Warrant served at San Jose home

San Jose police served a search warrant Friday night at a home on the 1200 block of Lancelot Lane, two days after an 8-year-old girl was hospitalized following what authorities first described as a medical emergency. Authorities were seen collecting evidence at the house, according to the East Bay Times. (eastbaytimes.com) Police have not announced any arrests or released details about what investigators believe happened inside the home. The girl remained without a public update on her condition as of Friday night. (ktvu.com) ### Why were police back at the house on Friday? Friday night’s search warrant marked an escalation from the initial emergency response on Wednesday, when police and fire crews first converged on the East San Jose block. (eastbaytimes.com) The East Bay Times reported officers were collecting evidence at the home during the warrant service. Police had already kept the scene active for hours on Wednesday, with street closures and a large law enforcement presence. KRON4 reported that San Jose police told the station on Wednesday evening that the investigation was “still active and ongoing” and that closures would remain in place for a significant amount of time. By Friday, police had not publicly explained what evidence they were seeking or whether the warrant was tied to possible criminal conduct. (eastbaytimes.com) ### What do authorities say happened on Wednesday morning? San Jose Fire Department crews were dispatched just before 10 a.m. Wednesday to the 1200 block of Lancelot Lane, near Mount Pleasant Park, after reports of a person having trouble breathing, KTVU reported, citing fire officials. (eastbaytimes.com) The San Jose Police Department later said the patient was a child suffering an unspecified medical emergency. The child was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the fire department account reported by KTVU, NBC Bay Area and ABC7. Police have not publicly described the exact nature of the emergency, and officials have not released a detailed incident narrative. (kron4.com) ### What has been confirmed about the child? The East Bay Times identified the patient as an 8-year-old girl and reported she was on life support at an area hospital. That detail had not been included in the initial public statements from San Jose police or fire officials on Wednesday, when authorities referred more generally to a child or juvenile. (ktvu.com) As of Friday night, authorities had not released a new statement on the girl’s medical status. The absence of an update has left the publicly confirmed record limited to the fact that she was hospitalized after the Wednesday morning call and that the investigation remains open. (ktvu.com) ### What was visible at the scene? KTVU reported that a crew at the scene on Wednesday saw at least four, and possibly more, juveniles at or around the house. The station also reported that several marked County of Santa Clara vehicles were present and that one may have been involved in transporting children from the scene. (eastbaytimes.com) Wednesday’s response drew a heavy police presence that remained in place more than seven hours after the original 9:57 a.m. call, according to KTVU and KRON4. NBC Bay Area also reported that police described the investigation as active and ongoing and gave no immediate additional information. (eastbaytimes.com) ### What is still not public? San Jose police have not said what caused the girl’s injuries, whether anyone in the home is a suspect, or whether child welfare agencies had prior contact with the address. The department’s public press release page did not show a case update related to the Lancelot Lane investigation as of Saturday. (ktvu.com) Santa Clara County’s Department of Family and Children’s Services says it is the agency that provides services to protect, prevent and remedy child abuse and neglect, but the county does not publicly discuss individual child welfare cases. Any next formal update is likely to come from San Jose police, prosecutors or court filings tied to the search warrant. (ktvu.com) (ssa.santaclaracounty.gov) (sjpd.org)