Crime

For the third time since a police investigation began earlier this summer, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to send a suspected serial child molester to jail while he awaits trial on multiple felony charges.  Anthony Joseph Ramon, 25, of Gilroy, was...

Authorities on Aug. 27 arrested a 17-year-old Salinas resident in connection with a deadly July 25 shooting in Morgan Hill.  The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest followed an extensive investigation that included tips, videos and photos submitted by witnesses and community members,...

Meta has agreed to pay a maximum of $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by California and 50 other jurisdictions that the company designed those platforms to addict children, misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected...

Dozens of residents rallied outside Morgan Hill City Hall and packed the council chambers Aug. 19, using an organized public comment campaign to renew pressure on the City Council to formally oppose the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility proposed near Gilroy—and to...

The Morgan Hill Police Department will host a DUI checkpoint from 6pm Aug. 28 until 2am Aug. 29, at an undisclosed location within the city limits.  MHPD said in a statement that the checkpoint location will be determined based on data showing incidents of impaired...

Following an investigation, Gilroy Police and detectives from the Morgan Hill Police Department recently arrested two men on suspicion of illegal narcotics activity.  On Aug. 14, officers served a search warrant at a home on the 7200 block of Alexander Street in Gilroy. The warrant...

Morgan Hill Police responded to the intersection of Monterey Road and Tennant Avenue about 8:51pm July 30, following reports of a traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle.  Officers and emergency medical personnel immediately provided life-saving aid to the pedestrian before they were transported...

Police have identified a third victim of Gilroy resident Anthony Joseph Ramon, who is accused of sexually assaulting children who attended a YMCA summer camp in Morgan Hill. The Morgan Hill Police Department announced last week that Ramon, 25, was arrested and charged again on...

The FBI is helping local authorities to investigate a July 25 shooting in Morgan Hill that resulted in the death of one victim and injuries to six others, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office announced this week. The federal office is offering a reward...

Three people died in separate vehicle accidents in South Valley over the July 25-26 weekend, according to authorities. Two of the crashes involved motorcycles, with their riders pronounced dead after officers responded.  A California Highway Patrol commander emphasized that most accidents are preventable, and urged...