Crime

The Morgan Hill Police Department, along with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state, must seek approval from the city council any time it plans to purchase items deemed to be “military equipment,” under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. Assembly Bill...

A Morgan Hill man is among two arrested by Watsonville Police on April 12 for the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old on April 2. Erick DeHaro and Matthew Madriz, both 18, were charged with first-degree murder. They were booked into Santa Cruz County Jail without...

A retired police officer who lives in Morgan Hill was sentenced March 29 to three years in jail for using his security business to commit millions of dollars in insurance fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and worker exploitation, according to authorities. Robert Foster, 48, was...

Two people died and three others were sent to the hospital with injuries as a result of a shooting that was possibly gang-related March 26 in Hollister, according to authorities. Hollister Police identified the deceased victims as Jaime Jesus Gomez, 23, and Daniel Eli Gonzalez,...

Morgan Hill Police arrested a juvenile who shot two people with a pellet gun while taking part in the dangerous “Orbeez challenge” that has appeared on social media in recent weeks, according to authorities. The March 17 arrest was the third such local incident in...

Facing corruption probes and a potential trial that could expel her from office, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said Thursday she will not run for reelection and will retire when her sixth term ends in January. Smith, who was the first woman to be...

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was ordered held without bail on attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to shoot at a man accused of molesting the fighter's young relative.  Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Shelyna Brown issued the order during a...

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested by Morgan Hill police on suspicion of child abuse that left an 18-month-old hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage and other injuries, police said Thursday. Amy Christine Jones was arrested after officers had responded last Friday to a report of...

Police in Morgan Hill on March 3 arrested a juvenile in connection with a shooting that occurred in January. The 14-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, possession of a concealable...

A San Jose Police veteran potentially faces the loss of his right to own firearms after he was involved in a domestic dispute while off duty—and armed—at a Morgan Hill residence, according to court records. The Morgan Hill Police Department filed a gun violence emergency...