Attorney General Rob Bonta called 2024 "historic" after state data showed the fewest firearm-related deaths since 1968, while warning the gains are fragile. DOJ reports show falling homicides but tracing gaps remain.

A San Jose stop for public drinking turned into a weapons seizure. Officers found a firearm, body armor and masks; one person was booked into the county main jail.

A four-vehicle chain-reaction crash on northbound Highway 87 in San Jose left a 63-year-old man dead and sent others to the hospital.

San José police are investigating the city's 15th traffic fatality of 2026 after a crash Monday. The department released only a brief advisory and details remain limited.

East Palo Alto has reached two consecutive years with no homicides, a milestone city leaders credit to community programs and policing reforms. Officials say they will keep investing in prevention.

A multi-vehicle crash at Story Road and Lucretia Avenue in San José killed one person and shut lanes for hours.

An alleged carjacker drove a stolen Lexus into KC Dental at Tully Dragon Plaza in East San Jose; police arrested the suspect and say injuries are non-life-threatening.

A 63-year-old Los Gatos man surrendered and was arrested after investigators say new evidence tied him to a summer altercation where he was seen filming juveniles.

San José police say analysts used automated license-plate readers to help locate a vehicle and stop a suspect who allegedly brandished a firearm at shoppers. Officials say the RTIC tools sped the response.

Sheriff’s detectives are searching for 31‑year‑old David Huerta of San Jose, wanted for failing to register as a sex offender, the agency says.

A high-speed chase in Gilroy ended in a deadly truck crash on April 14; investigators were on scene and officials say details remain limited.

SJPD’s Neighborhood Quality of Life Unit says a concealed handgun, suspected meth and other items were found in a tent on the Guadalupe River Bike Trail. A man was arrested and booked; a woman was cited and released.

A kayaker's tip led deputies to a submerged car in the Arroyo Seco River; a man's body was recovered downriver and the coroner has not released details.