Tag: law_crime
Alleged landscape scammer to enter a plea
The man who allegedly charmed multiple South County seniors into giving him money for landscaping services he never completed is scheduled to enter a plea in court this Thursday.
Mom in grocery store theft arrested in Nevada
A Morgan Hill woman accused of using her 10-year-old daughter to steal groceries was arrested Friday after she triggered a nationwide alert by fleeing the state with her infant son, police said.
Hearing continued for hit and run suspect
A plea hearing for Sandra Arias, the Morgan Hill woman accused of felony hit and run in an incident that critically injured Joshua Valdez, 23, was continued Tuesday at South County Courthouse.
Searching for teen: Six months of sadness
On the six-month anniversary of the disappearance of Sierra LaMar, the missing teen’s family doesn’t think their search efforts are going to end anytime soon.
Pot garden – target of robbery Thursday – illegal, police say
Three men who called police for assistance after they were assaulted at gunpoint and their marijuana garden was robbed, might find themselves being prosecuted for illegally growing pot on a rural north Morgan Hill property, authorities said.
Three arrested on suspicion of burglary, stolen property
Police arrested three people early Tuesday morning on allegations of burglary and using drugs after an officer saw them driving suspiciously through a Morgan Hill neighborhood.
Cops: A year after Operation Garlic Press streets are safer
Last fall, Gilroy Police wrapped up the 39-agency, 16-month undercover sting known as Operation Garlic Press that culminated with a four-day arrest blitz of 118 suspects – and one year later, police say Gilroy streets are safer.
Gilroy meth distributors given 12, 16 years
The three defendants in the 612 pound methamphetamine raid on Roop Road in 2010 were sentenced in federal court Wednesday, two of them getting 12-year prison sentences and one getting 16 years on account of a prior drug felony, according to Mike Beckwith, prosecuting attorney for the case.
Police briefs: Copper piping theft and man punches woman at pizza...
Police responded to several incidents of car theft this week, as well as random acts of violence at various Gilroy businesses, both at the expected locals – such as a bar in the early hours of the morning – and the unexpected - a pizza parlor around lunchtime. Here are a few standout events:
Gilroy man arrested for molesting young girls
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.
