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Two San Jose women were caught in the act of trying to steal mail from a Morgan Hill apartment complex early Tuesday morning, according to police.About 1:20 a.m. March 29, Morgan Hill police responded to Murphy Ranch apartments on the 300 block of East Dunne Avenue to investigate a report of a suspicious person. The manager of the complex told police she could see two women prying open the mailboxes next to the office and stealing mail, according to police.When officers arrived at the complex, they located one of the women standing next to the mailboxes and found another hiding in a nearby bush, police said. The suspects were identified as Fleitcha Johnson, 37, and Myisha Johnson, 36. Both are from San Jose.MHPD noted that Fleitcha Johnson gave a false name of Latasha Judge at the time of her arrest, but her real identity was later determined when she was being booked at the jail.Both women were arrested on suspicion of possession of burglary tools, mail theft, felony vandalism and warrants, police said.All the mail they attempted to steal was returned to its owners.Anyone with information about this incident can contact Morgan Hill Police at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.

Morgan Hill police arrested a woman who locked herself in the bathroom of Wal-Mart after she allegedly tried to steal merchandise from the store.About 2:30 p.m. March 25, MHPD responded to the store located at 170 Cochrane Plaza to check the welfare of a woman whom store employees said had entered the restroom, locked the door and refused to come out, according to police.A store employee also told police they had seen the woman and a male suspect cutting the tags off Wal-Mart merchandise with a red knife, police said.Based on the information from Wal-Mart employees and the way the woman was acting, Morgan Hill Fire staff unlocked the door to the restroom. Once the door was open, police contacted the woman who had two backpacks full of numerous store items, according to authorities. The woman was also wearing a white Wal-Mart dress that she had not paid for.The man allegedly associated with the woman was contacted outside the restroom, according to police. He initially gave a false name to an MHPD officer because he thought he had warrants out for his arrest.Both the man and woman were arrested. Alexias Wilson, 19 of Modesto, was booked on suspicion of commercial burglary and being under the influence of a controlled substance, according to police. Dangelo Webster, 19 of San Jose, was booked on suspicion of commercial burglary, providing a false name to an officer and violation of probation.Anyone with information about this incident can call MHPD at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.

Take a drive down any stretch of U.S. 101 south of San Jose and your nose will lead you to Gilroy. Famous for its aromatic allium, the garlic bulb, any Gilroyan will tell you it’s first thing they smell when they open their door. I’m a big fan of this pungent bulb. Aside from its obvious culinary uses, garlic has an abundance of health benefits. And, if you’ve ever forgotten to cut back your curly edible garlic-scapes, they make a beautiful flower.

Before you plant those homegrown seedlings or fragrant plants from the UCCE Master Gardeners’ Spring Garden Market (Saturday, April 16 at History Park in San Jose), do you have what it takes to make your garden successful?