Crime

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. 

The plea hearing for the man who allegedly charmed multiple South County seniors into giving him money for landscaping services he never completed was once again continued to December, due to a request from the defense attorney Thursday to gather more information on the case. 

The Gilroy woman in custody for murder charged with killing her husband and daughter in a drunken car crash 10 months ago has claimed she is mentally incompetent to withstand trial, stalling criminal proceedings, but not yet convincing the judge or the victims’ friends and family of her incapacity.

Nearly two years after a botched burglary and torture incident left “crippling” emotional and physical effects on 60-year-old Gilroy resident Gary Wise, prosecutor Johnene Stebbins with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office plans on adding another charge that could land the remaining defendants in prison for life without parole if convicted.

At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, the California Highway Patrol misreported an that an adult male died from a car crash on U.S. 101 near Leavesley Road, later realizing that he didn't die but endured serious head injuries.

Jorge Briones, the former Morgan Hill Downtown Association executive director who is accused of embezzling funds from the nonprofit organization, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday, Dec. 21 at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, according to authorities.

Ten months after a Gilroy woman was arrested for murder for killing her husband and daughter in a drunken car crash, the courts have wrestled with whether the suspect is mentally competent for trial.