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Munchkin is a loving little girl with a great disposition.  When she first came to the FOSMAS Adoption Center at Petco Gilroy a few months ago she was a little shy, but she came out of her shell after a few weeks.    Now she’ll come and sit in your lap and purr sweetly for you while you pet her.  Like any kitten or young cat she values her play time and would be very happy if you would play string with her or use the laser pointer to give her something to chase.

Two women were raped in unrelated incidents in Morgan Hill last week, and police are still looking for one of the suspects.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at 2:00 P.M., at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park in the Cypress Mausoleum, 1000 First St., Gilroy, CA. Donations to the Hospice of the Valley would be preferred.

Gavilan picked a good time to play its best soccer of the year. The No. 10 Rams defeated No. 7 Modesto Saturday in the opening round of the North Regional playoffs.

- Officers initiated a vehicle stop with a 2002 black Honda Civic at Church Street and Eighth Street at 5 p.m. on Nov. 10. The driver, Phillip Rios, 19 of Los Banos, allegedly sped away, causing police to chase him for a quarter of a mile through neighborhood streets at speeds up to 50 mph, until police made a PIT maneuver to stop the car on Thames drive. Rios was arrested for an outstanding warrant, driving without a license and evading arrest. He was taken to Santa Clara County Jail.

A preliminary hearing for the five suspects accused of killing Tara Romero, 14, in a drive-by shooting in Morgan Hill Nov. 4, 2011 was set at their latest hearing.

Oscar De La Hoya expects to see a lot of fireworks when Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and Andre Berto square off Nov. 24 for Guerrero’s WBC Interim Welterweight World Championship.