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December 10, 2025

Police blotter: Fraud, theft, tractor accident

A thief or thieves cut a lock and stole a bicycle from the Caltrain parking lot, 17395 Butterfield Boulevard.

City opposes Senate housing plans

Morgan Hill city leaders have long prided themselves on the city’s growth plan and related housing requirements—with growth measures in place since the 1970s and policies requiring residential developments to include below-market-rate homes in their plans. Now the city fears its careful planning could be...

City uses polling app for feedback

The City of Morgan Hill announced June 13 that city officials and staff will use the Polco platform to get residents’ feedback on government work and city issues. Polco is a website and application used by municipalities to communicate with residents. According to the...

Sexual assaults on the rise in Santa Clara County

Incidents of rape and sexual assault have risen in Santa Clara County over the last year, and experts think the increase is at least partially related to victims’ growing willingness to report the crimes.

Gilroy man charged in fatal crash

Isael Velarde, a Gilroy resident accused of crashing a vehicle and leaving his severely injured passenger to die on the road just north of Morgan Hill on June 6, faces more than 10 years in prison for his involvement in the collision and death, according to authorities.

Accused officer to be arraigned July 8

Robert Davies, a San Mateo police officer who was arrested at his Morgan Hill home June 6, is scheduled to appear in court July 8 for an arraignment on accusations that he contacted a minor for criminal, sexual purposes, according to authorities.

Three arrested after shots fired in west MH

Sheriff's deputies and Morgan Hill police chased down three suspects—including a juvenile—and arrested them for firearms violations after someone reported shots fired in rural area west of town, according to authorities.

Local startup unveils fire-resistant home

In 2018, California suffered its most destructive fire season in history, with nearly 1.9 million acres burned. The Camp Fire in Butte County, which burned in November, scorched more than 18,000 buildings and killed 85 people. With wildfires becoming deadlier every year, a Morgan Hill-based...

Sheriff’s deputy bitten by rattlesnake

A Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputy is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while on a marijuana eradication assignment, according to authorities.

San Mateo cop, MH resident, suspected of illegal contact with minor

A San Mateo Police officer who lives in Morgan Hill is accused of sexually explicit communications with a minor after he chatted with a social media user who posed as a 16-year-old girl, according to authorities.

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