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Volunteers still sought for Sierra search
Volunteers are still asked to help search for Sierra LaMar, 15, and some citizens from halfway across the country vow to travel to Morgan Hill just to help bring closure to the missing teen’s family.
Alleged landscape scammer arrested
About a month after police launched an investigation into the man who roams around door-to-door in Santa Clara County, allegedly looking for victims who will pay him upfront for landscaping he doesn’t complete, police arrested the alleged “landscape scammer” Monday night in Gilroy.
Sheriff wraps up water searches for Sierra
Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies Monday finished up the search of Uvas reservoir for the remains of missing teen Sierra LaMar or any sign of where she might be, authorities said.
Updated: DNA links suspect to Sierra LaMar
Police arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of Sierra LaMar who has prior arrests and has been linked to at least one incident in a string of unsolved assaults against women in 2009 at two Morgan Hill grocery stores.
Landscape scammer still working, victims bewildered
Since the Dispatch wrote an April 24 story about a 77-year-old Gilroy man who claimed he was scammed by a crook under the guise of a friendly tree pruner, 10 others from Gilroy and Morgan Hill have come forward with similar stories of a man by the name of Michael Oliveira who collected money for work he never completed, prompting police to launch an investigation.
Vehicle ID’d as ‘associated’ to Sierra’s disappearance
A red four-door sedan is being linked to the disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar who has been missing since March 16, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department announced Monday morning in a press release.
Man, 19, arrested on suspicion of molesting teens
A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of molesting at least six females age 16 and younger, police said.
Man arrested in relation to “horrible” domestic violence incident
A Morgan Hill man was arrested for allegedly choking and punching his girlfriend, sending her to the hospital with multiple injuries including cuts and bruises throughout her face and head, a bloody nose and bloody lip.
New crime lab results in Sierra LaMar case
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s investigators said there is new evidence in the case of missing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar.
Vigil tonight for missing MH teen
It’s been one month since Sierra LaMar’s parents discovered the 15 year-old Morgan Hill teen was missing. Tonight, Sierra’s family will hold a special vigil and balloon release at Burnett Elementary, 85 Tilton Ave., at 6:30 p.m. to mark the one-month anniversary.
