Monthly Archives: October 2013

GILROY — It was a mission accomplished for Christopher Friday night.

CASTROVILLE — If you somehow find a way to stop Brandon Boyd’s rushing attack, he’ll find another way to score.

GILROY — Christopher knew taking on Notre Dame would be no easy task. The Spirits are good — scarily good.

The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes in the last week including assault with a deadly weapon, possession of burglary tools, battery, hit and run and driving under the influence. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter from Oct. 22 through Oct. 29.

GILROY — Emma Leach has been playing field hockey at the Garcia-Elder Sports Complex for almost her entire career. On Wednesday, she had to say goodbye.

Students line up every morning at 8:15 a.m. outside the classrooms and pledge allegiance to the stars and stripes. “I pledge allegiance to the flag ...” chanted a group of identically dressed children in matching blue polo shirts.

The Gilroy Police Department received more than 40 pounds of unused prescription pills and liquids during the Drug Enforcement Administration's drug take back initiative Oct. 26. The initiative is a nationwide effort to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.

Run for those who can’t.

The PG&E is warning customers of a telephone scam making its way across the Bay area, where scammers demand immediate payment for electricity bills they claim are past due - or else the utilities will be turned off, according to a press release from the Gilroy Police Department.

Gilroy's DeBell Uvas Creek Park Preserve will see the installation of a hydration station designed to fill reusable water bottles by Dec. 31, as part of a $504,000 countywide initiative to increase access to safe, clean tap water and fight childhood obesity.