October 30, 2020 Bay Area Police Prepare for Potential Post-Election Unrest By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Some Bay Area police departments say they’ll have officers working overtime on election night. Read More 2
October 26, 2020 SJ Officials Balk at Plan to Arm Pig-Trappers with Crossbows By Grace Hase San Jose Public Works Director Matt Cano and SJPD Assistant Chief Dave Knopf recommend doing away with the proposal altogether. Read More 7
October 26, 2020 Former Hope’s Sober Living Manager Arrested on Suspicion of Multiple Sexual Assaults By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose police say Justin Abraham Lopez, 32, assaulted at least one woman while he worked at the Evergreen area halfway house. Read More 6
October 23, 2020 Newly Unearthed Facebook Posts Point to More Widespread Bias Among San Jose Police By Jennifer Wadsworth A blog post published today names a litany of cops whose apparent prejudice calls into question the integrity of their policing. Read More 5
October 22, 2020 DA to Dismiss Cases Linked to Cops Who Made Hateful Comments on Social Media By Jennifer Wadsworth The decision came after prosecutors reviewed hundreds of cases involving officers whose comments were first reported by SJI. Read More 7
October 21, 2020 San Jose POA Reopens Contract Negotiations for Higher Pay By The Fly The police union quietly asked to reopen contract negotiations this past week in hopes of securing a salary bump for officers. Read More 10
October 12, 2020 East Side Shooting Marks San Jose’s 33rd Homicide of 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom SJPD urges anyone with information about the killing to contact detectives Sgt. Lewis or Officer Meeker at 408.277.5283. Read More 1
October 12, 2020 Cars Strike Outdoor Diners Twice in a Day in San Jose’s East Side By Silicon Valley Newsroom The second such crash Sunday marked the 38th fatal traffic collision in San Jose and the 39th pedestrian fatality of 2020. Read More 4
October 11, 2020 Elderly Driver’s Crash into San Jose Mall Hospitalizes Eight By Jacob Pierce The driver of the vehicle may have been in medical distress before the accident, which was reported around 12:30pm. Read More 0
October 7, 2020 San Jose Sticks to Trapping Feral Pigs—At Least For Now By Grace Hase The council on Tuesday voted unanimously to study archery as an option a little bit longer, just to work out details of the plan. Read More 20
October 6, 2020 DA Declines to File Charges Against Activist Held on Extraordinary $500,000 Bail By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police got prosecutor-turned-jurist Paul Bernal to sign off on the warrant on Sept. 28—and then waited five days to serve it. Read More 18
October 5, 2020 SJPD Arrests Three Activists; One Defendant’s Bail Set at $500K for Suspected Vandalism By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase One defendant’s attorney has filed writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of the detention and exorbitant bail amount. Read More 28
September 29, 2020 SJPD Officer Charged with Misdemeanor After Kicking, Dragging Woman Under Arrest By Grace Hase San Jose Officer Matthew Rodriguez could face one year in jail if he's convicted on the misdemeanor assault and battery charge. Read More 23
September 25, 2020 POA Balks at San Jose’s Release of Protest Body-Cam Footage By Grace Hase Union President Sgt. Paul Kelly argued that the city had violated officers' rights by disclosing their names, badge numbers and faces. Read More 8
September 23, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Justice for Breonna Taylor Protest in Downtown San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom Not a single officer was charged with killing the 26-year-old paramedic shot to death by Louisville police in her own apartment. Read More 19
September 21, 2020 Fatal Stabbing Marks San Jose’s 29th Homicide This Year By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose police say the attack happened just minutes after 5am at Sixth and Santa Clara streets by Vintage Towers and City Hall. Read More 5