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.

San José police say the city's traffic fatality tally for 2026 has reached 13; traffic investigators are probing the latest deadly collision.

San José police announced Monday they're investigating the city's 14th traffic fatality of 2026. The department released few details as detectives probe the crash.

Western Division officers detained two people near a nuisance business; a parole search turned up a loaded firearm, high-capacity magazines and other evidence.

Fire crews and a hazmat unit responded to an unconfirmed chemical release in the 6600 block of Via Del Oro; officials urged people to avoid the area.