The crowded field for the role includes the sitting appointed sheriff and the former undersheriff he fired last year.

A 19-year-old male inmate died after suffering a medical emergency over the weekend at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, according to authorities. Related Articles Oakland woman found ...

Loud music – Alamo Street – Santa Clara – 12:26 a.m. Welfare check – Ridge Road – Silver City Unwanted subject – Bonita Avenue – Silver City Firework ...

A 38-year-old man who was wanted by authorities in Santa Clara County on allegations of assault with a deadly weapon had a ...

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office officials report that the Felony Apprehension and Surveillance Team (FAST) arrested a convicted felon with a history of violence on Wednesday. Jose Murrillo Medina, ...

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

In a broad-daylight bust in a San Jose shopping-center parking lot, Santa Clara County deputies arrested a convicted felon ...

Our message to the federal government is: look elsewhere,” said county spokesperson Jason Hoppin. “If you’re looking for some place to use as a base of operation, ...

Marin County officials will hold a public forum Tuesday to review limited interactions between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, ...

Fairfax County's lenient policy for prosecuting illegal immigrants led to a suspect allegedly stabbing a woman to death after multiple releases from jail.

Three people were arrested in Santa Clara County this week on allegations of running an organized retail theft operation out of two residences in San Jose.