Crime briefs: Man arrested for marijuana possession after traffic stop
Gilroy Police responded to a variety of crimes from Jan. 16-21, including auto burglary, commercial burglary, shoplifting, assault, narcotics, robbery, and rape.
Gilroy woman claims to be victim of alleged break-ins, pet abuse
Cathy Canales, of Gilroy, keeps 19 dead fish in her freezer, hoping authorities will investigate her reports of a series of bizarre break-ins during which her pets - cats, guinea pigs, hamsters and this month, fish - have allegedly been mutilated, maimed and even killed, according to Canales.
Police blotter: Woman picked up for selling stolen property, other crimes
Rosa Toro, 37, of the 8000 block of Swanston Lane, 4:19 p.m.
UPDATED: Hit-and-run victim remains comatose
Joshua Valdez, the young man who was found lying unconscious near a Morgan Hill intersection with numerous broken bones, remains in a coma following what police think is the result of a hit-and-run accident.
Police incidents: Thieves take seven social security cards from car
A thief or thieves stole seven family social security cards from
Reward offered in Live Oak arson spree
No one was hurt and little damage was incurred in a garbage can
Police blotter: Man arrested for forgery, selling stolen property
Rudy Gonzalez, 26, of the 300 block of Third Street, 2:43 p.m.
NEW: Former local football player faces potential life sentence
The five suspects – including three men from Gilroy – accused of kidnapping a woman two weeks ago in the area of Compton, sexually assaulting her and threatening to force her into prostitution have a felony settlement conference today, Aug. 30, in the Hall of Justice in Riverside.
Homeless man caught masturbating in woman’s backyard
Police arrested a homeless man Monday morning after a woman woke
