The Sheriff's Office provides a high level of proactive police services to residents, schools, and the businesses within our jurisdiction with a strong emphasis on community service. A Santa Clara County Sheriff's captain, a gun parts manufacturer, and two local lawyers - one a prominent political backer - have been indicted by a grand jury on felony bribery and conspiracy charges. Former Santa Clara County sheriff's captain throws hat in - KRON4 County Sheriff's Captain, Prominent Lawyer - County of Santa Clara The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office named Valenzuela the new commander of the West Valley Patrol Division last month. In response to a list of questions, Colton referred San Jos Spotlight to aquestionnaireshe filled out for a recent sheriff candidate forum. California sheriff suspended after inmates make her a BBQ grill Multiple sources said the year-long investigation has centered on accusations of the sheriff's office favoring people who apply for a concealed weapons permit if they donated to Smith's reelection campaigns. He cited a internal solutions group he helped create inPalo Alto to address issues like morale and promotions. Here's where we stand, Armed carjacking suspect leads police on dangerous chase. Live Bay Area weather updates: Massive trees fall onto homes in Santa 2007-03-13 12:18:00 PDT SAN JOSE -- Santa Clara County sheriff's investigators expect to go to prosecutors this week with their case against De Anza College baseball players suspected of having . The Deputy Sheriffs Association of Santa Clara County is throwing its support behind retired sheriff Capt. Kevin Jensen said Tuesday that it was "humbling" that two unions want him to run against Sheriff Laurie . As a detective he was assigned to the West Valley division, he was also one of our tactical flight observers up in our sheriffs helicopter, a field training officer and recruit training officer at the academy.. In addition to bribery, the indictment charges Jensen with conspiring with AS Solution employees to put false information in their CCW license applications. Jonsen said he has experience overseeing crime reduction from his time as a coordinator of the Antelope Valley crime fighting initiative run by the LA Sheriffs Department. Instead, the application would be filed away and forgotten. Urena will oversee a division that serves the communities of Cupertino, Saratoga, Los Altos Hills and unincorporated areas of the county, bringing 14 years of experience into the role. We were all stuck at home for COVID, and we didnt have really any kind of property crime because everyone was home. West Valley Detectives. Santa Clara County Sheriff candidates weigh in on plans for jail reform If convicted, all four defendants could face prison time. He got his start in the West Valley working as a patrol deputy and detective before he was assigned as the investigator for the county councils office. I will let people know this department is going to be run based on performance and rewards for performance.. The second half of the agreed-upon donation amount wasstymied by the DA investigation, authorities said. He plans to implement greater civilian oversight in the jail systeman outstanding concern among county officials. Hope Now we get a real sherriff elected. An inquiry from the Metro Silicon Valley weekly about executive security licensing and an extremely large campaign donation -- which was reported in public filings -- spurred the DA to start an investigation shortly after the general election in 2018. Rosen noted that any average member of the public applying for a CCW license in accordance with the instructions on the Sheriff's Office website would not have their application reviewed. Jonsen, who filed his papers to run in January, has received endorsements from former state Sen.Jim Bell, the Democratic Asian Pacific American Club and the Sunnyvale Democratic Club. A Santa Clara County Sheriff's captain, a gun parts manufacturer, and two local lawyers - one a prominent political backer - have been indicted by a grand jury on felony bribery and conspiracy charges. 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Jensen lost that election, but he believes the time is right for a new run and cites the support from the association. His command experience includes serving as the assistant director of the protective services department at Valley Medical Center, the assistant division commander of the investigations division and the division commander of the court security division. | All donations are tax-deductible. Ive worked at other places with the Sheriffs Office here and there but I just like the community here, and I like the fact theres more community outreach that we do on this side, Valenzuela said. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. All Rights Reserved. Sheriff Robert Jonsen Sheriff's Office Facebook Page Sheriff's Office Twitter Feed Sheriff's Office Instagram Feed Contact Us 55 West Younger Avenue San Jose, CA 95110-1721 Phone: (408) 808-4400 Toll Free: (800) 211-2220 Fax: (408) 294-2467 Email: so.website@shf.sccgov.org Then I suggest you educate other voters so more people are aware. Long, who created a blog to document the CCW process in Santa Clara County, said he was unsurprised by the indictments. San Jos Spotlight is the citys first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. Ex-Jail Captain Sues Santa Clara Co. Sheriff's Office for Alleged The associations members voted overwhelmingly to support endorsing him.
