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2 Jail Guards Charged with Beating Shackled Inmate
Two Santa Clara County jail guards have been charged with beating a shackled inmate, the District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Phillip Abecendario, 27, and Tuan Le, 31, each face a felony count...
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San Jose Mayor Commits to Expanding Police Oversight
San Jose’s mayor and some council members said they want greater oversight of local law enforcement and would support a ballot measure to expand the role of the city’s independent police watchdog....
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Lawsuit: Jail Official’s Conflict of Interest Undermines Santa Clara County...
Correctional deputy Rico West walked into M5-D—a medium-security pod at Santa Clara County’s Elmwood Correctional Facility—with a cup holding a makeshift lighter fashioned from twisted toilet paper....
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Santa Clara County Sheriff Outmaneuvers Re-Election Challenger for Key...
The South Bay Labor Council (SBLC) has unveiled a list of preferred candidates in some of the more consequential local races. Don Rocha and Dominic Caserta split an endorsement in the Santa Clara...
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San Jose Police Union Withdraws Endorsement of John Hirokawa’s Bid to Unseat...
San Jose’s police union announced Tuesday that it pulled its endorsement of retired Santa Clara County Undersheriff John Hirokawa’s campaign to unseat his former boss, Sheriff Laurie Smith, in...
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Deputy Sheriffs’ Association President Morrissey Resigns
Don Morrissey, the embattled president of the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (DSA), has sent his resignation letter to members. “Within our association and the broader law enforcement...
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Santa Clara County Wants a Closer Look at Sheriff Laurie Smith’s Overtime...
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has far exceeded its overtime budget in the past six years, according to a management audit coming up for review at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors session. In...
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Santa Clara County Corrections Capt. Amy Le Put on Paid Leave
Capt. Amy Le, who led the Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA) and went to bat for Sheriff Laurie Smith in her last election, was served a letter charging her with...
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DA Targets Sheriff’s Inner Circle in Apparent Corruption Probe
Though it took the targets of the search by surprise, the seizure of cell phones, computers and electronic records was months in the making. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office served a...
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Ex-Jail Captain Sues Santa Clara Co. Sheriff’s Office for Alleged...
A Santa Clara County jail captain escorted off the job amid claims that she lied to a superior is now suing her former employer for racism, ageism and gender discrimination. In a lawsuit filed Nov. 13...
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Investigation of Injuries to Jail Inmate Protected Sheriff’s Office,...
The Office of Correction and Law Enforcement looked at the treatment of inmate Andrew Hogan in August 2018, who was paid a $10 million settlement for injuries he received in a county jail transport...
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