A tip from a San Jose woman led detectives to a Santa Clara County deputy's door, and then to his arrest in Cupertino.

Police say Mychael Henderson waited outside her Skyline Crest home before forcing his way in and holding her captive for hours.

A 31-year-old San Martin woman and a 21-year-old Gilroy man died in separate crashes hours apart, CHP says.

A 19-year-old fell onto a rocky shelf near Santa Cruz before CAL FIRE BEU Copter 610 hoisted them to safety.

The officer used a personal phone to pull a woman's license plate data and passed it to his cousin, who she says already knew where she was.

Gas venting was reported in San José after a March 2026 rupture.

Douglas Frank Shreve vanished on foot from his Cedar Way care home without his cellphone before being reunited with family.

Lisa Ann Wayne left the San Jose family without a phone or transit pass, and hasn't returned home.

A witness near a CAL FIRE station spotted a rifle pointed from a Toyota SUV, leading deputies to a hidden pistol and two outstanding warrants.

ALPR cameras helped police track a woman accused of confronting a father and child in Aspen Creek before an incident at a South San Jose school.

Lindsay Hansen, 47, is under active police investigation after allegedly filming inside a San Jose Unified locker room and accusing a father of trafficking his daughter.

San Jose's 19th homicide of 2026 remains under investigation.

The passenger died at a hospital after a weekend stop near the Sunnyvale border; police say no force was used.