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The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office logged a small drop in use-of-force incidents in 2025, but the latest report comes with a grim footnote: one deputy-involved fatality after none the year before. The agency counted 603 uses of force in 2025, down from 621 in 2024, even as chemical agents remained a go-to tool in county jails and community advocates continued to warn about racial...

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Santa Clara County is hiring across several public safety roles — from entry-level security to specialized law enforcement support. If you’re ready to serve and protect, there’s a spot for you here.

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The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is reporting a continuous, year-over-year decline in instances of use of force. Sheriff Bob Jonsen's deputies used force on people in the jails and out in the community 603 times last year, a slight decrease from 621 incidents in 2024, according to an annual report for 2025. Deputies killed one person in 2025, compared to zero fatalities reported in 2024. The report...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A man has died following an early morning apartment fire in San Jose that officials say was sparked by a rechargeable e-bike battery. According to the San Jose Fire Department, the fire broke out around 8:30 a.m. Saturday inside a residence on the 4200 block of Norwalk Drive.

(KRON) — A passenger was killed in a solo vehicle crash Monday morning on Interstate 280 in Los Altos Hills, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal collision occurred at approximately 7:50 a.m. north of El Monte Road. According to CHP, the vehicle was being driven southbound on I-280 when “the vehicle traveled southbound […]

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