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Suspect escapes after attempted bank robbery
Gilroy Police officers responded to an attempted bank robbery at approximately 4:36 p.m. Friday at Citibank, located at 7050 Camino Arroyo in Gilroy.
Police arrest 57 DUI suspects in one weekend
Police throughout Santa Clara County arrested 57 motorists suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the first weekend of the annual Labor Day DUI crackdown campaign, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The arrests were made from just after midnight Friday through midnight Sunday, authorities said. The crackdown effort, known as “Avoid the 13,” included a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint at the intersection of Dunne Avenue and Joleen Way in Morgan Hill, where officers arrested one DUI suspect, according to Morgan Hill police. The Gilroy Police Department will conduct a similar checkpoint in Gilroy Friday night, also as part of the annual effort by local law enforcement to keep impaired drivers off the roads during one of the summer’s busiest holiday periods, according to police.Residents can receive real-time updates on checkpoint activities and DUI arrests by following the Sheriff’s Office on Twitter at @SCCOSHERIFF, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Kurtis Stenderup. Funding for the Avoid the 13 campaign, which includes saturation patrols as well as checkpoint activities, is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, authorities said. The summer campaign will continue through midnight Monday, Sept. 2, according to the press release.
Suspected burglars lead MHPD on high-speed chase
Authorities are looking for three men who led police on a chase that reached 120 mph on the U.S. 101 after allegedly attempting to burglarize a Morgan Hill home. Morgan Hill police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a home on the 2000 block of Pinto Court Wednesday night, according to a press release from MHPD. Three Hispanic men were seen jumping a fence surrounding the backyard of a home on the court, and breaking a window out of that home to make entry, police said. A resident was at home upstairs during the break-in. The suspects fled before stealing any property, police said. Police saw the suspects fleeing the scene and chased after them, the press release said. The suspects, traveling in a 1999 Audi Station Wagon, were pursued northbound on U.S. 101, at speeds up to 120 mph. Police called off the pursuit due to public safety concerns when the vehicle and patrol cars reached heavy traffic, police said. The suspects continued to drive recklessly on the shoulder of the freeway at high speeds, evading officers, according to police. The suspicious vehicle was registered out of Oakland, and the registered owner of the vehicle told police he sold the car several months ago, police said. Police are now seeking the public’s help in locating the suspect vehicle, which has a license plate of 4GTT297, authorities said. The vehicle has damage to the right quarter panel and does not have tinted windows. Police also reported Thursday they have responded to a series of recent residential burglaries that happened in quick succession. Four of these burglaries happened during daylight hours Wednesday, and officers think the suspects involved are from different areas from Morgan Hill to Oakland and Sacramento. Detectives have also noticed a pattern in the daytime burglaries, in which the suspects are ringing the doorbell or knocking on doors before forcing entry into the home, police said. “Police encourage people who are not expecting guests to call police if they suspect foul play, and make noise to ward off burglars,” the press release said. “Also, be vigilant and keep reporting suspicious persons, cars and activity.” Anyone with information about these crimes can contact Morgan Hill police at (408) 779-2101, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.
Police: Man arrested with 30 fake credit cards
Police arrested a San Jose man Tuesday after he used one of 30 fake credit cards in his possession at a Morgan Hill grocery store, authorities said. A loss prevention officer at Safeway grocery store on Tennant Avenue notified Morgan Hill police about the man after he used one of the fraudulent credit cards to purchase items at the store, according to a press release from MHPD. The man, later identified as Keith Brown, 22 of San Jose, was sitting in his car outside Safeway when officers contacted him, police said. He also had a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of DUI, out of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Police were assisted by Safeway, Star One Credit Union of San Jose and Travis Credit Union of Vacaville to determine that Brown had been using more than 30 stolen credit card account numbers to purchase thousands of dollars worth of gift cards at Safeway stores throughout the Bay Area, police said. The County’s Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, a high-tech fraud task force, assisted Morgan Hill detectives with the investigation, according to the press release. Agents think Brown was manufacturing fake credit cards from his home. Brown was arrested on suspicion of identity theft, burglary and use of a fraudulent credit card, police said. Police remind residents to periodically check their bank accounts and immediately report any fraudulent activity to the authorities. Anyone with information about these crimes can contact Morgan Hill Police at (408) 779-2101.
Burglary suspect arrested after foot chase
Morgan Hill police Wednesday night arrested a man believed to be a suspect in a series of recent burglaries in town, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the area of Barnell Avenue Wednesday night on a report of a suspicious man in the backyard of a residence, according to a press release from the Morgan Hill Police Department. When officers arrived, witnesses said they saw the man fleeing the area on a bicycle toward Dunne Avenue, police said. Officers soon found the suspect’s discarded bicycle in the yard of a home on Dunne Avenue near Del Monte Avenue. Police established a perimeter around the area, and witnesses led officers to the Dollar Tree store located in a shopping center at the corner of West Dunne Avenue and Monterey Road, the press release said. As police entered the front door of Dollar Tree, the suspect ran out through the rear doors and was tackled by officers as he ran through the Monte Vista Apartments complex, police said. The suspect, later identified as Jaime Alvarado, 33 of Morgan Hill, had multiple warrants for his arrest, police said. He was taken into custody without further incident. Alvarado is also believed to be responsible for a series of recent burglaries in Morgan Hill, though police did not offer further information on those crimes. Alvarado was booked at Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of burglary and resisting arrest, police said. Police noted that the case would not have been solved, nor the property recovered as quickly as it was, without the help of nearby residents “to get involved and report suspicious activity.”
