DA: Gilroy officer acted in self-defense during shootout
The Gilroy Police officer who shot and killed a man during an early morning shootout in 2021 acted lawfully in self-defense, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office determined.
In a report released May 27, Deputy District Attorney Robert Baker wrote there was “overwhelming evidence”...
Homicides, assaults surpassed average in 2021
Violent crime was on the rise in Gilroy in 2021, capped off by six homicides that were well above the city’s average rate, according to police.
Gilroy Police Chief Pedro Espinoza said the city typically averages about one homicide a year. But the six this...
Accused YMCA molester pleads guilty
MORGAN HILL—Accused Morgan Hill child molester Nicolas Lhermine agreed to a 60-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting four young female victims at a YMCA daycare center at Paradise Valley Elementary School.
Police arrest fourth in gang-shooting case
Police arrested a fourth suspect in connection with last year's
Christian Gomez: Gilroy’s No. 1 Most Wanted
Wanted for: Assault with a deadly weapon. On Aug. 28, 2005,
Suspect in pharmacy robberies arrested in Morgan Hill
Police this week arrested a suspect who robbed multiple pharmacies in Morgan Hill, Gilroy and other communities by threatening violence against the drugstores’ employees, according to authorities.
One of the robberies occurred on Dec. 30, 2023, in Morgan Hill, when police responded to Rite-Aid, 16000...
Sheriff’s office creates right-wing terror task force
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 12 announced it is assembling a “special task force” to investigate and combat right-wing terrorists.
