San Jose Police Department
‘I hate Black people’: San Jose officer in controversial police shooting resigns over racist texts
Mark McNamara, the officer who shot K'aun Green in 2022, was under investigation when the...
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San Jose leaders defend police following investigation on use of force against mentally impaired people
Mayor, police chief highlight strides made in crisis-intervention training and a lack of viable alternatives...
Mata: Amid crisis, San Jose police improve mental health response
Chief says department is making strides reducing force through de-escalation and care for community members...
New SJPD program aims to keep first-time misdemeanor DUI offenders out of jail
Officers will have the option of taking individuals to the Mission Street Recovery Station in...
Editorial: San Jose cops’ troubling use of force with mentally ill
It’s not just the numbers that are disturbing. It’s also encounters, captured on video, that...
San Jose police arrest man after seven-hour overnight standoff
A man was arrested early Wednesday after an approximately seven-hour standoff with police at his...
“You’re not free to leave”: A San Jose police officer beat a jaywalking suspect who failed to follow his orders. Should he have walked away instead?
The scene was a nearly empty Sunol Street near the intersection with West San Carlos...
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“Watch this guys”: San Jose police encouraged residents of a homeless camp to observe as they beat a mentally ill man
The scene was an encampment near the Guadalupe River where two officers decided to corral...
“Shoot me!”: Thompson Nguyen asked police to kill him. Could they have done something different?
The scene was a South San Jose power plant where police responded to a report...
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San Jose police body camera footage casts doubt on officers’ version of incident where man was subdued
The way police described their encounter with Sylvester Taylor Gaulden, they had no choice but...