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January 24, 2026

Attempt to cover face doesn’t thwart arrest in Gilroy

The Gilroy Police Department has arrested Mark Oliveira, who is

Sheriff’s upgrade sonar equipment to search for Sierra

Santa Clara County sheriff’s investigators will be “wrapping up” a water search this week for Sierra LaMar or any evidence related to the kidnapping case, using new, high-tech sonar detection equipment that they have had access to in previous weeks.

Public asked to volunteer for search party for Sierra

Sierra LaMar, 15, remains missing 11 days since she was last seen before leaving to catch her school bus in Morgan Hill. The public is now being asked to volunteer in a search party organized by the KlaasKids Foundations that could attract hundreds of people.

Police presence ramps up; DUI crack down starting

Motorists will continue to see saturated police presence on the roads during holidays, as well as the occasional DUI checkpoints over the next year or so now that the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office received a grant for $180,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

No searches planned for Sierra on the Fourth

No volunteer search efforts to find missing teen Sierra LaMar are scheduled for Wednesday due to the Independence Day holiday, according to her family.

Police blotter: Gilroy 18-year-old arrested for assault with a deadly weapon

Marco Moreno, 18, of the 7700 block of Santa Barbara Street,

Gartman agrees to reduced charge in parade theft case

Former Gilroy City Councilman Craig Gartman, charged in May for felony grand theft of thousands of dollars from a private Memorial Day parade fund, pleaded no contest Thursday to a reduced misdemeanor, bringing an end to a bitter saga that lasted nearly two-and-a-half years.

Daycare employee accused of being drunk at work

Police arrested a Morgan Hill woman on suspicion of being intoxicated when she showed up for her job taking care of children, authorities said. Anna Marie Lopez, 58, was arrested about 7 a.m. Monday at her workplace, Child Development Incorporated, on the 300 block of East Main Avenue, according to a press release from MHPD. Lopez, a 10-year employee of the daycare facility, was allegedly under the influence of alcohol while caring for children at the center, police said. She was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and booked at Santa Clara County Jail, according to police. Anyone with information about this case can contact MHPD at (408) 779-2101, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867. 

Police blotter: Aug. 21 through Aug. 28

Driving infractions

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