Crime

A suspect in a gang-related shooting that left one dead in San Jose in May was arrested when an off-duty officer saw him shopping at the Morgan Hill Walmart on Black Friday, police said.

At 4:10 p.m. on Nov. 10, Gilroy Police responded to the Arco gas station on the 400 block of Leavesley Road to investigate a counterfeit cash case after several weeks of reports around town of similar cases.

A slew of recent burglaries targeting antique stores in downtown Gilroy have left four shop owners licking their wounds and crossing their fingers that the criminals won't return for another round.

- Officers initiated a vehicle stop with a 2002 black Honda Civic at Church Street and Eighth Street at 5 p.m. on Nov. 10. The driver, Phillip Rios, 19 of Los Banos, allegedly sped away, causing police to chase him for a quarter of a mile through neighborhood streets at speeds up to 50 mph, until police made a PIT maneuver to stop the car on Thames drive. Rios was arrested for an outstanding warrant, driving without a license and evading arrest. He was taken to Santa Clara County Jail.

A preliminary hearing for the five suspects accused of killing Tara Romero, 14, in a drive-by shooting in Morgan Hill Nov. 4, 2011 was set at their latest hearing.

In a sudden move Tuesday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office charged the man already accused of killing 15-year-old Sierra LaMar with three unrelated kidnapping attempts that happened in Morgan Hill in 2009.