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January 25, 2026

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.

Man arrested after frightening residents

Police arrested a transient man who frightened a teenager with a knife in search of his sister in Morgan Hill. 

Morgan Hill teen still missing; police search area

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department is asking for the community's help in finding a missing Morgan Hill teen, Sierra Lamar. 

MH kidnapping resolved

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Sheriff’s log: Deputies nab fugitive from Kentucky

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department, which has a substation in San Martin, responded to crimes as usual this past week including theft, vandalism and a bountiful bevvy of drug offenders including one guy who is wanted in Kentucky.

Police briefs: Illegal encampment and DUI car crashes

Over the past week, Gilroy police have responded to a couple DUI car crashes, burglaries, drug use in the park, illegal encampment and weapons violations. Here are a few standout events:

GPD seizes 450 marijuana plants valued at $1.4 million

The Gilroy Police Department Anti-Crime Team executed a narcotics bust that resulted in the discovery of more than 450 illegal marijuana plants with an estimated street value of approximately $1.4 million.

Police find pound of pot in occupied parked car

Two people were arrested with a pound of marijuana in their car after police saw them smoking a joint outside a downtown restaurant, authorities said.

Plea hearing delayed in fatal DUI case

A Gilroy woman in custody on murder charges after allegedly driving drunk and causing a Jan. 14 car accident that killed her husband and daughter did not enter a plea Thursday, but she will appear in court again later this month, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.

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