUSPECT AT-LARGE** CASE NUMBER: 12-6054 INCIDENT: Sexual Assault Investigation DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 3:05 A.M. LOCATION: Park Avenue at Poplar Street, Santa Clara SUSPECT: African-American male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt On Thursday, May 31st at 3:05 A.M., the Santa Clara Police Department received a report of an … Read more
Santa Clara Police Department, 601 El Camino Real, Santa Clara Saturday, April 28th, 2012 between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm The Santa Clara Police Department will again join with the Drug Enforcement Administration and offer the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted … Read more
On April 10th, Santa Clara Police Officer Thomas Gratny was among the law enforcement personnel who received special recognition from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor George Shirakawa presented the annual Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) award to Officer Gratny for outstanding service during a critical incident last year. Last December, Officer Gratny was … Read more
I received a phone call from a heavily-accented caller who asked for me by name (not too unusual for a solicitor), identified my home address and claimed to be from a technical support company. I was intrigued and was told my home computer was infected by a computer virus and my Internet Service Provider (ISP) … Read more