Crime

Last week, as the country’s attention was transfixed on the manhunt for the person who gunned down a health insurance executive—which resulted in an outpouring of personal stories about patients being mistreated by the nation’s medical care system—the Santa Clara County DA’s Office held...

A Campbell Police Department sergeant who, on March 19, killed a man who shot at officers didn't break the law, a Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office report has found. According to the review, 31-year-old Miguel Gomez, who was under the influence of methamphetamine, had...

The power company is raising the alarm about a seemingly ever-present danger that has nothing to do with arcing, downed wires or electricity surges, but sparked nearly seven-dozen reports in Los Gatos last year. Pacific Gas & Electric, Co. says it counted 43,000 customers being...

On Monday, 36 days after police say Boulder Creek resident James David Collier, 66, shot and killed two men—then left their bodies in the back of a truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains—he had his first day in court. That is, he was scheduled to...

With afternoon turning to evening, Raschel Archambeault would normally be closing-up-shop at East Kennedy, but on Feb. 28, she was waiting for a locksmith. Earlier in the day she’d learned overnight a man had broken-into the downtown boutique she manages, and so here she was...

The posh La Rinconada Country Club was the site of a dress-up meet-and-greet with Los Gatos' new top cop, who recently marked 100 days in the role. The public safety-focused gathering was put on by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation. Attendees were given a...

Police Blotter for the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1. Sept. 25 • Golf clubs, money and various documents were reported stolen on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road. • Two young boys were inside a store on the 400 block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 6:25pm, “throwing balls.” The...

A North Bay police department said it had arrested, March 12, a man on attempted murder, vandalism and resisting arrest charges in Los Gatos. The Healdsburg Police Department said on Facebook it had arrested Damian Martines-Osorio in connection to an April 30, 2024 tire-slashing incident...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 27-April 2, 2022. March 27 • A man was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct on the first block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 2:03am. • A man was arrested for...

The executive director of the San Jose police officers’ union has been charged with buying and distributing fentanyl for more than eight years, according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney in U.S. District Court in San Jose. Joanne Marian Segovia, 64, was charged...