The Milpitas Police Department asked holiday shoppers to shelter in place for hours as they searched the center store by store.

Milpitas police shared few details about the incident, saying they ordered a shelter-in-place “out of an abundance of caution.”

The veteran law enforcement official started his career as a Milpitas reserve officer in 1990 and climbed the ranks to top cop in 2017.

Police have arrested two accused sexual assailants who attacked several victims in San Jose and Milpitas in the span of a few days this past week.

South Bay residents with an arrest warrant to their name have a chance to trade it for a citation and a new court date this holiday season.

Justice has been delayed for an untold number of sexual assault victims in Santa Clara County, as hundreds of rape kits remain untested.