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Santa Clara County

Sheriff candidates address policing issues at Stanford

May 22, 2018 12:39 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer One of the few ways that mid-Peninsula residents interact with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office — other than visiting the Palo Alto […]

Santa Clara County

Editorial: Re-elect Laurie Smith as Santa Clara County sheriff

May 16, 2018 12:08 am

DAILY POST EDITORIAL It’s possible that Santa Clara County voters will get two chances this year to vote for sheriff. With five candidates in the June 5 primary, it’s unlikely […]

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith
Palo Alto

Sheriff fires back at critics, says car-sex incident is fiction

April 27, 2018 10:42 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In an interview with the Post yesterday (April 26), Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith flatly denied allegations that she tried to have […]

Sheriff candidates, from left, John Hirokawa, Joe LaJeunesse, Jose Salcido and Martin Monica debated in Mountain View on April 24. Post photo by Allison Levitsky.
Palo Alto

Candidate debate goes on without sheriff, who wanted to read a statement but not take questions

April 26, 2018 3:02 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith was barred from reading a statement before a candidate forum in Mountain View last night (April 24) […]

Santa Clara County

Cordell, opponent say Sheriff Smith should resign

April 4, 2018 4:09 pm

Retired judge LaDoris Cordell and a candidate for Santa Clara County sheriff, former Undersheriff John Hirokawa, called for Sheriff Laurie Smith to resign yesterday (April 3) over her actions in […]

Santa Clara County

Candidate says sheriff lied about staffing levels before courthouse escape

December 1, 2017 12:31 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s re-election challenger, former undersheriff John Hirokawa, accused Smith yesterday of lying about the number of sheriff’s deputies […]

Santa Clara County

2nd of two courthouse escapees caught

November 27, 2017 7:52 am

From staff and wire reports U.S. Marshals on Sunday (Nov. 26) captured the second of two inmates who made a brazen getaway from the Palo Alto courthouse, authorities said. John […]

Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County Sheriff to seek re-election

November 27, 2017 7:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is running for her sixth four-year term next year, she told the Post through a spokesman. Smith […]

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