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Mercury News: Milpitas officials say collaboration is key to preventing retail theft
Recognizing that theft and organized retail crime have become global issues, Milpitas Vice Mayor Evelyn Chua organized a community forum on retail theft prevention on March 21 to give residents and business owners insight into what’s being done locally to abate these crimes.
Mercury News: South Bay judge denies sentencing recall for serial rapist
A Santa Clara County judge is upholding the century-plus prison terms of a serial rapist and jail escapee from the 1970s and 1980s after the man got an unusual chance for resentencing through an anomalous series of state actions and court rulings.
Mercury News: Man gets 7 years in state prison for Levi’s Stadium stabbing
SANTA CLARA – A Sacramento man was sentenced Thursday to seven years in state prison for his role in a stabbing last summer during the CONCACAF Gold Cup at Levi’s Stadium, authorities said.
San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area firm fined for hiring caregivers with criminal backgrounds
A Daly City-based caregiver company was fined by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office for illegally placing aides with criminal backgrounds in the homes of elderly and disabled people.
TIME: Poppies to Pig-Butchering: Inside the Golden Triangle’s Criminal Reboot
It all started with a Facebook ad. Rachel Yoong was bored and fed up at work when a job posting for a casino in the Myanmar capital Yangon popped up on her phone.
Mercury News: Leaving jail without bail? San Jose mom charged with murder in her baby’s fentanyl death expected to be released to await trial
In what prosecutors call a highly unusual development in a high-profile murder case, a San Jose mom is expected to be released from jail this week without posting bail as she waits for her trial in the fentanyl overdose death of her 18-month-old daughter, Winter Rayo.
Hoodline: San Jose Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud for Faking "Good Student" Discounts
A San Jose insurance agent is in hot water for scamming his way to extra commission checks, using phony academic records to snag "Good Student" discounts for his clients, said prosecutors.
NBC Bay Area: Hearing begins in San Jose girl's apparent exorcism death case
Monday’s preliminary hearing finally began in the case of a young girl killed in what police describe as an exorcism-like ritual back in 2021.
Mercury News: Laurie Houts cold case: Appellate court overturns double-jeopardy dismissal of murder charge
Mercury News: Laurie Houts cold case: Appellate court overturns double-jeopardy dismissal of murder charge
Mercury News: South Bay court weighs unusual resentencing bid from serial rapist
Mercury News: South Bay court weighs unusual resentencing bid from serial rapist