Santa Clara Police Department

A person was taken into police custody late Monday following an eight-hour standoff in Santa Clara.

Police activity has prompted a shelter-in-place order late Tuesday in a Santa Clara neighborhood near the Westfield Valley Fair mall.

The Santa Clara Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused of writing a racial epithet on a building that was previously used by a Chinese software company.

The Santa Clara Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused of writing a racial epithet on a building that was previously used by a Chinese software company.

Police in Santa Clara helped an 8-year-old boy celebrate his birthday after his parents invited them to his drive-by party. About eight officers showed up to light up their lights and sirens for Mitchell, the birthday boy, who is in second grade. #SomethingGood

Authorities have identified a 5-year-old boy who was killed by a train as he walked by himself along tracks in Santa Clara.

All train service north of Santa Clara was stopped for several hours after a boy was killed in an incident with an Amtrak train Saturday afternoon, according to police.

A hit-and-run incident in Santa Clara prompted police to close down a street Wednesday afternoon.

A police officer in Fremont was driving the department’s Tesla Model S patrol car Friday night when, according to a report from the East Bay Times, he became involved in a “felony vehicle” pursuit – and then received warning that he only had about six miles of battery life left.

A media event on Tuesday at the Steve Jobs Theater at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino will close Tantau Avenue, the Santa Clara Police Department said in an advisory.

The family of fallen Sacramento police officer Tara O’Sullivan was welcomed to the 49ers facility for a day at training camp six weeks after Tara was killed in the line of duty.

The Santa Clara Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at California’s Great America on Thursday during the Fourth of July celebration and is asking the public for help.

The Santa Clara Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at California’s Great America on Thursday during the Fourth of July celebration. Ian Cull reports.

The Santa Clara Police Department has seen the number of vehicle break-ins increase so much this year, that they’re calling it an epidemic, according to a report from the Silicon Valley Voice.

The Santa Clara Police Department has seen the number of vehicle break-ins increase so much this year, they’re calling it an epidemic, according to a report from the Silicon Valley Voice. Scott Budman reports.

Authorities in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara are searching for a man suspected of several sexual assaults in the area. Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety and the Santa Clara Police Department say the suspect targeted and groped female pedestrians in the area around Raynor Park in Sunnyvale between April 30 and Jan. 10.

Authorities in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara are searching for a man suspected of several sexual assaults in the area. Jean Elle reports.

A Santa Clara man who went missing last week has been located, police said Sunday.

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who went missing around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 3500 block of El Camino Real in Santa Clara while shopping with her husband.