Sheriff’s office loses two deputies in off-duty deaths
A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy was killed early Saturday morning by a suspected DUI driver on State Highway 87 in San Jose, according to the sheriff's office.
Deputy Arturo Romero, a 24-year member of the sheriff's office, was driving home to Gilroy after his...
Transient arrested on suspicion of rape in Gilroy
Police arrested a 32-year-old man after he allegedly kidnapped, beat and raped a woman under a bridge in Gilroy Tuesday night.
Man accused of killing, dismembering woman in Gilroy
Human remains found in Gilroy recently have been confirmed to be that of a 33-year-old woman who went missing in late July and her ex-boyfriend has been arrested on suspicion of killing her, police said Oct. 4.
Ivan Alfaro Escobedo allegedly cut Alyssa Salazar’s body...
Police arrest man suspected of attempted murder in Gilroy
A Gilroy man suspected in an attempted murder earlier this year was arrested Sept. 1.
Demetrius Santos, 19, was arrested at San Ysidro Park and booked into Santa Clara County Jail for attempted homicide, according to Gilroy Police. He is currently being held without bail,...
Nuestra Familia busted
In the largest criminal gang case in county history, the Santa Clara County Grand Jury indicted 48 suspected members – 11 of them from Gilroy – of the notorious Nuestra Familia gang on 77 felony counts including drug sales, witness intimidation, homicide and bank robbery.
San Jose man dies in collision with alleged drunk driver
A San Jose man was pronounced dead at the scene of a Jan. 2 traffic accident on Highway 25 near Bolsa Road, according to authorities. A Hollister man who was driving another vehicle involved in the accident was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Suspect flees after shooting man on Old Gilroy Street
Police are looking for a suspect who shot a man on Old Gilroy Street Saturday evening.
According to Gilroy Police, officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 400 block of Old Gilroy Street at about 5:20pm. The victim, who suffered from a...
Operation Garlic Press yields stiff prison terms
More than a year after Gilroy police helped spearhead the largest undercover sting in the department’s history, the fruit of their labor continues to manifest as more than a third of 118 arrested criminals have been dealt the heavy hand of justice.
Gilroy woman sentenced to jail for role in U.S. Capitol breach
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Mariposa Castro, of Gilroy, to 45 days in jail Feb. 23 for her participation in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Castro, also known as Imelda Castro, was also ordered to pay a $5,000...
GPD arrests former defendant in gang murder case
A suspected Norteno gang member who escaped murder charges last summer after prosecutors dropped their pursuit of a controversial legal doctrine has been arrested again - this time on warrants for carrying a concealed knife and possession of a controlled substance, police said.
