In what has almost become a rite of passage for anyone who steps in as San Jose’s independent police auditor, the latest plea to expand the scope and access of the auditor’s oversight role was soundly dismissed by city leaders Mercury News

NEW: Court docs on the shooting arrest of a veteran San Jose Police Dept officer reveal a combative police interrogation and a history of heavy alcohol abuse mixed with gunplay; colleagues say their warnings about Timothy Faye and the risk he posed went unheeded for years Mercury News

New: ICE detainments at Santa Clara County jail spark alarm over strength of sanctuary policies mercurynews.com/2025/06/24/ice… Grace Hase Luis Melecio-Zambrano Mercury News

NEW: San Jose cop charged with drunken shootings released to SoCal rehab mercurynews.com/2025/06/25/san… Mercury News

Samsung senior manager gets 10 years in prison for South Bay sex assaults mercurynews.com/2025/07/03/sam… Mercury News

Sunday Mercury News front: An ex-SJPD cop charged with road rage got leniency because of his military service under a new law. Was that the intent?

San Jose cop charged with molesting girl was accused of domestic violence, sought foster parent credential trib.al/mwGkXBq

Update: Person killed in police shooting Sunday near San Jose park; marks city's second fatal police shooting in a week Mercury News

Update: San Jose Police Dept chief says Fremont man fatally stabbed son then called 911 with aim of being killed by officers; tragedy also marked a major policy shift that removes IA from police shooting scenes, which also nixes access for police auditor trib.al/T3lyo15 Mercury News

San Jose: Woman arrested Monday on suspicion of arson, murder trib.al/CUFTD5n

Update: Arson, murder alleged against woman in commercial building fire that killed entrepreneur with custom apparel shop Branding Out, one of several businesses destroyed by the 2-alarm blaze mercurynews.com/2025/07/15/san… Caelyn Pender Mercury News

New: San Jose woman charged with involuntary manslaughter and arson in Sunday commercial fire that killed apparel shop owner. Police tentatively ID'd victim as Chris Tran, 51. Murder count was explored, but manslaughter charge suggests lack of proof of deadly intent Mercury News

‘We are all eating’: Inside California’s secret industry that props up mass shoplifting trib.al/teXNbeC

EXCLUSIVE | 2023 fentanyl overdose of 3-month-old Baby Phoenix in San Jose escalates to murder case against father and his reputed drug dealer; Santa Clara County's second murder case for a child fentanyl death; both involve dealer mercurynews.com/2025/07/18/bab… Julia Prodis Sulek Mercury News

Exclusive: Pat Tillman's brother used grocery store starter logs to set car, post office on fire, court docs say mercurynews.com/2025/07/22/pat… Mercury News

UPDATE: San Jose arson case against Pat Tillman’s brother suspended pending Aug. 15 competency examination; Richard Tillman objected to his public defender’s request, threatened to fire attorney Story soon Mercury News

New: Post office arson case for Pat Tillman's brother suspended for competency exam mercurynews.com/2025/07/23/pos… Mercury News

Santana Row stabbing: Judge finds two teens responsible for beating 15-year-old trib.al/csEjhKZ