Man in ski mask robs gas station on Halloween
At about 9 p.m. Halloween night, a lone suspect wearing a black ski mask entered a gas station at 601 First St. The alleged thief was holding a black bag that appeared to have a heavy item and presented a note to an employee demanding money, according to a Gilroy Police Department press release.
Young girl involved in hit-and-run accident in Gilroy
Gilroy Police Department officers are searching for a suspect in
Seven arrested after carjacking attempt, foiled when victim didn’t hand over keys
Seven people, including four juveniles, were arrested after an
Police arrest 309 end-of-summer DUI suspects
Law enforcement’s annual end-of-summer DUI crackdown resulted in 309 arrests throughout Santa Clara County, according to authorities.The arrests, all on suspicion of driving under the influence, were reported by sheriff’s office and police departments from Aug. 16 to the end of Labor Day, Sept. 2, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Kurtis Stenderup. Some agencies had not yet reported their total DUI arrests for the period as of Wednesday morning. In 2012 during the same time period, local law enforcement agencies reported 390 arrests on suspicion of DUI, Stenderup said. The arrests were part of the annual “Avoid the 13” DUI crackdown, in which police place extra officers and resources on the roads during holiday weekends and other expected high-traffic times. The effort includes sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and routine patrol by 13 law enforcement agencies throughout the County. Avoid the 13 is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Police are planning more Avoid the 13 anti-DUI efforts during the upcoming Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays, Stenderup said.
Suspected stabbers’ plea hearing postponed
A plea hearing for two teens charged with attempted murder was
D.A. adds fourth victim to teacher’s molestation case
The case against a local elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting students continues to grow, as prosecutors added a fourth young girl to the list of alleged victims this month.
UPDATED: Suspect evades Sheriff’s deputies and GPD in south Gilroy
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department and Gilroy Police Department officers were involved in the search for a man who fled from deputies just after 10 a.m. Monday.
