Police blotter: Grand theft, reckless vehicles
Reckless vehicles
Two vehicles—one a white Chevrolet Camaro—were seen racing and spinning donuts in the downtown parking structure, 50 East Third St. The recklessness was reported 8:21pm Feb. 5.
Burglary
Someone broke open the front door of Fast Stop food store, 15878 Monterey Road, and burglarized the...
Clínica de vacunación Covid-19 programada para el 10 de febrero en Gilroy Senior Center
Salud Pública del Condado de Santa Clara ofrecerá las vacunas Covid-19 en el Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St., el 10 de Febrero de 9 am a 3 pm.
Los residentes del condado que tienen 65 años o más son elegibles para recibir la vacuna....
Suspect leads police on late-night pursuit through Morgan Hill
A suspect on the run from San Jose Police early Friday morning led officers by ground and by helicopter on a chase through Morgan Hill before the man was arrested, according to authorities.
The suspect, Jesus Varela, 36, discarded a loaded handgun from the vehicle...
SBA helps Morgan Hill landscaping company gain financial foothold
Morgan Hill’s NewPath Landscape Services recently used long-term loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration that helped the company expand its assets and cut down on unpredictable recurring costs.
NewPath co-owners Filiberto Fonseca and Gino Borello acquired the approximately $1.6 million worth of loans through...
City encourages residents to push for internet infrastructure upgrades
After a single severed fiber optic cable resulted in a cell and internet outage throughout Morgan Hill Feb. 3—paralyzing some businesses and hindering emergency communications—city officials are asking residents to contact public officials to advocate for more redundancy in the telecommunications system.
The outage occurred...
Covid-19: By the numbers
Below are the latest Covid-19 statistics as reported by Johns Hopkins University and Santa Clara County:
As of Feb. 5:
World: 105,048,430 cases; 2,288,655 deaths
U.S.: 26,691,738 cases; 456,295 deaths
Santa Clara County: 103,748 cases; 1,505 deaths
Morgan Hill: 3,122 cases
Gilroy: 6,806 cases
San Jose: 68,416 cases
As of Jan....
County to vaccinate all eligible residents, regardless of provider
Santa Clara County Health System will begin providing Covid-19 vaccines to any county resident age 65 or older, regardless of their healthcare provider or insurance.
County officials announced the “no wrong door” system Feb. 4, saying the new method will help get shots into arms...
Severed fiber optic line causes Morgan Hill internet outage
Authorities expect internet and cell service to be restored in Morgan Hill by midnight Feb. 3, after a damaged fiber optic line resulted in a citywide outage most of the day Wednesday.
Morgan Hill Police posted on social media that a construction crew the morning...
Internet outage reported in Morgan Hill
An internet outage is currently affecting Morgan Hill residents, businesses and public facilities, according to police.
Morgan Hill Police Chief Shane Palsgrove said multiple internet and cell data providers are down for customers throughout the city as of 11:50am Feb. 3.
The internet outage is affecting...
MHPD offers $5K reward for unsolved 2020 murder
Morgan Hill Police—in partnership with a Los Altos-based nonprofit that advocates for crime victims—is offering a reward for information about the unsolved murder of Michael Duran, according to authorities.
Duran, 18, was shot and killed by an unknown suspect or suspects May 29, 2020, while...