San Jose braces for first storm of season and advises residents to prep

San Jose city workers were out in force on Monday, clearing catch basins and shoveling leaves in anticipation of an approaching storm system.

Man arrested on suspicion of shooting on Cinco de Mayo

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a shooting that injured someone on Cinco de Mayo earlier this year, police said Thursday.   

San Jose police arrest pair in Romanian organized crime string

San Jose police announced Friday that two men have been arrested in connection to what they describe as a Romanian organized crime spree, where the suspects target members of the Asian and Indian communities.  

Public defender begins seeking case dismissals after San Jose officer's racist texts revealed

Less than a week after the San Jose police chief revealed a former officer wrote a litany of racist texts, the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office said they've started seeking cases to be dismissed if Mark McNamara was the arresting officer. 

San Jose police honored for solving 100% of their homicide cases in 2022

It was a significant achievement, marked with a simple commendation from the city council. San Jose police solved every homicide that occurred last year.

South Bay engineer arraigned in court on federal charges for blowing up PG&E transformers

A San Jose man was arraigned on a previous indictment for bombing two Pacific Gas and Electric transformers late last year and at the beginning of this year, officials say.

San Jose police officer who shot football hero no longer with department after racist texts revealed

A San Jose police officer who wounded a football hero at a taqueria last summer also texted colleagues that he hates "Black people" and used the N-word a multitude of times in the latest racist text scandal to hit the Bay Area. 

Football player K'aun Green speaks for 1st time since San Jose police officer's racist texts revealed

The 21-year-old football player who was shot and injured by the San Jose police officer behind the racist text scandal spoke for the first time Sunday – advocating that the former cop be criminally prosecuted for what he said and did at a popular taqueria last spring.

Police probe possible link between several home robbery cases

A series of similar crimes in the South Bay and East Bay has multiple law enforcement agencies searching for the suspects.

San Jose rolls out quarterly scorecards to monitor progress on major issues

Mayor Mahan promised to run the city more like a business and presented results from initial findings at this week’s city council meeting.

Thieves make off with safe containing $10K while elderly couple was distracted during home-invasion

A woman and two accomplices escaped with a safe containing $10,000 during a San Jose home-invasion robbery where an elderly couple was distracted by thieves. San Jose police are investigating this incident. 

San Jose mayor touts automated license plate readers' success though police don't track the data

New automated license plate readers are being installed in San Jose to fight crime, despite the fact that the city has not historically tracked whether they have led to any arrests.