Update: Morgan Hill death may have been a suicide
The death of Thomas Jackson, the man found in a charred pickup
Finley Ridge fire destroys generator storage room
The loss of an outbuilding that went up in flames over Morgan
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:
Former SJ cop from Gilroy accused of sex crimes sentenced to eight months home detention
A former San Jose police officer from Gilroy charged with molesting two underage teen boys will serve eight months of house arrest with an ankle monitor, a sentence that “disappointed” prosecuting Deputy District Attorney Stuart Scott after he requested the maximum sentence of three years, eight months in state prison.
Former GUSD School Board member faces new charges from DA
The former Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education trustee who is already facing charges for embezzling $52,000 from a leading South County social services agency is now up against additional charges for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from his 2010 campaign account.
Sheriff’s blotter: $20K in cash, nine pieces of jewelry stolen from home safe
Nine pieces of woman's jewelry and $20,000 in cash were stolen
Garlic Festival shooting suspect showed no warning signs of violence
Neighbors of Santino William Legan were surprised to learn the 19-year-old Gilroy native reportedly went on a shooting spree July 28 at the Garlic Festival, killing three people and wounding another dozen before being shot by police.
Elaborate auto heist, gang attack and $55K robbery in past week
Police are searching for multiple unknown suspects in an
Rodrigues’ defense will seek appeal if convicted
As jurors continue deliberations in the Michael Rodrigues rape
