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SJPD Assigns New Mental Health Unit – NBC Bay Area
The San Jose Police Department is making a big change in the way it deals with some of the most controversial calls they get. The department now has a dedicated team, exclusively for situations involving mental health issues and they’ve already got their first high profile case — the arrest of a man who broke …
San Jose Mayor Ignored Health Protocols During Holiday Celebration – NBC Bay Area
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo appears to have broken health protocols in celebrating Thanksgiving with family members outside of his own household. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has learned Liccardo celebrated with his elderly parents at their Saratoga home with an unknown number of other guests. While the mayor’s staff did confirm the dinner took …
San Jose to Test Gunshot Detection Technology – NBC Bay Area
San Jose is testing out a new gunshot detection program that aims to reduce violence in the city and help police respond faster. The program will be tested in the Cadillac Winchester area, where violent crime has been an ongoing issue, according to Vice Mayor Chappie Jones. “There’s been a couple of homicides over the …
Suspects ID’d in San Jose car lot break-in, police shooting
SAN JOSE — Police have released the names of two Antioch men they say were part of a break-in at an car dealership in East San Jose and were shot at by an officer trying to stop them from fleeing in a stolen SUV early Monday. Trevon Richardson, 21, and 18-year-old Malachi Chandler were arrested …
San Jose Testing E-Scooter Technology To Get Riders To Stay Off Sidewalks – CBS San Francisco
SAN JOSE (KPIX) – San Jose is the first place in the world to test out new e-scooter technology that can detect if someone is riding on the sidewalk or the street. “The texture of a sidewalk is very different from the texture of asphalt,” said EV Ellington, Lime’s Northern California manager. Ellington said it’s …
How Technology Has Made the Bay Area More Earthquake Safe
The Bay Area will never forget how many lives were lost and how much damage was done during the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake in October 1989. Since then, the technology industry has taken on the challenge of making our workplaces, hospitals and houses more earthquake safe. After the historic quake, Bay Area engineers went …
San Jose Police Partner With Ring Technologies to Help Fight Neighborhood Crimes
Crime fighting is getting a digital upgrade in the South Bay. The San Jose Police Department is partnering with Ring Technology to help them download crime video from homeowners in real time. Detectives currenlty have to go door-to-door looking for video, potentially costing them valuable time in finding the crook. Under the new partnership, homeowners …
Fremont Police Warn of New Trend for Car Break-Ins
A spike in car break-ins has one East Bay police department issuing a new warning. Fremont police said car thieves are not only targeting what they can see, but they are going after what they can’t see. If thieves can’t see inside your car, they are breaking windows in hopes of hitting the jackpot. Police …
Verizon Announces New Technology Hub for Verizon Media at San Jose’s Coleman Highline Campus
San Jose, CA – Today, Verizon announced plans to co-develop and lease to purchase a new campus for its Verizon Media workforce, built from the ground up at the Coleman Highline campus in San Jose. “We are embarking on the next chapter of Verizon Media’s journey here in Silicon Valley,” said Guru Gowrappan, Chief Executive …
Breaking Catholic Seal of Confession to Report Sex Crimes
One of the largest settlements has been reached for sexual abuse cases involving a diocese in the North Bay. The news comes on the heels of Catholic Church officials calling on state lawmakers to reconsider a bill that would penalize priests for not reporting the sexual abuse of minors told to them during confessions. A …
