A
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Tea Party
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activist at the corner of Monterey Road and Third Street called
police Saturday morning to report a motorist
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gunned toward her
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when she tried to cross Monterey on foot about 11 a.m., police
said.
Attacks alleged at Tea Party protest
A “Tea Party” activist at the corner of Monterey Road and Third Street called police Saturday morning to report a motorist “gunned toward her” when she tried to cross Monterey on foot about 11 a.m., police said.
The activist said the driver of the black or dark green four-door sedan was a Hispanic female, about 35 years old and wearing sunglasses. She said the car first stepped on the brakes to slow down while the activist was in the crosswalk, then sped up to try to hit her.
The caller also said the driver of the car had been in a verbal altercation with another “Tea Party” protester just moments prior to the alleged attempt to run her over.
About the same time, police received a call from a female motorist who reported a “disturbing incident” at the intersection where the conservative activists demonstrate most Saturday mornings. The woman said several “aggressive” demonstrators approached her vehicle and placed signs on her car, which she identified as a black four-door Chevrolet.
She added a female activist took pictures of her car.
No arrests were made in relation to the incident.
Broken down float delays July 4 parade
Police responded to the Morgan Hill Independence Day parade when a float operated by a military vehicle broke down along the parade route Sunday.
The vehicle broke down about 12:30 p.m. near the 100 block of Main Avenue, police said. Another float was able to tow the disabled float off the parade route to let other floats proceed.
Residents complain of illegal fireworks
Police responded to several calls for the use of illegal fireworks in Morgan Hill during the Independence Day holiday Sunday.
A resident of the 17300 block of Serene Drive reported that the neighbors were setting off fireworks, which are illegal in Morgan Hill, about 8:05 p.m.
A witness reported a group of juveniles set off fireworks near Diana Avenue and Markross Court about 8:20 p.m.
Another resident told police he saw “four to five adult males” setting off fireworks near the 100 block of Del Monte Lane about 8:40 p.m.
A resident of the 16500 block of Monterey Road reported that someone set off fireworks near his house and left the pyrotechnics’ empty packaging in his yard about 9:34 p.m.
On Monday, a group was reportedly shooting off fireworks at a park in the area of Holiday Drive and Dunne Avenue. Two people reported the violation at separate times about 11 p.m.
