Safeway stores on guard after third attack
Safeway stores and police are on guard and local residents are
Police briefs: Copper piping theft and man punches woman at pizza parlor
Police responded to several incidents of car theft this week, as well as random acts of violence at various Gilroy businesses, both at the expected locals – such as a bar in the early hours of the morning – and the unexpected - a pizza parlor around lunchtime. Here are a few standout events:
Sheriff’s blotter: Man chased by deputies escapes on foot
Benito Salinas Zamaripa, 49, of Gilroy, is wanted for vehicle
Charges dismissed against handyman kidnapping suspect
One man originally implicated in the bizarre kidnapping of a handyman in Morgan Hill last month is off the hook for the crime, while the other two suspects remain in custody awaiting further court proceedings.Â
Police blotter: Man arrested for having array of drugs
Anthony Escudero, 39, of the 7400 block of Rogers Lane, 11:27
Fatal tow truck crash case continued
The former tow truck driver facing vehicular manslaughter
UPDATE: Truck tips over and spills peppers on 101
A large truck pulling a Comet trailer full of red bell peppers