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BurglarySomeone broke into a vacant townhome on Ibiza Lane and left behind blood and a wallet that contained a photo ID. The victim reported some windows on the structure had been broken. The burglary was reported 9:30 a.m. March 7.A victim reported he returned home at Vista Del Valle to find his room “ransacked.” The burglary was reported 3:46 p.m. March 7.Petty theftSomeone entered an unlocked car on Purissima Way and stole several items, including a garage door opener. The crime was reported 2:45 p.m. March 3.Stolen vehicleSomeone stole a black 1999 Toyota Camry from Mendocino Way. The theft was reported 5:48 p.m. March 3.Narcotics complaintA 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after a visitor at Galvan Park, 17666 Crest Ave., reported the woman was smoking methamphetamine in the boys’ bathroom. The incident was reported 9:23 p.m. March 3.TheftSomeone broke into an unlocked vehicle on Kickapoo Drive at stole cash, tools and other items. The crime was reported 7:10 a.m. March 2.All subjects are innocent until proven guilty. Information is compiled from public records.

City of Morgan Hill officials explained to San Martin residents that a new sewage pipeline will be completed by 2019 to replace the older, smaller one that leaked during the January storms, according to one of the attendees at a March 7 town hall meeting.

Morgan Hill Unified School District will pay $8.25 million to the families of three victims of a former teacher who is now serving a 40-year prison sentence for sexually abusing children, according to the terms of a settlement agreement confirmed by the families’ attorney."Both parties have an obligation under the gag order not to speak to the media," said MHUSD Communications Coordinator Kimberly Beare in an emailed response to The Times. "Until a settlement is reached, we will be abiding by that order."The district has called for a special closed session meeting at 5 p.m March 14 to discuss the case. Under "Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation," the meeting agenda lists three cases "Jane Doe1," "Jane Doe2," and "Jane Doe3," all v. Morgan Hill Unified School District with corresponding case numbers.The young female victims and their families sued the district in 2015 for allowing the girls’ fifth grade teacher John Loyd, 55, to molest the children while they attended his class at Paradise Valley Elementary School on LaCrosse Drive. The complaint accused the district of turning a blind eye while Loyd violated state education laws and district policies that left him alone with the children in his classroom.In August 2015, Loyd pleaded guilty to four counts of lewd and lascivious acts with four of his fifth-grade female students, all of which occurred at the school. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison.The settlement of three of the victims’ lawsuit, confirmed March 11 by attorney Robert Allard’s spokesman, will be presented to a judge in Santa Clara County Superior Court Monday morning. The spokesman, Ed Vasquez, said the district agreed to pay the families $8.25 million, and MHUSD is “recommended” to implement “predator identification training” as part of its mandatory training procedures.MHUSD staff did not immediately reply to requests for comment. More details of the settlement agreement will be revealed after Monday’s hearing.Times staff writer Scott Forstner contributed to this report.

Spirit of Morgan Hill Girls Fastpitch Softball welcomed 230 players and their families to the start of the 34th season of softball Saturday at the San Martin Gwinn fields.

Megan Perron drove in five runs as Sobrato rode two big innings to defeat Soquel 13-3 Thursday.

A 23-year-old San Jose man died in a March 8 traffic collision north of Morgan Hill, according to authorities.About 7:40 p.m., a 61-year-old man driving a 2016 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup was pulling out of a private driveway at 500 Peebles Ave., just west of Calle Moniz, reads a press release from the California Highway Patrol. A 2012 Nissan Altima, driven by Benito J. Mercado, 23, was approaching westbound on Peebles Avenue toward the driveway where the Dodge was exiting.The Dodge made a left turn onto Peebles Avenue after the driver observed the Nissan approach, according to police. Due to the Nissan’s “unsafe speed,” the front of the vehicle collided with the rear of the Dodge.Because of the force of the impact, police think Mercado suffered major, life-threatening immediately upon the collision. Police also think the Nissan driver was not wearing a seatbelt.A witness arrived at the scene shortly after the collision and called 911, police said. Fire and ambulance personnel arrived and administered first aid and CPR. Mercado was transported to San Jose Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:37 p.m.Police do not think alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision, which remains under investigation.

ITALIAN-AMERICAN Pasquale Esposito came to the United States from Naples in search of the American dream. Once perceived as unteachable, Esposito soon gained favor as a professional singer.

Cody Flores spent his last conscious moments trying to fend off a vicious knife attack in east Morgan Hill that left him with a fatal wound to his chest, plus more than a dozen cuts on other parts of his body. A deep cut on his left hand, and other smaller cuts on his forearms, suggest he attempted to defend himself without a weapon of his own, Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney David Pandori told the jury this week, during closing arguments in the trial for two defendants accused of murdering Flores.