Theft suspect spotted in Milpitas, arrested at Great Mall

An officer at the Great Mall of the Bay Area saw someone who matched the description of a suspect in a morning prowling and theft incident Wednesday, leading to an arrest and the recovery of a bicycle. Police were notified about a prowler in the backyard of a home in the 150 Block Millwater Court in Milpitas shortly after 6 a.m., but the subject had fled the scene on a stolen bicycle before...

Police release Milpitas Great Mall jewelry store robbery suspect photos

Police in Milpitas on Monday continued to search for three men they say smashed glass jewelry store displays at the Great Mall, setting off a shooting scare, causing shoppers to run for cover and a lockdown of the busy shopping center. 

35-acre vegetation fire mostly contained in Milpitas; fire season just beginning
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Cal Fire was quickly able to get the upper hand on a brush fire in the Milpitas Hills that broke out at 3 p.m. Monday afternoon. Skyfox was overhead as the fire burned 35 acres and is now 80 percent contained as of Monday night. KTVU's Azenith Smith reports.

Baby eagle falls again
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A daring rescue Monday by Fish and Wildlife officials after a baby eagle in Milpitas fell from its nest. The protected bird is now recovering at a rehabilitation center.

Walmart robots: Labor saver or employee eliminator?
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Walmart invited reporters into one of its Bay Area stores to show of a new labor saving employee: an artificially intelligent robot. It's usually hard for broadcasters to get into a Walmart with cameras, but when the subject was robots, it was downright surprising. The initial question was: is this is just another "wow" technology, or a look at a more robotic, less human, workforce? Tom Vacar reports.

Student brings gun to school
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Tense moments at Milpitas High School after a 14-year-old brings a semi automatic handgun and ammunition to campus. It's the third Bay Area school this week where young students have been caught with guns while class is in session.

Low income housing spared in Milpitas
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Impassioned pleas from residents facing eviction from a low income apartment complex in Milpitas. The landlord has notified them of plans to tear down the complex to build townhomes at market rate. Tenants packed Tuesday's Milpitas City Concil meeting with their concerns.

Woman left in grave condition after South Bay hit & run, police make arrest
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Milpitas Police announced Wednesday the arrest of a 35-year-old San Jose woman who they say hit a woman in a crosswalk and drove off. The victim is a 64-year-old, visiting from India, who remains in grave condition.

South Bay family seeks answers as to who killed elderly mom in hit & run
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A South Bay family is pleading for answers in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 72-year-old grandmother from Milpitas. The crash happened on Interstate 880 south of Tennyson Road in Hayward Friday afternoon.

MILPITAS: Inmate now in maximum security following attempted escape
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The Santa Clara County Sheriff is crediting security cameras and two deputies for foiling the escape attempt of an inmate over the weekend.