Crime

Selling stolen property:

Firefighters expect to have a fire that broke out early Sunday

The longtime owner of Pinocchio’s pizza on Church Street was stabbed Saturday at 5:37pm, allegedly by a transient from Virginia who was arrested shortly afterwards–and a second man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for threatening employees. Police arrested Mark Allmond, of Virginia, Saturday on suspicion of...

Gilroy Police arrested a suspected burglar who barricaded himself in a house and then jumped out a second-floor window to escape.On 12/10/2016, at about 3:40 pm, officers were dispatched to a report of a burglary that just occurred on the 8900 block of Del Rio Circle.  While an officer was on scene investigating the crime, a suspect ran from the backyard and climbed over a fence.  Officers chased him on foot and a perimeter was established.  Officers learned he had broken into an occupied house on Ronan Avenue and was hiding upstairs. The residents were able to get out and notify the police. Officers entered the residence and could hear the suspect upstairs.  He attempted to jump out of the second story window but decided not to when confronted by police outside the home.  The suspect refused to come downstairs and he started barricading himself in a room. As police tried to negotiate with the suspect, he decided make his escape and jumped out of the second story bathroom window into the backyard. The officers that were positioned in the backyard ordered him to the ground and he did not comply.  He violently resisted arrest and was eventually taken into custody.  An officer was injured during the arrest and was treated at a local area hospital and released.  During the investigation it was determined the suspect had committed a total of five residential burglaries in the same neighborhood.  The suspect was linked to the burglaries by several independent sources and evidence.  A handgun, which was stolen from one of the burglaries, was also recovered near the scene.  A large amount of stolen property was recovered and investigators are actively working with victims in an attempt to identify and return their property. The arrestee was identified as Tyre Anderson, an 18-year-old Gilroy resident. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on several charges to include five counts of burglary. 

Last fall, Gilroy Police wrapped up the 39-agency, 16-month undercover sting known as Operation Garlic Press that culminated with a four-day arrest blitz of 118 suspects – and one year later, police say Gilroy streets are safer.

An evening of apparent gang violence culminated in a homicide

Two Gilroy massage parlors were busted April 27 for soliciting prostitution, after citizen complaints.

UPDATE: Court records reveal that Council candidate Rebeca Armendariz has a history in and out of traffic court, amassing six traffic violations in the past four years (not including the incident on Aug. 28), which probably accounts for why her license was suspended in the first place. 

Police arrested a Gilroy man Wednesday night after he allegedly shot at officers during a high-speed vehicle pursuit through two counties, according to authorities. About 9pm June 9, Gilroy Police officers attempted a traffic stop on a known, wanted suspect at Luchessa Avenue and Monterey...

Following the arrest of five suspected Norte