Tag: crime
City releases some info on policies
Nearly two months after the death of Steven Juarez in police custody, friends and family of the Gilroyan are not giving up in their...
“Justice for Stevie” march demands answers
The family of Gilroy resident Steven Juarez and about 100 neighbors and friends took to downtown streets on Saturday morning, March 10, demanding answers...
Saturday march to demand ‘Justice for Stevie’
For local activists and the survivors of Steven Juarez, a chief source of danger in some Gilroy neighborhoods is that entity that is supposed...
GPD: Juarez had drugs when he died
Gilroy Police revealed Thursday that 42-year-old Steven Juarez had suspected methamphetamine in his possession when he died in a struggle with officers on Feb....
Juarez, beloved by family, had rap sheet
Steven Abraham Juarez, a longtime Gilroy resident with deep ties to the area who died after a struggle with police on Feb. 25, will...
Gilroy businesses struggle with area’s homeless
The stabbing of a Gilroy restaurant owner by a homeless man in early January ignited new fears and frustrations among local business owners. Many...
Pinocchio suspect has record of attacks
“Frosty” Allmond, charged in the Jan. 6 stabbing of Pinocchio’s pizza restaurant owner Sal Oliveri, has a long history of homelessness, drug abuse—and knife...
‘Blessing Box’ escapes removal
For more than eight months, volunteers each day have gone to a Monterey Street parking lot in Gilroy and filled a small white cabinet...
City hall packed to talk crime and homelessness
“Nobody wants to be homeless,” shouted Rachel Kogan, a 17-year old senior at Christopher High School in response to Gilroy businessman John Webster, who...
December Police Blotter
Dec. 2
11:30 pm: Jorge Munoz was arrested for assault when he choked and punched a victim on Monte Bello Drive.
Dec. 14
12:00 pm: A...
