Update: Police release name of 21-year-old murder victim
Gilroy Police released the name late Monday afternoon of the 21-year-old man who was shot and killed at Sobrato Apartments on Monterey Street July 22. His name is Martin Rojas.
Court calendar: Antolin Garcia Torres expected in court July 31
Upcoming court dates for crimes and matters. All hearings are scheduled for South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, unless otherwise noted.
Gilroy felon with $1 million warrant arrested by SJPD
At 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, San Jose Police arrested an armed felon on a $1 million warrant for a firearm violation traveling northbound on Highway 17 near Summit Road.
Two-way collision at Monterey and 10th streets
Three patrol units from the Gilroy Police department and one City of Gilroy vehicle responded to a two-way traffic collision that clogged up the intersection of 10th and Monterey streets around 1:12 p.m. Tuesday.
1,000 Garlic Festival tickets stolen
An unknown suspect swiped 1,000 single-day admission tickets valued at $12,500 from the Gilroy Garlic Festival corporate office, according to Festival Executive Director Brian Bowe.
Fatal shooting at Sobrato complex
A 21-year-old Gilroy male was fatally shot by an unknown suspect Sunday night at Sobrato Transitional Apartments on Monterey Road, near Pinocchio’s Pizza No. 1.
Armed felon wanted on $1 million warrant
Gilroy police are asking the public for help in locating an armed felon who is on the lam as of Sunday night.
DA presses charges against landscape scammer
Nearly one month after the District Attorney launched an investigation the man that roams around South County, charming seniors into giving him money for jobs he never completes, the ialleged “landscape scammer” was arrested July 21 in Gilroy for 13 counts of petty theft and eight counts of misdemeanor elder fraud.
