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Santa Clara County Justice Training Center
 Next Intensive Basic Academy Class *01/29/08  -  07/11/08*
For more information and upcoming dates click here
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Welcome!

Sheriff Laurie Smith is pleased to make the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Home Page available to the users of the Internet.

Located in the technological center of the world, Silicon Valley hosts many of the Nation's top Fortune 500 high tech companies.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has 586 sworn personnel and a budget of $112,582,007.  The Sheriff's Office serves the communities of Cupertino, Los Altos Hills, Saratoga and the unincorporated areas of the County. The Sheriff's Office also maintains contracts with the Valley Transportation Authority and the Santa Clara County Parks Department for law enforcement services. With a total County population of approximately 1.7 million people, the Sheriff's Office has a service population of approximately 197,000.

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 We Need Your Help!
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Help Stop Fraud!
   Crimes against the elderly! Extortion! Auto Theft!
   Nomadic Criminals

 

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Fingerprinting Appointments

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The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has free gun locks for distribution to the community. 

 
 

Featured Information
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Latest Craze - Pocket Bikes, But Are They Legal?

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Sheriff's Office Volunteer Program

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A Special Video Message from the Sheriff
 

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The Sheriff of Santa Clara County is pleased to announce that currently within the jurisdiction of the Sheriff there are no reported missing persons. However, Sheriff Smith would like to point out that missing persons are not just limited to our jurisdiction. Therefore, she invites you to visit the web site of the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.