Tag: district attorney
Retired police officer sentenced for fraud, other charges
A retired police officer who lives in Morgan Hill was sentenced March 29 to three years in jail for using his security business to...
DA: Teen drug dealer arrested after death of 12-year-old girl
A drug dealer has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old San Jose girl who fatally overdosed on fentanyl, according to the Santa...
Retired police officer convicted of fraud, money laundering
A retired San Jose Police officer—a Morgan Hill resident with a side security business—was convicted Jan. 14 of $1.13 million in insurance fraud, $18...
DA declines to charge Oct. 30 Gilroy shooting suspect
Santa Clara County prosecutors said Nov. 3 they do not have enough evidence to file charges against Benjamin David Calderon, who Gilroy Police arrested...
San Jose PD named in federal lawsuit after officers fatally shot...
The family of David Tovar Jr., an unarmed Gilroy man who was fatally shot by San Jose police in January, is suing the San...
Burglaries on the rise, despite arrests
Since December, burglars and thieves have increasingly targeted businesses and construction sites in Morgan Hill—and the recent arrests of multiple suspects has not changed the pattern—according to authorities.
Woman dies after Jan. 14 domestic violence incident
A woman who was severely injured in a Jan. 14 domestic violence incident at a home in Morgan Hill has died from her wounds, according to authorities.
Four charged in probe of sheriff’s office
Two local attorneys, an elite gun specialist and a senior member of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s command staff will face charges in connection with an investigation into the issuance of concealed weapons permits.
Local police, DA to host gun buyback Dec. 14
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office will partner with the Gilroy and Morgan Hill police departments to sponsor a $50,000 gun buyback in the South Bay Dec. 14.
Sexual assaults on the rise in Santa Clara County
Incidents of rape and sexual assault have risen in Santa Clara County over the last year, and experts think the increase is at least partially related to victims’ growing willingness to report the crimes.
