Crime

Public defender fees in the Michael Rodrigues rape trial will

The man charged with the Garlic Capital's third murder of 2013 - the Christmas Day homicide of a 21-year-old Gilroy woman who had a restraining order against her alleged attacker - is expected to submit a plea March 11 after his hearing was continued Tuesday afternoon.

This past week, Gilroy Police responded to several cases of methanphetamines, both influence and possesion, home burglaries, and someone trying to shoplift coats. Here are a few noteworthy incidents.

Police arrested a 24-year-old member of the Canadian Armed

On Wednesday November 24 at approximately 4:30 pm on the 7500 block of Alexander Street, Jason Contreras, 32, was gunned down on the sidewalk; the apparent result of an argument that made Contreras the city's first homicide victim of the year. Police have identified Jay...

April 26 • Vandalism was reported on the 800 block of Welburn Avenue. • Theft was reported on the 1100 block of Peterson Drive at 10am. April 27 • A vehicle was stolen on the 5900 block of Frazier Lake Road. • A vehicle was burglarized on the 7400...

For the second time in the past three months, unknown suspects

The son of a former Gilroy city councilman accused of trying to

description: 5-feet, 9-inches; 225 pounds; 34 years old; brown eyes, black hair; Hispanic.