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December 3, 2025

Police arrest suspected carjacker, look for accomplices

Gilroy police captured a man suspected of beating up another man

Man arrested on suspicion of stealing vehicle, running from police

A Morgan Hill man driving a stolen vehicle tried to run from police and fought with an officer before he was arrested Thursday, according to a press release from the Morgan Hill Police Department.A Morgan Hill patrol officer located a stolen Honda driving north on Monterey Road Thursday morning, police said. The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over but the driver led police on a brief high-speed chase. The driver, later identified as James Nickell, 41 of Morgan Hill, lost control of the vehicle while attempting to make a sharp turn on Glen Ayre Drive, police said. The vehicle went up a dirt embankment and rolled back down. Nickell exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot, but he was tackled and fought with the officer, police said. Nickell was arrested and booked at Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of narcotics, assaulting an officer, failure to yield and committing a felony while out on bail, police said. Anyone with information about this incident can call Morgan Hill Police Department at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867. 

DUI checkpoint set for Saturday in Gilroy

The Gilroy Police Department will administer a DUI and driver's

Police incidents: Man robs store after threatening that he has a gun

A thief threatened that he had a concealed gun during a robbery

Police blotter, Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2021

Sept. 27 • A vehicle was reported stolen on Church Street and Welburn Avenue. • Police responded to a report of an assault on the 7000 block of Eigleberry Street at 8am and 8200 block of Church Street at 8pm. • A hit-and-run collision that damaged property...

Wild night for MH police

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Embezzler Buys Time for Payment Plan

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Police incidents: Possible rabid raccoon on Lerma Lane

An unidentified person reported a possible rabid raccoon on

Sheriff’s blotter: Man returns home to find burglar with duck on couch

Melanie Ann Dellamagiore, 38, of San Jose, 6:41 p.m. Feb. 2,

Police blotter: Man, 28, arrested three times in 27 hours

Osvaldo Calderon, 28, transient, 6:49 p.m. Saturday, at Monterey

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