Police briefs: 6-year-old suspect in skateboard theft
During the past week, police responded to reports of auto theft, robbery, burglary, someone using counterfeit money and a 13-year-old bringing booze to school. Here are a few incidents:
Teen wearing ear phones struck by train, survives
A 19-year-old male sitting on a railroad tie was struck by a
Firefighters Battle Stubborn Mountain Blaze
A fast-moving fire helped by remote topography, low humidity and hot weather, scorched 1,500 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains along the Santa Cruz-Santa Clara County border 11 miles west of Morgan Hill. It has burned one house and threatens 300 others.
Gilroy woman with $1M warrant arrested after short car chase
Two women with outstanding warrants, one of them with a $1 million warrant who was recently featured in the Most Wanted section of the Dispatch, were arrested at 12:21 a.m. on Tuesday at the corner of Leavesley Road and U.S. 101.
Pursuit south of Morgan Hill leads to arrest
The passenger in a vehicle whose driver tried to outrun a Santa
