CHS student arrested in tragic sexual assault, cyberbullying case
An explosive national news story involving the sexual battery and subsequent suicide of 15-year-old Audrie Pott, a Saratoga High School sophomore, touched down at Christopher High School Thursday morning when a 16-year-old juvenile was arrested on campus in connection with the alleged crime.
UPDATED: GPD officer faces charges
An allegedly drunk Gilroy Police Department officer barricaded himself in a bedroom and resisted arrest when Merced County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shots-fired call at a residence last month.
Fiery crash on Hecker Pass
A 52-year-old female driver lost control of her car, crashed into an embankment on Hecker Pass Highway near Sprig Lake and immediately exited her 1998 Dodge Stratus that moments later burst into flames.
Hearing for former MHDA director continued
Former Morgan Hill Downtown Association Executive Director Jorge Briones appeared at South County Courthouse Friday for a plea hearing on charges that he embezzled the nonprofit organization’s revenues, but attorneys agreed they needed a few more days to review the case files.
House fire on Church Street
Multiple engines from Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Jose fire companies responded at around 4:55 p.m. to a house fire at 7224 Church St.
Crime briefs: Painting someone’s car without being asked to do so, then demanding money for it
Gilroy Police responded to a wide variety of incidents this week. Here are some of highlights from the GPD’s never-ending fight against crime.
Trailer fire in northeast Gilroy
Six engines from Gilroy, Morgan Hill and South Santa Clara Fire District responded to a fire in a single-wide trailer on the premises of Soil Health U.S., located at 9665 New Ave. in Gilroy Tuesday.
Landscape scammer in the slammer
South County's "landscape scammer" appeared in court April 4 for a sentencing that ended up being postponed, but in the meantime, he'll be locked up.
