Full Notification

Recently our community has been experiencing an increase in vehicle thefts. MHPD prides itself on our dedication to reduce crime and provide a safe and healthy environment for everyone. During the pandemic we need your help in hardening the targets.

The COVID 19 pandemic has caused the County of Santa Clara to implement a “zero bail” policy that has resulted in the increase of stolen vehicles. Many of these criminals preying on our community are repeat offenders. Our crime trends are not unique to Morgan Hill. Many other law enforcement jurisdictions within the Bay Area are experiencing similar increases.

Because of the current climate, MHPD would also like to remind our community to close car windows, lock doors, and remove all visible personal and valuable items, such as purses, wallets, cash, radios, phones, laptops and other valued items from their unattended vehicles. Theft of domestic trucks (1990’s to late 2000 models) are on the rise as well as Honda sedans. MHPD and our auto theft task force partners have made many local arrests, but we need your help to combat these crimes.

We highly encourage the community of Morgan Hill to continue helping us fight crime by hardening the target and reporting any suspicious persons and/or activity. MHPD is excited to join the Neighbors by Ring app in efforts to reduce crime in our community. This app will allow the MHPD to inform the community of real-time crime and safety events so you can always stay up to date and informed. The Neighbors by Ring App also allows you, the user, to see something and share something directly with MHPD. You do not need Ring devices to participate, anyone with any camera system can upload content to the Neighbors App. We are encouraging every one of you to spread the word out to the community about the Neighbors App. To download please text "staysafe" to 555888. Remember if you see something share something and report it to the Morgan Hill Police Dept. Let’s team up together to keep our community safe and reduce crime!

Anyone with questions or concerns regarding this press release can contact Sgt. Bill Norman at (669) 253-4982 or email at [email protected].