Crime

Gilroy Police officers responded to an in-progress residential burglary at 10:30 a.m. today on the 7100 block of Pitlochry Drive that resulted in the arrest of three minor suspects and one adult suspect, according to a GPD press release.

The results are in from the recent DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint conducted by Gilroy Police Department’s Traffic Unit on April 19 in Gilroy. Approximately 550 cars drove through the checkpoint, according to Gilroy PD Sgt. Pedro Espinoza. One driver was arrested for DUI; a second driver was arrested for a felony warrant; 20 citations were issued to drivers for driving unlicensed; and eight citations were issued to drivers driving on a suspended license.

A lack of rainfall, making this one of the driest first four months of the year on record, as well as an early increase in fire activity has Cal Fire gearing up for a busy fire season this summer.

A man allegedly tried to steal a pickup parked at a Morgan Hill shopping center, while the vehicle’s owner was napping in the back seat. 

Gilroy Police Officers responding to calls about a large fight on the 200 block of Farrell Avenue at 7:54 p.m. Saturday discovered shots had been fired and one victim had been stabbed.

Vandalism: Forest Polinsky, 20, April 19 at 9:14 a.m. on the 8200 block of Murray Avenue for vandalism.

The ongoing investigation into a sexual harassment allegation from a Christopher High School cafeteria employee is taking longer than Gilroy Unified School District thought at first glance.

The Gilroy Police responded to a number of crimes recently, including a hefty handful of auto burglaries.

The Hollister woman accused of attempting to drug toddlers under her care at a Morgan Hill daycare facility appeared at South County Courthouse Thursday, but the hearing was continued. 

The downward spiral of a former U.S. Coast Guard officer reached its nadir when a SWAT team ended a six-hour standoff between Daniel Wheatley and law enforcement personnel in the heart of Gilroy.