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Robert Salonga

Robert Salonga

Crime & Public Safety Reporter at The Mercury News

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  • English
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  • Crime
  • Health & Medicine

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Ex-Santa Clara County undersheriff pleads guilty to bribery in watershed gun permit scandal

The conviction for Rick Sung and the dismissal of his co-defendant caps a six-year case that led to multiple convictions and the expulsion of former sheriff Laurie Smith.
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San Jose police officer fired after using Flock database to track c...

SJPD revealed a data breach involving a now-former officer sharing tracking information about a potential domestic violence victim to his relative.
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Woman charged with murdering two best friends in violent streak in ...

Anila Baby allegedly stabbed Ann Mary Mathew at a San Jose home then ran over Anjana Hari in a Milpitas apartment complex where they all were recently neighbors, authorities say.
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Medical examiner rules 8-year-old San Jose girl’s death a homicide,...

The Santa Clara County ME found that medical neglect contributed to the asthma attack that killed 8-year-old Aurora Williams.
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Woman charged with intentionally running over and killing friend in...

Anil Baby was charged with murder in a deadly hit-and-run at the apartment complex where she and the victim both lived.
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6 from San Jose arrested after Santa Cruz chase that hit police car

Two officers were injured in the Saturday afternoon pursuit spurred by reports of SUV occupants hitting other vehicles and threatening people.
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Murder convictions in deadly 2025 gang beating that exposed South B...

Two men were convicted by a jury, while a third pleaded no contest earlier this year; the death spurred scrutiny on how the brutal 11-minute-long attack went undetected by jail guards.
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Former juvenile probation officer charged with having sexual TikTok...

The 53-year-old Gilroy resident retired from juvenile corrections in San Mateo County and was an active San Benito County probation employee when he was arrested.
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No court reporter? California high court guarantees low-income liti...

The high court mandated wider use of automatic recordings for civil matters when a reporter is unavailable; proponents hail it as a victory for indigent litigants, but workers advocates warn of relying on cheaper technology.
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Third trial for 1992 Mountain View killing in limbo as double-jeopa...

The defendant’s renewed murder charge in the killing of Laurie Houts is on hold after the case was dismissed, then reinstated and put through state, Supreme Court and new federal reviews.
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San Jose police auditor suddenly placed on administrative leave

Eddie Aubrey has had a low-key tenure since being appointed as the city’s civilian police watchdog in April 2024.