Crime

Violent crime is up 17.5 percent in Gilroy and recent events

A purse and diaper bag were stolen from a 2004 gold Ford

A man who reportedly fired his gun at officers during an hours-long standoff in unincorporated Gilroy was taken into custody Sunday afternoon after he was shot by police as he began to charge at them. A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy was hit during the...

Antolin Garcia Torres, 22 of Morgan Hill, appeared in court Thursday for the first time since December to face charges that he kidnapped and murdered Sierra LaMar, but he again declined to enter a plea, according to authorities.

Here's your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a vehicle theft, child abuse, assault, sale and transportation of narcotics and an auto burglary.

David J. Quiroz, 30, of Hollister was arraigned Tuesday afternoon on charges alleging murder and kidnapping for ransom with bodily harm in the death of Heather Carroll, 25, who was found in his Cerra Vista home by law enforcement authorities on Saturday.

Large fight reported outside Village Avante

Police arrested a man outside Brownell Middle School Friday on

A new juvenile receiving center set to open in July will