Ex-Santa Clara County sheriff candidate convicted of perjury
SAN JOSE — A fringe candidate who ran for Santa Clara County sheriff two years ago has been convicted of perjury for signing a sworn declaration falsely stating she had …
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Miss. officer gets 17.5 yrs for racist torture of Black men
By Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus | Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — A third former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in the racist torture of …
Corruption witness says ex-South Bay sheriff retaliated
SAN JOSE — An employee of former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith has filed an explosive whistleblower lawsuit against her old boss, accusing Smith of repeatedly harassing and intimidating …
America’s small towns are disbanding their police forces
By Trisha Ahmed and Jim Salter | Associated Press GOODHUE, Minnesota — As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned …
Court reinstates bribery charge for Apple security exec
SAN JOSE — A state appellate court on Friday reversed a Santa Clara County judge’s 2021 decision to drop a bribery charge against an Apple security executive who was accused …