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Inside SJPD: Police Chiefs Laugh at Crime, City Rules in Emails
There is no honor amongst thieves, especially drug dealers who dabble in thievery. In the early afternoon of July 24 last year, a man arrived in San Jose with a backpack full of marijuana. He intended...
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SJPD’s Top Brass Not Thrilled with Security Camera Program
Mayor Sam Liccardo’s pet project to have home security cameras feed into a San Jose Police Department registry will soon get off the ground. On Thursday, the city sent out an announcement asking the...
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Mayor Liccardo Calls for Unity in Third State of the City Address
During his third State of the City address, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo promised on Saturday that a fractured nation will not distract the city’s efforts to promote unity, inclusion, innovation and...
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San Jose Police Chief: ICE Makes No Promises on Possible Raids
San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia has acknowledged he can’t stop federal immigration agents from arresting undocumented immigrants in his city, so he did the next best thing: He got them on the...
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SJPD’s Condemnation of Bigoted FB Posts Gives New Resonance to 2018...
They called him a “suicide bomber, “Bin Laden,” a member of ISIS. They mocked his accent and joked about him plotting to crash a plane into the White House. During firearm trainings, the range master...
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With Garcia Out, Who’s in Line to Become SJ’s Next Police Chief?
After 30 years on the force and four years as chief of the San Jose PD, Eddie Garcia has called it quits—at least in this town. The 50-year-old lawman landed on the short list to take the reins from...
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Minneapolis Chief Withdraws Application for SJPD Job
If leadership change provided an opportunity for police reform, it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards in Silicon Valley’s biggest city. San Jose’s nationwide search for its next police chief turned...
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SJ Police Chief Finalists Named—But Some Say It’s Too Fast
San Jose city officials announced the four final candidates for police chief on Monday, raising questions from at least one influential community leader about the fast pace in hiring—and whether local...
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SJ’s Police Chief Selection Raises Concerns About Favoritism
All but one of the finalists angling to become San Jose’s next chief constable—namely Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Police Chief Larry Scirroto—have some sort of tie to the department, whether as current or...
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San Jose Backs New SJPD Chief Despite Allegations of Transphobia, Islamophobia
Hours after officially naming a new police chief Tuesday, the San Jose city manager defended the decision to hire Anthony Mata despite concerns raised during the hiring process by some in the LGBTQ+...
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Police Chief Saves San Jose Man with Drug Overdose in Good Samaritan Act
Police Chief Anthony Mata and Assistant Chief Paul Joseph were flagged down by the victim's girlfriend while driving on Coleman Avenue. The post Police Chief Saves San Jose Man with Drug Overdose in...
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Mahan Lays Groundwork for 2024 Re-election With Street-Level Campaigns...
The mayor reaches across the council divide to involve political opponents in grassroots revitalization efforts. The post Mahan Lays Groundwork for 2024 Re-election With Street-Level Campaigns Against...
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SJ Police Chief Mata Retires to Take Job with DA
The city praised Anthony Mata for his 28 years of service with the city, listing as his accomplishments the department’s first strategic plan, increased diversity through the sworn officer ranks and...
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