Authorities say the councilor, a 2020 congressional candidate, cooperated with police and drove back to the scene of the crime.

Auditors say the Sheriff’s Office refused to cooperate with reviews that unearthed unsettling findings about internal accountability. 

The Board of Supervisors meets at 9:30am Tuesday at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding St., in San Jose.

Just months after Martin Nielsen made an unusual political donation to the sheriff, she apparently granted him and a few colleagues CCW permits.

The names appear on a list from the Sheriff’s Office, which is under investigation by the DA for the way it grants concealed gun permits.

The Chronicle ran an article that featured some previously unpublished info about the DA investigation into Sheriff Smith and her allies.

And he shared enough hints for subpoena-empowered investigators to track down the true source of funds behind a $45,000 political donation.

Executive protection company AS Solution said it will help the DA as needed, and has even launched its own internal inquiry into the matter.

Santa Clara County’s six-term sheriff and her closest allies are the subject of an ongoing criminal inquiry led by the office of DA Jeff Rosen.

Just days after a gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, officials are beefing up security at the upcoming Santa Clara County Fair.

Sheriff’s officials will investigate the death with the DA and Medical Examiner-Coroner, which reported no signs of foul play.

The veteran law enforcement officials was accused of wrongdoing, stripped of her badge and escorted off the job Friday.

A quiet push to give local prosecutors on-demand access to inmate phone calls has ignited a controversy over checks and balances.

Joel Ortiz’s conviction for stealing millions of dollars through a SIM-swapping digital cash heist marked the first of its kind in the U.S.

The City Council will hear an update on the city’s affordable housing plan, among other development-related items on the agenda.

County officials are poised to roll back a landmark local policy amid public outcry over the murder of Bambi Larson.