Crime

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.

The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes in the last week or so, including burglary, lewd or lascivious acts on an underage child and the possession of a dirk or a dagger. Arrests are recorded from the GPD's blotter dating Sept. 30 through Oct. 7.

Here are the following arrests recorded in the Gilroy Police Department blotter between July 11 and July 15.

The Hollister-Gilroy office of the California highway Patrol will conduct a DUI and driver license checkpoint on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2019, within an unincorporated area of south Santa Clara County.

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

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office launched a public data dashboard last week to support what they said will promote “transparency, accountability, and community engagement” within the criminal justice system.    The DA’s office intends to update data regularly on victim and defendant race and...

Two suspects detained during the five county-wide sweep spearheaded in Gilroy – coined Operation Garlic Press – pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose to charges stemming from a multi-agency, law enforcement initiative, U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag said Wednesday.

Three men robbed a Gilroy Premium Outlets jewelry store at

Police are looking for the public’s help to find out how a young Morgan Hill man ended up with serious injuries that sent him to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.