This all took place in 2018, while Sheriff Laurie Smith — who had the authority to grant the CCW licenses — was in a hard-fought race for reelection, both in the primary and general elections.The defendants are expected to be arraigned on the charges August 31, 2020 at the Hall of Justice in San Jose. Numerous deputies and officers from the Sheriff’s Office, San Jose Police Department, Santa Clara Police Department and the California Highway Patrol arrived on scene to assist. An unidentified suspect appears to have intentionally rammed their vehicle into the jail located in the 100 block of W Hedding St. in San Jose.Deputies and San Jose police officers quickly responded.

The Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team and Crisis Negotiation Team also responded to the jail as Castro continued to shoot, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. 07.28.20 - Gilroy Death Investigation 07.28.20 - Donut Wheel Arrest 07.07.20 - RIOS. ©2020 FOX Television Stations Once approved, unit personnel assist these organizations and monitor the production relative to agency involvement. For release on August 7, 2020. After a nearly four hour stand-off, Castro surrendered and was taken into custody at 5:48 a.m. All Content Copyright © The sheriff also said most businesses were in compliance on the first day of shelter-in-place order.`Steve Ngo owns Alum Rock Beauty Supply. 06.29.20 - 4th of July Weekend 06.12.20 - Joint Press Release 05.27.20 - Updated Cases of COVID-19. 04.22.20 - Stanford Healthcare Appreciation Event on April 23, 2020 Techical teams were also called including a unit from the Sunnyvale Public Safety Department.Communications were established with the suspect, who refused to cooperate with police. “Our concern is not whether the Sheriff grants many or few CCW licenses, but whether they are being granted or denied for the wrong reasons,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s captain, a gun parts manufacturer, and two local lawyers – one a prominent political backer - have been Captain James Jensen, attorney Christopher Schumb, attorney Harpaul Nahal, and business owner Michael Nichols are accused of conspiring with the CEO and a middle manager of AS Solution, Inc., an international security company, to offer a $90,000 bribe to obtain concealed firearms permits (CCW licenses) for the company’s executive protection agents. The investigation found that weeks after the scheme was hatched, the conspirators settled on a $90,000 “donation” in exchange for 10 to 12 CCW licenses. She said more deputies will be patrolling the streets and if the order is violated, people could be charged with a misdemeanor and a citation issued.However, Smith said law enforcement is hoping to educate rather than crack down.“The question I get a lot is this martial law and it is not,” said Smith. The Sheriff's Office Media Relations Unit serves as a central source of information for release by the Sheriff's Office and responds to requests for information from the news media and the community. “We are looking for voluntary compliance and to really contain the spread.”Smith is hoping to contain the spread of coronavirus in county jails after two inmates were exposed to Covid-19 and quarantined.

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — For the second time in a week, SWAT teams surrounded the Santa Clara County jail early Sunday after a driver slammed a vehicle into the building leading to a tense standoff.The latest incident began around 4:20 a.m. Sunday morning. County Sheriff’s Captain, Prominent Lawyer Charged with Gun Permit Bribery Scheme. In a press release, Todd Kendrick, the President of the Santa Clara County Peace Officers Association wrote that the union "has been and will continue to support the reforms and changes necessary for the Sheriff's Office, while ensuring our members … On Tuesday, the Santa Clara County Sheriff revealed six inmates have been released early from jail custody to slow the spread of coronavirus in county jails.


The $45,000 personal check, which Nielsen handed to the PSA’s assistant treasurer, Schumb, represented more than half of the funds raised by the PSA before the election that year.