Crime

A Letter from Milpitas Police Chief Armando Corpuz

On August 13, Milpitas Police Chief Armando Corpuz released a letter to let the public know what the Milpitas...

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Milpitas Police Assist in Gilroy in Wake of Shooting

City officials and police personnel from Gilroy have asked people to avoid going into Christmas Hill Park, an active...

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Milpitas Police Conduct Compliance Checks for Registered Sex and Arson Offenders

Citywide, a variety of Milpitas residents are registered as convicted arsons or sex offenders. Yesterday, on July 25, the...

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Police Blotter – Milpitas – 7/11/19 – 7/20/19

July 11, 2019 N TEMPLE DR / KENNEDY DR A vehicle owner discovered that his car window had been...

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Milpitas Police Department Seeking Witnesses to Hit and Run

At about 10 minutes to 9pm on July 9, Milpitas Police and Fire pulled up to East Calaveras Boulevard...

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Milpitas Man Barricades Himself in Apartment After Committing Knife Attack

Last night, while most of Milpitas was asleep, Milpitas Police Officers found themselves in a standoff with a middle-aged...

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26-year-old Milpitas Resident & Suspect in Freeway Shooting is Fatally Shot at Big Sur

The prime suspect in the fatal freeway shooting of 30-year-old Milpitas resident Matthew Rios was shot by park rangers...

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Mayor Rich Tran Offers $10,000 Reward to Help Find Milpitas Man’s Killer in Freeway Shooting

This past Monday night, on June 17, Milpitas resident Matthew Rios was driving home on Interstate 680 when shots...

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Milpitas Police Arrest Suspected Burglar on Lassen Ave.

Last Saturday, June 1, a Milpitas resident on Lassen Avenue’s 1300 block heard some strange sounds in her home…...

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Man Robbed in Milpitas Chili’s Parking Lot, Suspects Arrested

This happened in the Chili’s parking lot, over on West Calaveras… Two men approached another man, asking if he...

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Woman Charged with Murdering 3-year-old Grandson

Milpitas Police encountered a shocking crime scene this past Monday, April 15. It was a quarter to 5 in...

Community

Milpitas Police Academy Springing into Gear

Attention: Want to know what it takes to be a cop? Want to know how a Police Department runs,...

Aug

Mon

The Milpitas Rotary Club lunch program @ Dave & Buster's

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Aug 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

On Monday, August 19, The Milpitas Rotary Club will present their lunch program (Noon to 1:15 PM) at Dave & Buster’s featuring our Speaker Robin Hays, Milpitas Art Commissioner since 2000, will discuss the Milpitas Art Commission’s plans to bring street, sidewalk, and mural art to the City of Milpitas. Pictures of city art examples will be shown.

Aug

Wed

Peaceful Poets Meeting @ Milpitas Library

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Aug 21 @ 6:00 pm

The group Peaceful Poets meets on the third Wednesday of each month. If you’re interested in writing poetry and connecting with others, come check out a meeting!

Aug

Thu

Bystander Intervention Training at the Milpitas Library @ Milpitas Library

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Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

If you saw someone being harassed or facing discrimination, would you know how to safely intervene? SCCLD is hosting two Bystander Intervention Training sessions in August, to coincide with Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month. The training will be presented by the Council of American Islamic Relations – San Francisco Bay Area office (CAIR – SFBA).

Participants will learn specific de-escalation techniques to defuse potentially tense situations where someone is being targeted for harassment. The trainings will also provide tips on how to record incidents and when to involve law enforcement.

Milpitas Library will host one session on Thursday, August 22 from 7-8:30 pm. Gilroy Library will host another on Saturday, August 31 from 3-4:30 pm.

Aug

Mon

Milpitas Rotary Club Meeting @ Dave & Buster's

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Aug 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

On Monday, August 26, The Milpitas Rotary Club will present their lunch program (Noon to 1:15 PM) at Dave & Buster’s featuring our Speaker Robert Jung who will propose Kiva.org for us as a potential Club activity plus a program to help homeless veterans.

Aug

Tue

House Sharing Program Workshop @ Milpitas City Hall

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Aug 27 @ 6:00 pm

Aug

Fri

Screen! Local Shortfilm Showcase @ Cinema Exchange

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Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Screen! Local Shortfilm Showcase – June 28th, August 30th, October 25th

sponsored by Reel Eagle Studios

8:00pm-11:00pm

Screen! is a quarterly event hosted at the Cinema Exchange in Milpitas. We gather themed short films from local filmmakers and screen them on our 220″ screen. Come out and meet your local filmmakers, enjoy an hour of short films, and mingle with industry peers.

https://www.facebook.com/events/617938055287212/

More Info on this month’s Screen!

JUNE 28th is “Comedy Dramedy” Comedy, Drama, Tragedy, the Ancient Greek really had storytelling streamlined into some very distinct categories…so come enjoy some very distinct stories by some very distinct filmmakers at the next Screen! event:
Join us on June 28th for fantastic shorts by fantastic local filmmakers, popcorn and networking. It’s the best way to see your film on the big screen!

SCHEDULE
8:00 – 8:30 Event Begins
8:30 – 9:30 Feature presentation
9:30 – 11:30 Networking

And the lineup is in!

In no particular order…

1. The Anniversary – Guillermo Gomez

2. How to Grow a Tiger Lily (trailer) – Anthony Aguiar

3. Take On Me – Bobby Kwong

4. Frantic Escape – Daniel Mitchell-Rodriguez

5. Roll Call – Matthew Quaid

6. Yoga Warm Up – Rhea Mallari

7. Christmas Shit – Sage Drake

8. Sully Berk: Lifeguard – Nik Vik

9. With My Own Two Hands – Michael Barocas

10. Yodelay Kill You – Alfred Ham

11. Abuelita – Nicole De Meneses

Come out and watch these fantastic films and meet these fantastic filmmakers!

Sep

Wed

Peaceful Poets Meeting @ Milpitas Library

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Sep 18 @ 6:00 pm

The group Peaceful Poets meets on the third Wednesday of each month. If you’re interested in writing poetry and connecting with others, come check out a meeting!

Sep

Sat

Samuel Ayer High School Reunion @ Extra parking at Rancho Junior High

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Sep 21 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The 19^th Annual ALL Classes Reunion Picnic will be held at the Murphy Park located at 1567 Yellowstone Ave in Milpitas on September 21, 2019.

This is an open invitation to any and all classmates who ever attended Samuel Ayer High during the years of 1958 through 1982. The hours of the Picnic are from 12:00 until 6:00 PM. Please bring your own food and drink, a comfortable lawn chair and be ready to reminisce with Ayer Classmates. Restoring old memories with people you may have shared a classroom with or were just High School acquaintances. During this time a past Faculty member could drop in for a visit. Please mark your calendar to reserve this date for a great afternoon.

Other Picnic facts: Extra parking at Rancho Junior High

$10.00 per person to help pay for the expenses

Limited Park furnished BBQ’s available

Limited park tables (bring your own folding table)

Extra Porta Potties provided in addition to Park Facilities

Music by Henry Nichols & Gabe and Helen Gucho

Sep

Fri

Casino Night @ Embassy Suites

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Sep 27 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm