Rape suspect transferred to San Benito for safety
A 24-year-old Gilroy resident was booked into solitary
Gilroy’s Questionable Truck Stop
On one side of the Gilroy Garlic Farm Travel Center, hundreds of truckers from all over the country fill 150-gallon tanks with diesel at $2.63 a gallon, while locals and travelers pay a bargain $2.53 for regular gas.
Gilroy Police Arrest Barricaded Suspected Burglar
Gilroy Police arrested a suspected burglar who barricaded himself in a house and then jumped out a second-floor window to escape.On 12/10/2016, at about 3:40 pm, officers were dispatched to a report of a burglary that just occurred on the 8900 block of Del Rio Circle. While an officer was on scene investigating the crime, a suspect ran from the backyard and climbed over a fence. Officers chased him on foot and a perimeter was established.  Officers learned he had broken into an occupied house on Ronan Avenue and was hiding upstairs. The residents were able to get out and notify the police. Officers entered the residence and could hear the suspect upstairs. He attempted to jump out of the second story window but decided not to when confronted by police outside the home. The suspect refused to come downstairs and he started barricading himself in a room. As police tried to negotiate with the suspect, he decided make his escape and jumped out of the second story bathroom window into the backyard. The officers that were positioned in the backyard ordered him to the ground and he did not comply. He violently resisted arrest and was eventually taken into custody. An officer was injured during the arrest and was treated at a local area hospital and released.  During the investigation it was determined the suspect had committed a total of five residential burglaries in the same neighborhood. The suspect was linked to the burglaries by several independent sources and evidence. A handgun, which was stolen from one of the burglaries, was also recovered near the scene. A large amount of stolen property was recovered and investigators are actively working with victims in an attempt to identify and return their property. The arrestee was identified as Tyre Anderson, an 18-year-old Gilroy resident. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on several charges to include five counts of burglary.Â
Medical marijuana dispensary owner cited twice for obstructing building inspectors
The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary that opened without
Crime briefs: assault at Walmart, teens with loaded gun
Gilroy Police responded to several violent crimes this week. Here is a handful of those incidents:
Police say suspect tried to kill man in Hollister robbery
Police arrested a Vallejo woman who fled through multiple cities after she allegedly stole from a victim in Hollister and tried to kill him as she drove away, according to authorities.
About 6:40pm March 18, Hollister Police responded to a report of a woman driving...
Police briefs: Loud music leads to narcotics arrest
A complaint of loud music turned into possible felony charges Saturday for one Gilroy man, according to the Gilroy Police Department.
String of arrests reported in area of Condit Road hotels
Morgan Hill Police arrested five people in a series of unrelated incidents in and around a string of hotels on Condit Road in Morgan Hill over the last week, according to a press release. The most recent arrest was that of Cyrenna Herrera, 30 of San Jose, at the Quality Inn, 16525 Condit Road. Herrera was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possession of narcotics, being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and a warrant, according to Morgan Hill Police.On Wednesday, police arrested Ray Baca, 43 of San Jose, during a probation search at the Executive Inn, 16505 Condit Road. Baca was arrested on suspicion of possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, police said. On Tuesday, police stopped a vehicle on Condit Road for a traffic violation and encountered two uncooperative occupants, police said. When officers contacted the two people in the vehicle, one of them - John Borra of Salinas - ran away on foot. Police did not catch up to him. The other occupant of the vehicle - Rosemary Hill, 20 of Salinas - was arrested on suspicion of obstructing an officer, police said. Later the same day, officers located a stolen vehicle parked at the Executive Inn, police said. The vehicle was associated to a room at the hotel, and police contacted the occupants of the room. Arrested were Ami Roberts, 37 of Morgan Hill, on multiple felony warrants, and Alisa Suniga, 18 of Morgan Hill, on suspicion of possession of stolen property. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Morgan Hill Police at (408) 779-2101, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.Â



















