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May 24, 2026

Police schedule DUI checkpoint for Sept. 5

The California Highway Patrol Hollister-Gilroy Area will host a Driving Under the Influence Sobriety Checkpoint on Sept. 5 in an unincorporated area of southern Santa Clara County.  The checkpoint will begin at 7pm and continue until 3am Sept. 6. In the event of inclement weather,...

MHPD launches software to engage crime victims

The Morgan Hill Police Department just rolled out a new online platform that allows officers to better communicate with local crime victims.

Police blotter: Stolen vehicle, burglary

A burglar or burglars kicked in a door to a residence on Alkire Avenue and ransacked the residence. The burglary was reported 7:48pm Jan. 28.

Police, firefighters respond to flurry of July 4 calls

Morgan Hill Police responded to dozens of calls related to illegal fireworks, and issued five criminal citations to violators on July 4, according to authorities. In addition, the city’s fire department and Cal Fire responded to scores of fires from June 30-July 7, but it’s...

Sheriff pleads the Fifth in CCW testimony

Santa Clara County’s elected sheriff and the department’s second-in-command invoked their right against self-incrimination instead of answering questions from prosecutors before a criminal grand jury earlier this month.

Police arrest mail theft suspect

Police arrested a San Jose man after he was seen stealing mail from a Morgan Hill apartment complex, according to authorities. About 10:20pm May 10, Morgan Hill Police responded to Jasmine Square Apartments at 16530 Monterey Road, on reports of a male suspect breaking into...

Suspect in pharmacy robberies arrested in Morgan Hill

Police this week arrested a suspect who robbed multiple pharmacies in Morgan Hill, Gilroy and other communities by threatening violence against the drugstores’ employees, according to authorities.  One of the robberies occurred on Dec. 30, 2023, in Morgan Hill, when police responded to Rite-Aid, 16000...

Man facing charges in Morgan Hill, among others, escapes from Watsonville jail

An inmate at the Rountree Medium Facility on the outskirts of Watsonville, whose list of charges include a DUI in Morgan Hill, escaped May 7, leading to an intensive search that ended with his capture later the same day. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson...

Man arrested for murder at Morgan Hill home

A 25-year-old Morgan Hill man was arrested on suspicion of murder and other charges Sunday after he stabbed his parents multiple times at the family’s residence, according to authorities.

Sheriff candidate charged with perjury

A 48-year-old Cupertino woman who ran for the position of Santa Clara County sheriff in the June 7 primary election has been charged with perjury for allegedly saying she had the law enforcement experience required to qualify for the job, prosecutors said. Anh Colton, who...

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