July 22, 2021 Who Flew? Flight Logs of Sheriff’s Helicopter Raise Questions of Appropriate Use By The Fly Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s N621LS “Star1” helicopter's flight was conveniently in time for the 8:30pm sunset Read More 7
September 18, 2019 Report: DA Served at Least Three Search Warrants in CCW Probe By The Fly The Chronicle ran an article that featured some previously unpublished info about the DA investigation into Sheriff Smith and her allies. Read More 6
August 14, 2019 Security Firm Pledges Full Cooperation with DA During Investigation into Sheriff Smith By The Fly Executive protection company AS Solution said it will help the DA as needed, and has even launched its own internal inquiry into the matter. Read More 5
February 8, 2019 BREAKING: San Martin Rape Suspect Arrested in San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Sharwian Bobian, an accused rapist who went missing for more than a month, was taken into custody Friday after a days-long manhunt. Read More 13
February 6, 2019 Victim Recounts Rape, DA Files Charges, Suspect Remains Free By Jennifer Wadsworth Accused rapist Sharwian Bobian walked away from a psych hold a full month before the Santa Clara County DA filed charges against him. Read More 22
January 25, 2019 San Jose Police Union Calls for Audit of Court Software System By Jennifer Wadsworth The Police Officers’ Association wants lawmakers to investigate a glitch that improperly deactivated more than 2,500 bench warrants. Read More 5
January 4, 2019 Homeless Man Jailed on Suspicion of Raping a Good Samaritan By Silicon Valley Newsroom Authorities on Tuesday arrested a South County transient accused of sexually assaulting a woman who tried to help him. Read More 23
December 6, 2018 Herd of Pregnant Goats Stolen From Morgan Hill Field By Michael Moore Someone made off with scores of goats from a farm in unincorporated South County just after Thanksgiving, according to authorities. Read More 5
November 14, 2018 Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Conditions for Physically Disabled Inmates By Jennifer Wadsworth This marks the second consent decree imposed on the county jail system—the fifth largest in California—since last month. Read More 2
November 9, 2018 Alleged Pimp Arrested in San Jose for Sex-Trafficking Young Woman He Found on Instagram By Silicon Valley Newsroom A 33-year-old Stockton man has been charged with sex-trafficking a young woman from San Jose to Salt Lake City. Read More 1
November 7, 2018 Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith Poised for Sixth Term By The Fly John Hirokawa forced his former boss into her first runoff, but Sheriff Laurie Smith still managed to secure a commanding lead. Read More 4
November 1, 2018 San Jose Inside/Metro Win Top Honors From Society of Professional Journalists By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside won two awards in the regional Society of Professional Journalists 2018 Excellence in Journalism contest. Read More 2
October 23, 2018 Santa Clara Co. Settles Prison Law Office Litigation Over Unlawful Jail Conditions By Silicon Valley Newsroom After three years of negotiations, the county has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit over unconstitutional jail conditions. Read More 1
October 17, 2018 Man Who Died in San Jose Jail Sunday ID’d as Isai Lopez By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County officials have identified a man who died in custody at San Jose’s Main Jail on Sunday as 23-year-old Isai Lopez. Read More 7
October 3, 2018 Transcripts Show How Sheriff Candidate Went to Bat for Ex-Union Boss Don Morrissey By Jennifer Wadsworth Newly unearthed records reveal how the sheriff candidate helped Morrissey keep his job, get good assignments and sue Santa Clara County. Read More 8
September 24, 2018 Santa Clara County Wants a Closer Look at Sheriff Laurie Smith’s Overtime Spending By Jennifer Wadsworth The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has far exceeded its overtime budget in the past six years, according to a newly published audit. Read More 11