Crime

Law enforcement authorities are warning the public about the dangers of fentanyl after a surge of overdoses on the powerful opioid drug in recent weeks. That surge includes seven deaths among homeless residents in San Jose in the last three weeks, and a fatal Aug....

Morgan Hill resident Ava Geddes was convicted last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court on charges that she allowed numerous cats to die or become sick while the animals were in her care. Geddes pleaded no contest to one count of felony animal cruelty...

Police released the name and photo of a man who allegedly shot and killed Gilroy native Tatyanna Mariah Lopez and her unborn child in an April incident in Merced. The Merced Police Department on July 16 posted on Facebook that officers are looking for Jonathan...

Morgan Hill Police are investigating a shooting homicide that occurred Monday night at the intersection of Monterey Road and Spring Avenue. About 9pm July 19, officers responded to a report of a “man down” in the roadway on Monterey Road, next to Mr. Hong’s restaurant,...

A Gilroy insurance agent was found guilty of 20 counts of sexual assault in Santa Clara County Superior Court last week. Following a jury trial, Jeffrey Guenther, 38, was convicted of 10 counts of oral copulation by duress and 10 counts of sodomy by duress,...

Ava Geddes, who is accused of felony animal abuse in Morgan Hill, will return to court later this month in an ongoing effort to resolve the case before a jury trial is required. Geddes appeared in court in San Jose on July 8. Santa Clara...

Fireworks Morgan Hill Police responded to a total of 395 calls for service over the holiday period from July 2 to July 5. Of those, 67 calls were reports of illegal fireworks. MHPD and CalFire law enforcement issued five citations for illegal fireworks. Burglary Police responded to...

The Morgan Hill Police Department is installing 25 fixed automated license plate reading cameras throughout town that will alert officers to stolen or wanted vehicles in real time, and help authorities identify suspects in recent crimes, according to MHPD. The cameras will be installed for...

The owner of a Gilroy jewelry store shot and killed his brother during an altercation between the two men inside the business on June 24, according to a report by a Gilroy Police detective. The suspect’s attorney, however, said he was acting in self-defense to...

2020 wasn't just about one deadly virus for some. Across California, Asian Americans and other minority groups also faced an epidemic of hate, as revealed by the state's Department of Justice in a specialized report Wednesday.  Attorney General Rob Bonta presented a report on anti-Asian...