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Fewer than six weeks on the job, Gilroy's interim fire chief resigned Monday morning after he was arrested Sept. 7 for furnishing alcohol to a 20-year-old decoy as a part of an undercover sting by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department.

OAKLAND - Sitting in the dressing room in the cavernous underbelly of Oracle Arena, Gilroy's Randy Guerrero thought his turn was next on four or five different occasions. As if all the weeks of training and preparation weren't tough enough, the task of shouldering the anticipation that thickened with each passing hour, would stir any professional into a frenzy.

Constantino Garcia, 59 of Gilroy, was arrested in his home at 5:50 a.m. on Aug. 19 on the 1100 block of Driftwood Terrace for five counts of lewd and lascivious acts on three young children.

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The $18,000 cash theft from the Garlic Festival is in fact being investigated by police, said Gilroy Police Chief Denise Turner despite the Gilroy Police Department indicating last week that they were not.

Something stinks in the aftermath of the Gilroy Garlic Festival, and no, it’s not of garlic.

Upcoming court dates for crimes and matters. All hearings are scheduled for South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, unless otherwise noted.

Gilroy Police had a successful night with five arrests for drunk driving as  part of the DUI checkpoint they conducted on Monterey Road at Howson Street on Friday night.

After years of being on hold, the Uvas Creek Extension Project is back on City Council's agenda Monday night, when they are scheduled to vote during their regular meeting to award a $312,632 contract with Guerra Construction to get the project started.