Crime

The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department is advising residents to take precautions due to the visible smoke in the air. The current situation is a result of very unhealthy air quality from the wildfires in the North Bay and is causing unprecedented levels of air pollution throughout the Bay Area.

A drunk local woman driving on the wrong side of the road hit a

Scott Overpeck, 44, of Morgan Hill, 12:20 a.m. Nov. 1, near

description: 5-feet; 120 pounds; 48 years old; brown eyes, brown hair; tattoos on right arm and chest

A 47-year-old Gilroy man is wanted for felony domestic violence and false imprisonment, according to a report from the Morgan Hill Police Department.

Two renowned experts who have spent their entire careers profiling violent, shady criminals and analyzing human behavior say that Sierra LaMar’s likely kidnapper – or kidnappers – probably stalked the missing teen before grabbing her from the street outside her home, and that the victim’s personality is likely the polar opposite of her captor’s - an attribute that could end up saving her life. 

A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed and beaten Friday evening in

Gilroy resident Alan Viarengo, who is accused of repeatedly threatening Santa Clara County’s public health officer over Covid-19 policies, did not enter a plea at a Sept. 1 hearing at the San Jose Hall of Justice.

An early morning police in Gilroy led to the shutdown of Highway 101 Saturday when the suspects reportedly crashed through a fence and into at least three vehicles, police reported.