A few Los Altos Hills homes were briefly evacuated but there were no reported injuries or structure damage, fire officials said.
All five subjects were taken into custody. Police did not identify any of the suspects.
Officers responded to the scene, but Martines had left. Officers spotted the truck a short time later, and stopped Martines.
Johnny Ray Wolfenbarger, 65, was in custody at the time of Monday's sentencing hearing and began serving his prison term immediately.
Jeffrey Choy, 33, of Stockton, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer, according to police.
The crash was reported around 9 p.m. Thursday on northbound Highway 9 south of Redwood Gulch Road.
Two suspects fled with an unspecified amount of cash, according to police.
Detectives are investigating a possible link between this case and two recent incidents that occurred Friday and Monday, police said.
Bert McElhaney was arrested at his San José home Tuesday morning, police said.
A suicidal patient who had a replica handgun prompted the standoff, police said.
The attempted robbery was reported at around 3:45 a.m. Sunday at the Palo Alto Transit Center (95 University Ave.), police said.
Town officials said the program offers a chance for a better understanding between residents and the police department.
Two actors on the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured after their van crashed.
It started with an argument between a man and woman in a parking lot. The man killed a bystander, the woman and himself, police believe.
Two suspects — one of whom prosecutors said was a family friend — were arraigned Thursday on charges of kidnapping Baby Brandon.
San Jose police reopened the case to find the suspect after Shea Olivia Maalan Shaw, now 26, died from her injuries suffered 11 years ago.
The trio are suspected of abducting 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar while his grandmother was unloading groceries from her car.
Police now say 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar has been found.
The baby boy, Brandon Cuellar, is just 3 months old.
A man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that leveled a Home Depot and could be seen from space.
District Attorney Jeff Rosen will announce details of the arrest in a news conference Tuesday scheduled for 11 a.m.
A man was shot and killed in San Jose Sunday morning and moments later police shot a gunman at a nearby restaurant.
Investigators are searching for bodies and signs of foul play at the site of a fire that burned a vacant 50,000 commercial building.
A motorcyclist died last Thursday in a collision on the transition ramp between Highway 17 and Highway 85.
A fire broke out at a three-story building in Campbell on Friday morning and smoke is visible throughout the Bay Area.
The man and his accomplices often used a saw to break into businesses and cart away entire cash-filled ATMs, according to the DA's office.
Police encouraged people to hike in pairs and take other precautions when going to the trails.
One person was arrested after officers found a stolen vehicle in Los Gatos Monday morning, police said.
The growth of unserialized weapons has public safety advocates alarmed.
COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara County have tripled in the last two weeks as public health officials announced a new mandate Tuesday.
The Los Gatos Town Council had pledged to address a dispatcher shortage in October. Three officers also retired last week.
Officers had initially responded at 5:48 p.m. to the mall at 925 Blossom Hill Road after several people reported gunshots being fired.
Police say there is no active shooter at the mall, though it will take a few hours to clear the scene.
Roland LeBrun was recorded on video last Thursday making threats during a virtual hearing while speaking to VTA employees.
Michael Kail, a Los Gatos resident, received $500,000 from multiple companies in exchange for approved millions of dollars in contracts.
The arrest comes a little more than six months after the public transit agency was involved in a mass shooting.
A local owner of a recycling company was found to be in possession of more than 1,500 stolen catalytic converters, according to prosecutors.
Dr. Hidenori Anto, who also goes by Dr. Yungyong Lu, was accused of illegally charging insurance companies hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Joseph Houg was the director of the Los Gatos Youth Theater and also a fifth grade teacher at Blossom Hill Elementary School.
But the alarm went off, and the alarm company informed officers that the suspect was trying to break into the ATM inside CVS. See photos.