Tag: chad gallacinao
Man beats up juveniles with baseball bat
This week, police responded to several reports of assault, child abuse and drug crimes. Here are a few standout events.
Pit bull owner may not face charges
The Gilroy Police Department may not arrest the man who fled the scene after his pit bull attacked a dachshund in the First Street Starbucks parking lot on Thursday morning, causing the small dog to be euthanized, and causing severe non-life threatening injuries to its owner.
Support follows stunning accidental gun tragedy
A fatal gun accident is hitting “home on a lot of levels” as community members process the loss of a young life cut painfully short.
Police say investigative report will take quite some time
While the family of the 3-year-old boy who was fatally shot the evening of July 5 has been left heartbroken, the investigation surrounding the cause of his death plods along under a cloud of confidentiality.
Highest number of fireworks-related arrests in three years
Gilroy Police responded to 94 fireworks-related complaints the evening of July 4, according to Sgt. Chad Gallacinao, the highest amount of fireworks calls for at least the past three Independence Days.
Plan to take new library back
Gilroy police, City Council, and library staff have teamed up to tackle the problem of raucous teens defiling the brand-new $34 million library building, promising the community that the issue will be reined in before the summer's end.
UPDATED: Sketch of man who tried to lure girl linked to...
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is not investigating a possible link between a sketch of a man who tried to seduce a 10-year-old Gilroy girl in July 2011 and Sierra LaMar’s alleged kidnapper, but Gilroy Police already have.
UPDATE: DA not investigating Gilroy incident some tied to Sierra case
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is not investigating a possible link between a sketch of a man who tried to seduce a 10-year-old Gilroy girl in July 2011 and Sierra LaMar’s alleged kidnapper, but Gilroy Police already have.
Alleged landscape scammer arrested
About a month after police launched an investigation of the man who roams around door-to-door in Santa Clara County, looking for victims who will pay him upfront for landscaping services he doesn’t complete, police arrested the alleged “landscape scammer” Monday night in Gilroy.
GPD offers instant emergency updates
The Gilroy Police Department has launched a new communication system that allows residents to sign up for instant text message or email alerts for breaking news regarding public safety.
