Free Internet safety workshop for parents, youths
In the past nine months, the town of Morgan Hill has grappled with the tragic shooting death of 14-year-old Tara Romero and the kidnapping of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar. The two crimes have put the town on edge, said Larry McElvain the director of the nonprofit Discovery Counseling center.
Predicting crime: It’s a science
It’s only been a week since Morgan Hill police implemented new crime mapping and prediction software, and officers have already arrested at least six people on suspicion of various crimes, authorities said.
$2.4 million grant will benefit Gavilan students
It’s a happy day for local community college students: Gavilan just got a hefty chunk of money from the state that will help streamline the process of getting a four-year degree in nursing, computer science or digital media at California State University, Monterey Bay.
MHPD crime analysis goes high-tech
Crime analysis just got more high-tech in Morgan Hill, as the city is one of the first in Santa Clara County to implement new predictive policing software that allows law enforcement to identify and focus resources on geographical “hotspots” where patterns of crime have occurred.
MHUSD introduces two new principals
Jennifer Brown, a quadrilingual educator and member of the Bar Association, is taking over as the principal of El Toro Elementary School on East Main Avenue.
School district gains second campus patrol officer
The city and school district wrote down an agreement on sharing the costs to clean up a fuel spill 17 years after the mess was discovered, resulting in the addition of a school resource officer that authorities say will benefit both agencies.
$200 million bond talks heat up
As the heat turns up on a closing-in deadline to put a $200 million bond on the November ballot, the Morgan Hill Unified School Board discussed Tuesday night how appealing a list of infrastructure updates and veiled technology upgrades will look to voters.
MH’s assistant supe Socorro Shiels lands a new job
Socorro Shiels, currently the assistant superintendent of educational services in the Morgan Hill Unified School District, has been selected out of 12 applicants as the new superintendent of Santa Rosa City Schools.
Sentencing Weds. for former SJ cop accused of sex crimes
Barring anymore surprise sentencing delays – there have been two already in the last three months – the fate of a former San Jose police officer from Gilroy charged with illegal sexual contact with two teen boys will be determined Wednesday.