Special Coverage:
Police Chief Advisory Board Blog

This blog will cover the developments of community-police relations, including report backs from the newly formed San Jose Police Chief Advisory Committee. Readers can submit comments, questions, or information that may be of interest.

San Jose Police Consider Federal Surveillance Program, Civil Rights Advocates Voice Concern

San Jose Police Consider Federal Surveillance Program,  Civil Rights Advocates Voice Concern

Weeks after SJPD announced they will bring on two federal immigration officers, they consider participation in an initiative which calls on local police and residents to be reporting agents for federal enforcement agencies.

San Jose Police Department Fighting Gang Violence With ICE

San Jose Police Department Fighting Gang Violence With ICE

Though repeatedly stating their department would not work with ICE, budget cuts and a climbing homicide rate has brought Chief Moore to take on two federal investigators from Homeland Security.

The Community Mourns as Violence Erupts in A-Town in East San Jose

The Community Mourns as Violence Erupts in A-Town in East San Jose

During a week of violence in San Jose a loved member of the community, just 18 years old, was stabbed to death and A-town in San Jose is left with a greater police presence.

“Keep Walking” — Diary of a Downtown Resident’s Cinco de Mayo Night

“Keep Walking” — Diary of a Downtown Resident’s Cinco de Mayo Night

A downtown resident, and high school teacher, wanted to celebrate the festivities with an evening of dancing. Instead, she was forced to trek around police blockades, and told she could not go home.

Police Chief Advisory Board Focuses on Community Policing, Cinco de Mayo Weekend Maybe First Test

Police Chief Advisory Board Focuses on Community Policing, Cinco de Mayo Weekend Maybe First Test

An advisory board member reports back from the group's first meeting, and says how the new San Jose Police Chief handles the upcoming Cinco de Mayo weekend may be an important indicator for the future of community-police relations.

 
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