Crime

The former executive director of the Morgan Hill Downtown Association pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he embezzled funds from the nonprofit organization while he was employed there.

Two vehicles collided near downtown Gilroy Saturday afternoon,

Police are warning citizens of a new “virtual kidnapping scam” in which a caller or callers have attempted to extract ransom money from unsuspecting local victims in recent days. The Hollister Police Department detailed one attempt at this scam in a Feb. 18 press release....

Here's your latest digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a commercial burglary, multiple residential burglaries, passing counterfeit currency, possession of knives on school grounds and theft from a parked vehicle.

Residents throughout northwest Gilroy have returned to their