Police blotter: Older woman arrested for cruelty to another person’s animal
Kathryn Burns, 76, of Hollister, 2:02 p.m. Nov. 3, at Michaels,
Search for Sierra: Hope springs eternal
Sierra LaMar’s family and the returning volunteers continue to hold out hope that the missing 15-year-old will be found, and they think keeping the case in the public eye is the best way to preserve that hope.
County health takes steps to end illegal disposal
Santa Clara County supervisors —and the public—on Dec. 12 got their first public explanation from county officials on the explosive revelations a week earlier that county-run hospitals had for at least a year illegally dumped medical waste, drugs and patient data into dumpsters.
Healthcare officials...
$1 Mil Bail for Slaying Defendant
One million dollars: The price of freedom for Tomas Martinez,
Police release more details about shooting of Gilroy suspect
San Jose Police identified the man who died in a Jan. 21 officer-involved shooting as David Lee Tovar, who was a suspect in dozens of violent crimes, burglaries and thefts in the South Bay dating back to April 2020, according to authorities.
Tovar’s alleged crime...
Car jacker leads police on 80 mph chase
Last night at approximately 12:07 a.m., parolee Angel Espinoza – formerly one of "Gilroy's Most Wanted" – led several Gilroy police on a high-speed car chase that began in the area of Chestnut and Martin streets.
Building Saved from Big Blaze
A team of 53 firefighters quenched a thick burning blaze Saturday evening and saved most of the building that houses the METech Recycling Center.
Former Rancho math teacher arrested on alleged molestation charges
Gilroy Police officers arrested a 50-year-old former Hollister middle school teacher Monday on charges of allegedly having an ongoing relationship with a minor.