Crime

Fire crews responded to a vegetation fire that broke out around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday near Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy, according to Jim Crawford, battalion chief for the South Santa Clara County Fire District and CalFire.

Police are looking for a man in a white work van who allegedly made unwelcome advances toward a 15-year-old girl who did not know him, according to a press release from Morgan Hill Police. The victim was walking home about 5:30 p.m. Saturday near the 16000 block of Monterey Road when a male subject exited a white van that was parked in the area where she was walking, police said. The man approached the girl and said, “Hey beautiful,” according to police. The girl became scared and ran away without being harmed by the suspect, the press release said. The man got back into his vehicle and fled the scene. The suspect is described as an Indian man in his 30s, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, according to police. The vehicle he was in is described as a white work van with black rims and tinted windows. Anyone with information about this incident can call Morgan Hill Police at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867. 

The one-year saga of the worst fate to befall a garlic queen

A technician at a Morgan Hill smog check shop fraudulently

The arrest log from the Santa Clara County Sherrif's Department,

Police have arrested MediLeaf co-founder Goyoko "Batzi" Kuburovich in connection with a multi-million dollar embezzlement “scandal” – however the charges are a separate can of worms from Kuburovich’s harried past concerning alleged illegal cannabis sales and money laundering.

Santa Clara County law enforcement offices and the District Attorney’s Office are asking the public to turn in their unwanted guns—for cash—at a Dec. 10 firearms buyback event in Morgan Hill. The gun buyback will take place 9am-2pm at the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center,...

Gilroy