The Santa Clara District Attorney's Office on Thursday filed a civil enforcement action case against three county-run hospitals for improperly disposing hazardous medical waste including bodily fluids and drugs.
Santa Clara County supervisors demand investigation of sheriff’s jail oversight One incarcerated person interviewed for the county’s 2016 report said they could hear other people “screaming and pleading” during those rides. Another recalls six correctional officers beating an incarcerated person, who ...
The district attorney's office, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office, and the sheriff's office are conducting a joint investigation into the cause of death. No further information will be released pending confirmation that the next of kin has been notified and...
Santa Clara County jail deaths reached a 20-year high in 2024. Ten people died in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office last year across the main jail, Elmwood Correctional Facility and county hospitals where deputies transported incarcerated people for medical care. More than half of the total ...
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“Although we anticipate a similar situation in Santa Clara County, we will be ready to serve as many county residents who come through CARE Court as possible,” he told San José Spotlight. Rovina Nimbalkar, executive director of NAMI Santa Clara County, said it’s unrealistic to expect big...
One was in stable condition and the other two were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the Sheriff's Office press release said. The driver will be arrested after he is treated for his injuries and is expected to be booked into Santa Clar...
A boy was killed and three other minors were injured early Thursday morning when a law enforcement chase ended with the vehicle in pursuit crashing into a tree, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said in a press release on Thanksgiving.
Santa Clara County hospitals have illegally dumped tons of biohazardous waste, including prescription drugs, human tissue and vials containing blood, county prosecutors said. One photo appeared to show a discarded umbilical cord or part of a human organ, among piles of trash with soiled towels, us...
According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, the incident happened in one of the barracks at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas on Monday. The sheriff's office said a deputy conducting a routine welfare check shortly after noon found the man unconscious and with s...