DA: Indictment will speed up ‘justice’
Twenty-one months after the arrest of the man who allegedly kidnapped and killed 15-year-old Sierra LaMar of north Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County’s top prosecutor brought the case to the Criminal Grand Jury which “finally” - in the words of the victim’s cousin - indicted the suspect for his alleged involvement in the crime Tuesday.
Video evidence delays attempted murder case again
If the people can't do it, might as well let the defense
NEW: More charges for former trustee
The former Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education trustee who is already facing charges for swindling $52,000 from a leading South County nonprofit organization, as well as billing an engineering firm for meetings that supposedly never occurred is now being accused of misusing thousands of dollars from his 2010 campaign donations.
Sheriffs destroy illegal marijuana gardens in Gilroy and Morgan Hill
During a three-day sting targeting illegal outdoor marijuana gardens last week, authorities with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office removed miles of irrigation tubes, cleaned up four tons of trash and destroyed the infrastructure of numerous cultivation sites in South County, police said.
Vehicular manslaughter, DUI suspect’s hearing postponed
The motorist suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol when he struck a man who died as a result of the accident last fall was in court Tuesday, but his hearing was postponed.
DA’s office wants Kuburovich’s home kept for restitution
A court order will thwart Gilroy resident and real estate grand fraud suspect Batzi Kuburovich from selling his home, should he decide to put it on the market – thus keeping the property “subject to preservation for the purposes of (victim) restitution,” according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Victor Chen.
