Sierra case hinges on substantial DNA evidence
Thirty-three DNA slides. A roll of duct tape. Textbooks outside a shed. Clothes mashed up in a bag found nearby, covered with dirt, floor mat fibers, urine, skin cells and “little glass beads,” the kind used to paint reflective safety markings on roadways. Then there’s the rope, which had some of her hair attached.
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.
Gilroy police arrests: July 7 through July 10
Blotter for Gilroy Police Department July 7 through July 10.
Trial setting delayed in SJ cop molestation case
A veteran San Jose police officer from Gilroy charged in August with unlawful sexual contact with two teen boys won't know his trial start date for at least another month, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.
Gilroy Police blotter, Nov. 21-28, 2023
Two arrested on suspicion of burglarizing vehicles
Two men were arrested Nov. 22 after they reportedly went on a spree of early-morning vehicle burglaries.
Izaiah Barrera, 18, and Jose Lendechy Jr., 19, were arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft and burglary.
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Police chief names ‘hero’ officers in Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting
Eric Cryar, Hugo Del Moral and Robert Basuino are the Gilroy police officers hailed as heroes for shooting and killing the gunman who murdered three people and injured more than a dozen others at the Gilroy Garlic Festival July 28.
