Crime

In the wake of the shocking details surrounding the arrest of a Christopher High School student Thursday, three 16-year-old boys now face felony charges of sexual battery and are named as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit in civil court.

An evicted tenant caused a six-hour standoff with law officials today when he barricaded himself inside his apartment and told neighbors he was armed with explosive devices and other weapons.

A suspect or suspects intentionally tried to shut down local electricity and communication services when they fired gunshots at a PG&E substation and severed two fiber optic lines in south San Jose early Tuesday morning, according to Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith.

This week, the Gilroy Police Department responded to crime in all shapes and sizes. Here is a sampling of noteworthy events:

A wrongful death civil suit was filed today in San Jose against the three 16-year-old high school students charged with the sexual battery and cyberbullying of a fellow Saratoga High School female classmate.

Two South County residents participated in the Boston Marathon today, where two massive explosions detonated at the finish line, instantly turning a beloved international athletic event to a chaotic scene of gruesome deaths and injuries. 

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.

Possession

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.

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.