Morgan Hill Police Department

Today is the Special Olympics Torch Run! Usually it occurs in June, but due to Covid it had to be rescheduled. Look for our runners about noon time running down Monterey Rd. and through downtown. Members of the District Attorney's Office and Probation will also be participating. Theres still time to support Special Olympics. They have been hit hard in the past 8 months so any contribution is welcome. ... https://specialolympics.donordrive.com/index.cfm

Do you know who I belong to? Found near 200 Burnett wearing a black collar and no chip. Give us a call if you have any information. 408-779-2101.

7:28 p.m. The protest is over and all roadways are open. There will be no further updates this evening. 7:10 p.m. Tennant Avenue is now open. Freeway on and off ramps at Tennant are now open as well. 7:00 p.m. ... Protestors are now moving west on Tennant from the Tennant overpass. Rolling closures at intersections. 6:40 p.m. Nothing new to report. Protestors remain on Tennant overpass. 6:05 p.m. Tennant Avenue is closed at Juan Hernandez and Condit. Use alternate route. Tennant Avenue está cerrada en Juan Hernandez y Condit. Utilice una ruta alternativa. 5:55 p.m. A protest is in progress and making its way east on Tennant from Vineyard to the overpass. Tennant off ramp and on ramp at 101 are closed. Use alternate route. Traffic in both directions will be impacted. Hay una protesta en curso que se dirige hacia el este por Tennant desde Vineyard hasta el paso elevado. En Tennant fuera de la rampa y en la rampa en 101 están cerrados. Utilice una ruta alternativa. El tráfico en ambas direcciones se verá afectado.

Congratulations to new MHPD Officer Silva! He was sworn in today. Welcome to Morgan Hill

In June 2020, the Stockton Police Department Gang Violence Suppression Unit and the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ)/California Highway Patrol (CHP) Special Operations Unit (SOU) initiated a joint investigation in conjunction with the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office into the criminal activities of the Asian Boyz, Muddy Boyz Crips, Lil Ruthless Criminals Comstocc Crips, Loctown Crips, and Asian Crip criminal street gangs in the City of Stockton. The oper...ation was started because of an increase in violent crime involving documented gang members of these groups in the City of Stockton. These groups were working together to benefit their gangs /subsets and the Crips criminal street gang. On Saturday, September 26, 2020, investigators received reliable information that Anthony Comans (30 yrs. old) and Kwabena Twumasi (35 yrs. old) both of Arizona, may have been traveling through and/or staying in the City of Morgan Hill. This information was passed onto the Morgan Hill Police Department and then disseminated to all Patrol Officers. At approximately 1:24 PM, MHPD Officers located Comans and Twumasi as they were exiting their 2015 Cadillac Escalade and approaching the lobby of La Quinta Inn, located at 17043 Condit Road. Both suspects were immediately contacted and detained without incident. During a search of their vehicle, Officers located and seized (21) firearms, a few of which were illegally altered to fully automatic. Comans and Twumasi were both arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for their roles in the conspiracy and illegal possession/trafficking of firearms.

***Update*** Dog owner located. Great job MH!! This cute little dog (male) was found at the dog park this morning. No collar or chip but probably local to the area. Please share and let the owner know we have him here.

Todays quiz is for the speeders, cheaters, and red light sneakers. When you see this you should..... a) Hit the gas and hope for the best. ... b) Slow down and prepare to stop. 8 drivers rushing during commute hours to make the left turn from SB Monterey Rd onto EB Cochrane Rd picked Option A yesterday and were issued a citation for not making the yellow but blowing through the red arrow, violating 21453(c) VC. Intersections are inherently more dangerous and collisions at intersections can result in more serious injuries. Rushing through the intersection puts you at risk, puts oncoming traffic and cyclists (who have the green light) at risk, puts pedestrians and kids at risk (they have the walk signal) and generally increases the likelihood of vehicle collisions and injuries. Take the few extra minutes and wait for the next green light.

Today was a good day. MHPD partnered with the Edward Boss Prado Foundation to fill 50 backpacks with goodies to help less fortunate kids. The backpacks were filled with things like soap, toothpaste, a towel, snacks, deodorant and some cash to help with anything else they might need. Special thanks for Cecelia and Gary Ponzini for starting this phenomenal foundation and helping empower people who are in need. ... Visit Edwardbossprado.org for more information or to donate.

*UPDATE* Posted for 15 mins before owner called and was reunited! Happy days!! *** Our Animal Control Officer wants you to know this female German Shepherd mix was found in the area of Eagle Springs Court and Llagas Creek Drive. No microchip, pink collar. Call us if you know who she belongs to.

Anyone lose some keys? We have them! Let us know if you can identify the other keychains attached.

****Road open****3:18pm**** Avoid SB Butterfield Blvd from Main Ave. Minor injuries on solo vehicle collision. ... Closed until further notice. We will update here when open.

***Road Open Again at 3:18pm*** Southbound Butterfield is blocked at Main Avenue due to a vehicle versus a fire hydrant please avoid the area

Road OPEN again. Church St CLOSED between Barrett Ave and E. Edmundson Ave due to a wire in the roadway. Fire are on scene and will advise when the road is reopened.