CRIME & SAFETY
Victim was kidnapped, tortured in San Jose, police say
(KRON) — A man was kidnapped and tortured in San Jose by a trio of alleged criminals, police said Thursday. Just before 4 a.m. on February 15, hospital staff members called the San Jose Police Department to report a patient who transported himself to their hospital. The man was suffering from non-lethal injuries and circumstances […]
Indian American student arrested for setting two fires in campus library
San Jose, CA, April 17, 2024: A 19-year-old Indian-American sophomore at San Jose State University has been arrested and accused of arson following investigations into two fires at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library on campus. Cal Fire, in conjunction with the San Jose State University Police Department and the...
Milpitas Man Charged in Series of Felony Armed Robberies After Redwood City SWAT Operation
An armed robbery suspect was nabbed Wednesday by the Redwood City Police Department after a coordinated takedown in Unincorporated Redwood City, officials said. The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Milpitas resident Jeffrey Tabron Jr., is now facing charges related to a recent spate of felony armed robberies. Following a trail of...
Suspect in San Jose Home Depot fire still has not entered plea in case
It’s been two years since one of the biggest fires in San Jose history. The Home Depot fire off Blossom Hill Road devastated the area. But Dyllin Gogue, the man accused of deliberately setting the fire has not even entered a plea in the case. Gogue was arrested for...
Menlo Park man arrested on $1.2M human trafficking warrant
(KRON) — On Friday, a Menlo Park man was arrested by the Monterey Police Department on human trafficking charges and for carrying an unregistered loaded gun. At approximately 8:30 a.m., police agents from the U.S. Marshals Service were conducting surveillance on the suspect in North Fremont Street. Police said surveillance was to find a man […]
‘Are there any dead babies in the car?’: San Jose police audit reveals use of controversial tactic
One officer suggested that his field training officer suggested using shock talk to catch listeners off guard, thereby “causing a greater likelihood of the listener speaking the truth,” the audit states.
4 displaced by backyard fire that spread to San Jose home; 2 hospitalized with unrelated injuries
Emergency crews in San Jose who were called to a medical emergency at a residence downtown Tuesday night discovered a backyard fire that spread to neighboring properties, including a home.According to San Jose Fire officials, dispatch received an emergency medical services call at 10:40 from the 200 block of Oak St. A subsequent call reported a fire minutes later.Arriving crews upgraded the call to a full-first alarm response at 10:45 p.m., with a second alarm called two minutes later, San Jose Fire said. Crews reported that the fire began in the backyard of a home on the 200 block of Oak...
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