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Mercury News: Guns and explosives seized during raid at San Jose home
A 37-year-old man was arrested and a cache of guns and explosives was seized during a raid Wednesday morning at a home in San Jose, according to prosecutors.
NBC Bay Area: 'Prolific fraudster' on the run after skipping sentencing in Santa Clara County
A serial scammer convicted in Santa Clara County of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors for a fake medical device is on the run.
Mercury News: Santa Clara County gun permit scandal: Chief prosecution witness sentenced
A former member of a high-end security outfit that protected Silicon Valley icons like Mark Zuckerberg was sentenced to probation for his role in a pay-to-play gun-permit scandal that led to indictments of top officers in the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and eventually forced the departure of longtime sheriff Laurie Smith.
New York Post: 14-year-old boy’s teen killer was gunned down by FBI, authorities say after cracking 33-year-old cold case: ‘Never too late to identify a killer’
A 14-year-old California boy killed 33 years ago was murdered by a man who was gunned down by the FBI in 2007 while living under a different name in Ohio, authorities revealed on Tuesday.
KRON 4: UFC star Cain Velasquez facing decades behind prison bars
The fate of former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is now in the hands of a Santa Clara County judge.
ESPN: Cain Velasquez pleads no contest to attempted murder
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez entered a plea of no contest to felony attempted murder, assault and multiple weapons charges in a California court on Friday in exchange for a lighter sentence.
EdSource: How courts can help, not punish parents of habitually absent students
When a parent meets Alisha Schoen in court, it is always a last resort. Schoen is a Santa Clara County prosecutor tasked with bringing the parents of habitually truant students to court. At this point, both the school and district have tried and failed to improve a students’ attendance.
Mercury News: San Jose police officer charged with assaulting pregnant girlfriend, home shooting
A San Jose police officer has been taken off duty after prosecutors charged him with assaulting his pregnant girlfriend as part of a pair of alleged domestic violence incidents from the past year, authorities said.
KTVU Fox 2: Jail guards convicted in death of Michael Tyree could be released
Three former Santa Clara County jail guards, convicted in the 2015 beating death of inmate Michael Tyree, agreed to a plea deal on Tuesday that might release them within the next 12 months.
KRON 4: Three ex-San Jose jail guards admit they beat Michael Tyree to death
Three former jail guards walked free out of the Santa Clara County courthouse in San Jose on Tuesday after they pleaded guilty to causing the death of 31-year-old Michael Tyree in 2015.