Tag: crime
Sheriff candidate charged with perjury
A 48-year-old Cupertino woman who ran for the position of Santa Clara County sheriff in the June 7 primary election has been charged with...
San Martin man dies in May 15 traffic crash
A 69-year-old San Martin man died and four others were hospitalized as a result of a traffic collision in Morgan Hill Sunday afternoon, according...
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith will not seek re-election
Facing corruption probes and a potential trial that could expel her from office, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said Thursday she will not...
Judge: No bail for Cain Velasquez
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was ordered held without bail on attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to shoot at a...
DA: Former UFC champ tried to kill child molestation suspect
Authorities confirmed Wednesday that former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez is suspected of trying to shoot and kill a man accused of molesting a close...
Gilroy resident Cain Velasquez accused in San Jose shooting
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested after he allegedly shot a man near an intersection north of Morgan Hill Feb. 28, according...
Gilroy woman sentenced to jail for role in U.S. Capitol breach
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Mariposa Castro, of Gilroy, to 45 days in jail Feb. 23 for her participation in the breach...
Morgan Hill man among three accused of making ghost guns
Authorities arrested three people—including a Morgan Hill man—for running a “sophisticated” ghost gun manufacturing enterprise that sold illegal firearms to criminals, according to the...
Santa Clara County judge orders Firestone to pay $4M
A $4 million settlement was reached between Firestone Complete Auto Care and prosecutors in 29 counties over allegations that Firestone disposed of hazardous waste...
Homicides, assaults surpassed average in 2021
Violent crime was on the rise in Gilroy in 2021, capped off by six homicides that were well above the city’s average rate, according...