467 vehicles, zero DUIs at Morgan Hill checkpoint
Morgan Hill Police did not make any arrests on suspicion of DUI at a Friday night checkpoint just north of the downtown area, but officers contacted more than 200 drivers, according to Capt. Shane Palsgrove. The DUI and license checkpoint was conducted on Monterey Road at the intersection of Old Monterey Road. Although no drivers were suspected of driving under the influence, officers issued eight citations for unlicensed drivers, Palsgrove said. Officers also issued one citation for a driver with a suspended license, and that motorist’s vehicle was impounded, police said. Palsgrove added 467 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, and 243 of those drivers were contacted by police. Of those contacted, 12 were screened at a “secondary” staging area. The purpose of the checkpoint was to ensure safety on the roads, and to educate drivers about the dangers of impaired driving, police said.
Meet police, firefighters at National Night Out Aug. 6
Meet Morgan Hill police officers and firefighters and get an up-close view of the inside of a patrol cruiser (on your terms), fire engines and other public safety vehicles at the 2013 National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 6. The National Night Out, dubbed “America’s Night Out Against Crime,” is a nationwide effort by public safety agencies to become more acquainted with the citizens they serve, according to a press release from MHPD. The event takes place 6 to 8 p.m. on the Third Street Promenade in downtown Morgan Hill. Local police, the SWAT team and the Morgan Hill Fire Department will be present, displaying their vehicles and equipment, according to MHPD. The Night Out also features an “old fashioned ice cream social,” face painting, games for children, prizes and giveaways. For more information about National Night Out, go to www.natw.org.
Police to conduct DUI checkpoint July 19
Morgan Hill police will conduct a DUI and drivers license checkpoint Friday, July 19 at an undisclosed location inside the city limits.
Morgan Hill police briefs: Burglary, fireworks
TheftTwo men reportedly stole 12 bottles of wine from the Safeway grocery store at 235 Tennant Station Tuesday afternoon. The suspected thieves, described as Asian males in their 20s, walked out of the store with the wine bottles about 4:30 p.m., according to police reports. No arrests or identification of the suspects have been reported. FireworksPolice reported more than a dozen calls from residents reporting their neighbors were shooting off fireworks throughout Morgan Hill the night of July 4. It does not appear that any of the offenders were cited or arrested for illegal fireworks, according to police reports. On one of the calls, a resident called police a second time after officers responded to warn the reported pyrotechnical scofflaws, according to police reports. The suspects reportedly began shooting fireworks again just after officers left the neighborhood. That incident was reported about 9:45 p.m. in the area of Via Loma. Police and fire personnel also reported two fires that might have been started by errant illegal fireworks - one next to U.S. 101 near Coyote Creek Golf Course, and one on Murphy Springs Court. BurglarySomeone broke into a home on the 18200 block of Hale Avenue and stole a computer and jewelry, police said. The burglar or burglars entered the home by forcing open a rear door, police said. The crime was reported about 12:07 a.m. Friday.
Morgan Hill police briefs: Shoplifting, burglaries
Police catch suspected Walmart shoplifterA woman ran out of Wal-mart with a phone she had just stolen from the store at 170 Cochrane Plaza, but police caught up to her and recovered the stolen property, according to police reports. Police arrived to the scene and found the woman walking in the area of Butterfield Boulevard and Diana Avenue, police said. Walmart staff did not want to prosecute the woman, but wanted the stolen phone back. An officer gave the woman a warning to stay away from Wal-mart in the future or she could be prosecuted for trespassing, police said. The crime was reported about 2:34 p.m. June 27. Electronics, shotguns stolen from homeSomeone stole a laptop computer and Playstation video game system when they burglarized a home on Vista Del Valle in east Morgan Hill, police said. Also stolen from the home were two shotguns and an ATM card, according to police reports. The crime was reported about 7:33 p.m. June 27. The resident arrived at the home to find the back door open, then checked the home and determined what had been stolen, according to police. No arrests have been reported in relation to the burglary, according to police reports. Stereo system stolen from parked vehicleSomeone stole a stereo system and speakers from a black Chevrolet Silverado parked on Cochrane Road Friday, police said. The crime was reported about 1:09 p.m., according to police. Passenger plane sited with laserThe crew of an incoming United Express commercial passenger jet reported someone pointed a green laser at the airplane from somewhere in the hills east of Morgan Hill, according to police. The disturbance was reported about 11 p.m. Friday, police reports said. The plane was flying at about 12,000 feet in altitude, inbound to the Mineta San Jose International Airport, police said. No injuries were reported.
