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Mercury News: Elderly woman charged with killing 98-year-old roommate at Santa Clara nursing home
An elderly woman has been charged with fatally beating her 98-year-old nursing home roommate with a cane from her bed in December, which authorities say is the second time she tried to kill a patient at the Santa Clara facility last year.
KRON 4: East Bay duo charged with San Jose Safeway gas scheme
Two East Bay men have been charged with a scheme in which stolen credit card data was used to steal thousands of gallons of diesel fuel from South Bay Safeway gas stations.
CBS News Bay Area: Woman sentenced in Silicon Valley rental scam that allowed her to live rent-free
A woman who lived in pricey Silicon Valley properties rent-free for years by repeatedly scamming landlords and refusing to pay rent was sentenced to 28 months in jail, prosecutors said Wednesday.
KTVU Fox 2: 7 suspects arrested in wild San Jose sideshow
San Jose police announced on Monday that they have made seven arrests tied to a wild and illegal sideshow.
NBC Bay Area: Men accused of attacking San Jose police officer during sideshow face judge
Two men accused of assaulting a San Jose police officer and stomping on a patrol car faced a judge for the first time Monday.
KRON 4: Santa Clara ranked first for most guns seized from dangerous people in CA: report
Santa Clara seized more guns from “dangerous, disturbed, and suicidal people” than anywhere else in California, according to a newly released State Attorney General’s report.
CNN: Killed by a scam: A father took his life after losing his savings to international criminal gangs. He’s not the only one
The "pig butchering" scams – mostly run out of Southeast Asia - are given that name because they involve “fattening up” victims before taking everything they have. The con artists behind them take on false online identities and spend months financially grooming their victims to get them to invest on fraudulent cryptocurrency websites.
Washington Post: Immigrants have long used community crowdfunding. How does it work?
How were Korean immigrants — some newly arrived and speaking little English — able to open so many stores in big cities across America in the 1980s and 1990s? For many, the answer is the “keh,” an ancient crowdfunding tradition that, in modern form, is sometimes referred to as a rotating savings and credit association.
Mercury News: Santa Clara County eases proposed budget cuts to district attorney, public defender offices
Santa Clara County is reducing prospective budget cuts for the district attorney’s and public defender’s offices after their top leaders forewarned of severe public safety impacts in the South Bay.
Mercury News: Santa Clara County is state leader in using red-flag law to seize guns
Santa Clara County has become the state’s leader in using a red-flag measure that allows authorities to seize firearms from people who have exhibited threatening behavior, capping a years-long effort to cross-train local police and thwart preventable shootings.