Judge vacates own order, slaps tag back on scammer
A judge who in December ruled a San Benito man convicted of
Police blotter: Man turns himself on warrant for lewd acts on child under 14
Stephen Mendoza, 26, of Hollister, 11:16 p.m. Monday, near
Crime briefs: Passed out in Burger King drive-through
Here's your latest digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a violent case of child abuse, a robbery of marijuana at gunpoint, assault with a deadly weapon and a high-speed pursuit.
Car wreck on U.S. 101 in south Gilroy
Authorities responded to a single-vehicle traffic accident that slowed traffic on U.S. 101 Friday afternoon, with minor injuries reported.
Police: Unidentified pellet gun shooter targeted officers
Two Morgan Hill police officers were targeted by a pellet gun shooter while searching a creek bed for a missing person Thursday night, according to a press release from the MHPD. The officers were walking along the creek bed in the area of Ciolino and Spring avenues about 5:20 p.m. Thursday when someone shot at them from a backyard on Manor Court, police said. The shooter or shooters “nearly struck” both officers, the press release said. MHPD and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies searched the area for the suspect or suspects but could not find them. The press release notes that shooting a pellet gun or any weapon that propels an object is a violation of Morgan Hill municipal code, and shooting it at another person is assault with a deadly weapon. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Morgan Hill police at (408) 779-2101, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.
Sierra search center to ‘fine-tune’ strategies
The KlaasKids Foundation’s search director will return to Morgan Hill this week to evaluate the volunteer efforts to find missing teen Sierra LaMar, who disappeared March 16.
