Police arrest at De Anza College
Christian Trujano, Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2019
An individual was arrested March 4 around 3 p.m. at De Anza College for counts of misappropriation of lost property, providing false information to a peace officer, being under the influence of a narcotic and a misdemeanor warrant, according to Foothill-De Anza Chief of Police Daniel Acosta. Guled...
Community members raise concerns about police misconduct, accountability
Hwan Lee, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
De Anza College community members brought up concerns about police misconduct and accountability at the chief of police open forum on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The three candidates, Danny Acosta, Kenneth Laird and Daniel Hect, provided their thoughts about better accessibility between community members and t...
Opinion: De-police: Do not call 911
Ryan Chen, Photo Editor
May 7, 2018
Police presence is not necessary, and the police should not be called in non life-threatening situations. According to a story in the Mercury News, the First Congregational Church of Oakland is vowing not to call the police during resolvable confrontations with homeless or mentally handicapped indivi...
Santa Clara sheriffs’ plan to improve school safety among other issues
Ethan Bennett, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2018
On April 26, candidates for sheriff of Santa Clara County tackled questions regarding school safety, gun violence, mental health issues and state immigration policies on campus. Hosted by the Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action (VIDA), sheriff candidates John Hirokawa, Joe La Jeunesse,...
FHDA police: “Communication is critical”
Ethan Bennett, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2018
Foothill-De Anza Police Department launched their first social gathering, “Coffee with a Cop,” on campus April 25, where students and faculty interacted with community police officers to better understand each other. Chief of police Ronald Levine highlighted two purposes of the event: communication...
Police arrest two people at De Anza
Christian Trujano, News editor
April 22, 2018
Two people were arrested at De Anza College Campus, April 19 around 9 p.m. for counts of drug possession and other felony related charges during a traffic enforcement stop. 21 year old Lauren Johns was arrested for possession of heroin, meth and giving a fake name to a officer while 37 year old Ronnie...
Religious message offends
Steven Hall, Web Editor
January 16, 2015
The main quad came alive with the sound of loud voices and people yelling in the early afternoon as De Anza College was visited by street preachers from Cry to God Ministries on Jan. 8. “I actually came later, but what caught my attention was the hatred that he was preaching,” said Safa Ben-Harchache,...
