Crime

District Attorney Jeff Rosen is asking Santa Clara County high school students to create and submit original art that helps bring awareness to animal cruelty, focusing on neglect, and how to report it.  The winner will receive $1,500. The second-place winner will receive $1,000 and...

Morgan Hill Police Department arrested 16 people suspected of driving under the influence during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend. The enforcement efforts were part of a national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization campaign, in which additional officers were on patrol...

The California Highway Patrol has launched a new podcast titled “Behind the Badge,” giving listeners a closer look at the people and programs that make up the state law enforcement agency.  The podcast debuted on Aug. 28 and features CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee reflecting on...

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,...

A Gilroy day care operator is being held at Elmwood Correctional Facility without bail on six felony child abuse charges. The charges allege that Christina Johnson engaged in oral copulation or sexually penetrated a child between six and eight years of age. Five of...

Hundreds of people turned out to enjoy Morgan Hill’s National Night Out on Aug. 5, hosted by the Morgan Hill Police Department and city officials at the Civic Center Plaza on Peak Avenue. Kids and families spent the evening climbing aboard MHPD patrol cars, Cal...

As the end of summer approaches and families prepare for Labor Day celebrations, the Morgan Hill Police Department announced extra patrols and an upcoming DUI checkpoint to remind motorists to prioritize safety on the roads.  From Aug. 13 through Labor Day on Sept. 1, MHPD...

Police recently arrested a Gilroy man on suspicion of impaired driving. It was the seventh time the suspect has been accused of DUI, authorities said.  A sheriff’s sergeant was on patrol in San Martin when a white sedan almost rear-ended his vehicle at high speed...

Morgan Hill Police arrested a suspect and recovered stolen cash in two separate recent elder financial fraud cases.  The cases were reported to the Morgan Hill Police Department on July 23. In the first reported incident, an elderly resident reported their computer had displayed a...

Gilroy Police investigators are looking for video footage or witnesses related to a fatal collision that resulted in the death of a man the night of July 15. Just before 8pm, Gilroy patrol officers and firefighters responded to reports of a person down near Santa...