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Hillview Court Apartment residents demand help

Hillview Court Apartment residents demand help amidst increasing concerns for safety

Rhoda Shapiro

When John Tuitasi’s car was broken into, he had no desire to call the police.

The car had been in the parking lot of the Hillview Court Apartments, located at 1000 Hillview Court in Milpitas.

But when somebody else at the property found out what had happened to Tuitasi’s car, they decided to reach out to police on their own. Later that night, the police went up to Tuitasi’s door and asked him questions about the break-in.

“The next day, somebody threw a rock through my window,” said Tuitasi. “So what good did it do to call the police?”

Since that day, Tuitasi has been harassed and has received numerous threats from the individual who broke into his car.

This is a common occurrence at the Hillview Court Apartments, where many fear repercussions for reporting incidents to the police…

3 dead after man goes on violent rampage in San Jose, Milpitas; Suspect arrested

A man went on a deadly rampage Thursday in Milpitas and San Jose, stabbing at least three people and striking three others with a vehicle that was carjacked, police said. At least three victims have died and two others have life-threatening injuries.

At about 4:30 p.m., Milpitas police investigated a stabbing in the parking lot of a Smart & Final store on the 400 block of Jacklin Road. Officers provided life-saving measures to the Jacklin Road victim but the person succumbed to their injuries, police said.

Shortly afterward, police arrested a suspect nearby at Midwick Dr. and Arizona Ave. just north of the Smart & Final store.

UPDATE: The victim at the Smart & Final has been identified as Jiwanjot Dhariwal, 26, of Milpitas. Our condolences to his family.

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