A cadre of thieves sieged a Sunnyvale jewelry store, using a car to smash through the door and hammers to shatter display cases before absconding with a treasure trove of jewelry. On June 29 at 2:45 p.m., thieves drove a stolen silver Lexus GS350 through the front doors of Manisha Jewelers, 1053 E. El Camino … Read more
Sunnyvale detectives have arrested a man in connection to a kidnapping and rape committed in 2009. According to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS), detectives located and arrested Davis Bryan Vest shortly before midnight on March 18, 2025. DPS reports that it recently renewed the investigation into the unsolved 2009 assault case. That investigation … Read more
On March 19, the City of Sunnyvale announced the retirement of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Chief Phan Ngo after serving as chief since 2017. Ngo will retire at the end of April with 36 years of dedicated public safety experience. The City will conduct a nationwide recruitment to find his replacement. “Our City … Read more
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has determined that a Sunnyvale officer lawfully shot and killed a 19-year-old man who rushed at him with a 12-inch kitchen knife. The incident happened nearly a year ago at a Sunnyvale mobile home park. Around 5:30 p.m. on March 23, 2024, Officers contacted Emmanuel Perez-Becerra after receiving … Read more
A flipped SUV burst into flames near the border of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, killing a Santa Clara man and injuring three others. Just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sunnyvale police responded to a report of an SUV that flipped near the intersection of Lawrence Expressway and Lochinvar Avenue. The SUV’s speed appears to have contributed … Read more
On June 8, 2017, a black GMC Yukon and a dark-colored sedan drove into the parking lot of Club La Ronda, 927 Duane Ave. in Sunnyvale. Driving the wrong way in the parking lot, another man — who club employees had kicked out for fighting — shouted his affiliation with the Mexican prison gang. Just … Read more
As more local firefighters headed south over the weekend, crews already on the scene are putting in long hours in the fight against the cataclysmic fires raging in Los Angeles. Over the weekend, Santa Clara Fire Engine 90 was dispatched to the Pasadena Fire Staging Area at the Rose Bowl as part of a Mutual … Read more
Sunnyvale police have arrested a man who allegedly broke into the department headquarters. At roughly 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Ryan O’Reilly, 33, of Sunnyvale, stands accused of smashing the sliding glass doors of the Sunnyvale Police Department office, 700 All American Way. According to a release from Sunnyvale police, “furious” the building was closed. Investigators say … Read more
Sunnyvale DPS has arrested an active-duty military recruiter for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl at the Marine Corps recruiting center on Mary Avenue. According to investigators, Jorge Lara-Pedroza met the 17-year-old girl during a recruiting event at her school last week. She reportedly expressed interest in the military and met with Lara-Pedroza at the … Read more
“I miss my son. The pain is hard,” said Esmeralda Perez, mother of 19-year-old Emmanuel Perez Becerra, shot twice and killed in an encounter with Sunnyvale police on March 23 in the Plaza Del Rey mobile home park where he lived. “My son believed in God,” she added, taking consolation in the belief that her … Read more