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Garlic Festival embezzlement investigation still active
Three weeks after the Garlic Festival reported $18,000 in cash missing from their ticket booth, the alleged embezzlement continues to be actively investigated by Gilroy Police.
Police investigating Garlic Festival embezzlement
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.
$18,000 embezzled from Garlic Festival
Something stinks in the aftermath of the Gilroy Garlic Festival, and no, it’s not of garlic.
Checkpoint catches five drunk drivers
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.
Five Minutes to stardom
From country, to blues, to jazz and swing, entertainment at the Garlic Festival was in abundance this year, as several talented acts performed at the four stages, set up throughout Christmas Hill Park, all weekend long.
Police briefs: GPD arrests man for methamphetamine sales
This week, Gilroy Police worked extra shifts at the Garlic Festival as well as on the streets patrolling. They responded to incidents of methamphetamine sales, drunk driving and theft, as well as several incidents of public intoxication at the Garlic Festival. Here are a few of those incidents:
Forever yours, Garlic Fest
Larry Connell remembers when the Gilroy Garlic Festival was a fledgling vision with a dubious future.
Meet Hugh Davis, Garlic Festival president
When a young, new-to-Gilroy Hugh Davis volunteered to pour beer at the Garlic Festival's beer garden 25 summers ago, he had a blast, and knew right away he’d be hooked for life. To the Garlic Festival, that is.
Let the Garlic Games begin!
Everything you need to know to make the most of Gilroy’s stinkin’ rose extravaganza
Comfortable weather in store for Garlic Festival
Gilroy Garlic Festival-goers have one more thing to be happy about besides Pepper Steak Sandwiches, garlic-scented bubbles or a 250-foot-long zip line: Afternoon temperatures this weekend should be about 10 degrees cooler than seasonal averages, according to forecaster Bob Benjamin with the National Weather Service in Monterey.
