Santa Clara County Local News: Crime & Justice

01/27/2024
The Campbell Police Department will soon move out of its small, decades-old location. Its new 24,000-square-foot operation center is set to open in 2025.

01/26/2024
Among growing concern over copper wire thefts, L.A. City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Traci Park proposed a task force anchored by the LAPD.

01/26/2024
Closing Oakland’s only In-N-Out restaurant due to increasing crime could be the last straw for community members, and possibly a blessing in disguise.

01/25/2024
The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley received a much-appreciated infusion of funding over the holidays: a $3.4 million gift from philanthropist and Amazon shareholder MacKenzie Scott.

01/25/2024
The proposed bill would require new California cars to have a speed limiter.

01/23/2024
On the eve of the first anniversary of the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office announced the indictment of suspect Chunli Zhao.

01/23/2024
An El Dorado County Jail inmate died after not receiving vital HIV medication for weeks, a new lawsuit claims.

01/22/2024
Each year, California lawmakers pass temporary extensions to COVID-era rules that allow people to attend court via video conferencing services. One powerful state union has been a barrier to making the feature permanent.

01/22/2024
Locking up a California state prisoner for one year costs nearly twice as much as tuition at the state’s top private universities—due to inmate medical costs and pay boosts for prison guards and other workers.

01/20/2024
More than 80 women, elderly donors and real estate professionals have joined forces to expose an attorney referral scheme allegedly operating through the Los Altos-based nonprofit WomenSV.

01/20/2024
The nonprofit group Mothers Against Murder is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest of the man who robbed at gunpoint a Taco Bell in south Palo Alto.

01/19/2024
Three men have been incarcerated for a combined 90 years under California's felony-murder rule, which is based on an archaic legal doctrine that says engaging in certain illegal behaviors requires full responsibility if a death occurs.

01/18/2024
Police are investigating an employee for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from Mike's Diner Bar, a Midtown institution that was recently saved from eviction.

01/17/2024
An analysis by San José Spotlight found that of the 1,122 claims filed by residents over the last three years, the city settled 208. Of that 208, 123 were car accidents—56 of which involved San Jose police officers.

01/16/2024
An auto burglary trend shows that thieves are targeting travelers.

01/15/2024
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a case that challenges a ruling that enforcement of local laws against camping on public property violates the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments.

01/12/2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case related to whether cities and towns can ban camping on public property. The high court could overturn Martin v. Boise, a 2018 federal court decision that keeps western cities and counties from blocking public camping when sufficient shelter space is unavailable.

01/12/2024
Michel Moore, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, announced he will resign. The departure of Moore, who has been in the job since 2018, will spur the appointment of an interim chief and a nationwide search for his replacement, according to Mayor Karen Bass.