Hearing for former MHDA director continued
Former Morgan Hill Downtown Association Executive Director Jorge Briones appeared at South County Courthouse Friday for a plea hearing on charges that he embezzled the nonprofit organization’s revenues, but attorneys agreed they needed a few more days to review the case files.
House fire on Church Street
Multiple engines from Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Jose fire companies responded at around 4:55 p.m. to a house fire at 7224 Church St.
Crime briefs: Painting someone’s car without being asked to do so, then demanding money for it
Gilroy Police responded to a wide variety of incidents this week. Here are some of highlights from the GPD’s never-ending fight against crime.
Trailer fire in northeast Gilroy
Six engines from Gilroy, Morgan Hill and South Santa Clara Fire District responded to a fire in a single-wide trailer on the premises of Soil Health U.S., located at 9665 New Ave. in Gilroy Tuesday.
Landscape scammer in the slammer
South County's "landscape scammer" appeared in court April 4 for a sentencing that ended up being postponed, but in the meantime, he'll be locked up.
Motorcycle pursuit ends in crash on Watsonville Road
California Highway Patrol officers, Emergency Medical Services and fire personnel responded to a motorcycle crash this morning that ended near Watsonville Road in Gilroy. The driver suffered minor injuries according to Sgt. Pedro Espinoza with the Gilroy Police Department.
Garcia Torres again declines to enter plea
The Superior Court judge presiding over the case of Antolin Garcia Torres Thursday ordered prosecutors to hand over digital evidence that the defense attorney has requested multiple times.
Hit-and-run driver crashes into two cars, flees on foot
A Morgan Hill man was arrested March 20 shortly after he fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident just before 3 p.m. The incident involved three vehicles at the Vineyard Town Center parking lot off West Edmundson Avenue at Monterey Street in Morgan Hill.
