Crime briefs: Fake checks, heroin, sex offender, violent drunkard
Here’s a sampling of the crime in the Garlic Capital this week:
Hearing for 2011 drive-by shooting suspects continued again
The preliminary hearing for the five young men accused of killing 14-year-old Tara Romero in a 2011 drive-by shooting was continued again Monday, and the Morgan Hill victim’s family is increasingly anxious about the repeated delays.
DUI checkpoint this weekend
The Gilroy Police Department is targeting drunk drivers this Memorial Day weekend with a DUI checkpoint and using extra DUI-focused patrol officers.
Gang shooting on Alexander Street
Officers from the Gilroy Police Department responding to multiple 911 calls about gunfire on the 7500 block of Alexander Street Saturday evening discovered a 20-year-old male from Gilroy had been shot.
Sierra suspect appears in court for the first time in five months
Antolin Garcia Torres, 22 of Morgan Hill, appeared in court Thursday for the first time since December to face charges that he kidnapped and murdered Sierra LaMar, but he again declined to enter a plea, according to authorities.
Court calendar cases: Murder, torture, embezzlement, grand theft
Upcoming court dates for crimes and matters.
Rod Kelley supporters: We want our embezzled parent club funds back
Principal Luis Carrillo of Rod Kelley Elementary School and parent club board member Christine West are determined to prevent convicted embezzler Lori McVicar from shortchanging the school when it comes to paying back the thousands she stole more than a decade ago.
Tara Romero murder suspect found competent
The hearing for five young men accused of killing Morgan Hill teen Tara Romero in 2011 was continued again Monday, and a court-appointed doctor who evaluated one of the suspects who claimed to be mentally incompetent found he was faking his condition, according to authorities.
