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.
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.





















