Competency questions stall murder case
More than a year after 14-year-old Tara Romero was mistakenly gunned down on city streets, the attorney for one defendant has filed a mental incompetency claim with the court, a move that continues to delay the proceedings and any closure for the families involved.
Controversy surrounds pot bust
A San Jose attorney says the Gilroy Police Department Anti Crime Team ignored provisions in the Medical Marijuana Program Act when officers raided a sophisticated, 6,000 square foot indoor pot garden Sunday in an industrial building on the 5900 block of Obata Way in Gilroy.
Crime briefs: Stolen false leg
Crime briefs are taken from the weekly press report sent out by the Gilroy Police Department. Officers recently dealt with juvenile debauchery, piracy and a stolen prosthetic limb worth $30,000.
Police buckling down on park crimes
In response to a "recent rash" of vandalism and theft from City parks that include destruction of fences and theft of swings, the Gilroy Police Department is reaching out to the community for assistance in addressing this issue.
Pot bust on Obata Way yields 250 pounds of marijuana
Four suspects were arrested for marijuana cultivation at 9:30 p.m. Sunday on the 5900 block of Obata Way in Gilroy as they were leaving the "indoor garden," police described in a press release sent out today.
Police ask for assistance with fraud investigation
The Gilroy Police Department is asking the public for assistance in identifying the subjects depicted in the photograph attached with this article.
Man stabbed in the back at Longhouse Restaurant
Gilroy Police and Fire personnel responded at 11:50 p.m. Saturday to an attempted homicide at the the Longhouse Restaurant, located at 8195 Monterey Road.
Car wreck on U.S. 101 in south Gilroy
Authorities responded to a single-vehicle traffic accident that slowed traffic on U.S. 101 Friday afternoon, with minor injuries reported.
SWAT team surrounds Gilroy home
The Gilroy Police Department arrested a suspected burglar on the 6400 block of Barron Place in Gilroy on Friday. GPD were notified of an intruder entering the house at 10:15 a.m. by a concerned neighbor, said Gilroy Police Sgt. Daniel Castaneda. GPD officers and a SWAT team surrounded the house and ordered the suspect to leave the property.
UPDATE: County supervisor resigns, citing criminal charges
Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa announced he will resign from office, citing his intention to plead guilty to charges filed by authorities Friday related to Shirakawa’s failure to file campaign finance reports and “inappropriate use of (his) county credit card,” according to a resignation letter he submitted Friday morning.
