Crime

A court order will thwart Gilroy resident and real estate grand fraud suspect Batzi Kuburovich from selling his home, should he decide to put it on the market – thus keeping the property “subject to preservation for the purposes of (victim) restitution,” according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Victor Chen.

Sheriff’s investigators have the car allegedly used to kidnap Sierra LaMar in their custody, and released photos of the red four-door sedan shot by area surveillance cameras. 

For the first time in more than a month, investigators searching for 15-year-old Sierra LaMar reported new leads in the case, and are asking the public to report any sightings of a red four-door sedan with a black hood.

The sentencing of a former San Jose police officer who is accused of having illegal sexual contact with two teen boys took an unexpected detour Monday afternoon.

Last week, police responded to several reports of burglaries, shopflifting and embezzlement. Here are a few incidents worth noting:

A sex scandal that erupted eight months ago and involves a former San Jose police officer from Gilroy will culminate in court Monday afternoon.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s dive team spent the day Thursday searching Anderson reservoir, the largest reservoir in the county, for any sign of missing teen Sierra LaMar. 

A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of molesting at least six females age 16 and younger, police said. 

Toxicology results came in for the dog on Ronan Avenue whose owner suspected it was poisoned, and the verdict is in: No evidence of poisoning was found.