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Former SJ police union director who was fired after opioid smuggling arrest pleads guilty
As part of an agreement with federal prosecutors, Joanne Segovia admitted in court Tuesday to illegally importing more than 17,000 opioid pills into the U.S. while serving as the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association.In March of 2023, the 20-year veteran of the SJPOA was charged after a homeland security investigation revealed her role in a scheme to distribute drugs.Originally, investigators said those drugs included a fentanyl analogue, but they have since corrected what they found was an error in testing.RELATED: Mayor Liccardo cracks down on misconduct of SJPD officers, calls for random drug, alcohol testingTuesday, prosecutors...
Multiple cars vandalized along San Mateo street; suspect arrested
A man who allegedly vandalized multiple cars along a block-long stretch in a San Mateo neighborhood was arrested, police said Tuesday.San Mateo police said the department received phone calls from multiple witnesses about a man with a stick damaging parked cars while walking along the unit block of South Fremont Street. Witnesses told responding officers the man used a paint roller to break mirrors and windshields and damage the hoods of several cars on the block, police said.Based on witness descriptions, officers quickly located the suspect and detained him, police said. He was identified as 29-year-old Carlos Utan of Burlingame. Investigators determined eight vehicles were damaged, with a total amount of damage estimated at nearly $9,000, according to police.Utan was arrested for felony vandalism and booked into San Mateo County Jail.
Investigation finds widespread discrimination against Calif. Section 8 tenants
California tenants who held Section 8 housing vouchers were refused rental contracts by more than 200 landlords, including major real estate firms, according to an undercover investigation that found widespread discrimination in the state. The investigative nonprofit Housing Rights Initiative announced Tuesday that it has filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, alleging landlords violated a state law against denying leases to renters who pay with vouchers. It seeks penalties against 203 companies and individuals. The nonprofit is also pushing for more state funding to adequately enforce the law, which Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in 2019. "This historic...
'Pillowcase Rapist' allowed to live in Antelope Valley despite opposition from residents
Despite opposition from residents, prosecutors and county Supervisor Kathryn Barger, a sexually violent predator known as the Pillowcase Rapist will be allowed to live at a home in the Antelope Valley community of Juniper Hills upon his release from a state hospital, according to a judge's ruling released Tuesday.A judge in Santa Clara County previously ordered that Christopher Hubbart, now 74, be released from a state hospital. That began the process of determining where Hubbart should be housed, with officials ultimately recommending the location in Juniper Hills, south of Pearblossom.That prompted opposition from residents and some elected officials, who noted...
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