Crime briefs: Student tries to get high in class
Here's your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a gas station robbery, assault at a local night club and a bust for possession of methamphetamine for sale.
Police remind motorists to stay sober on Cinco de Mayo
As party-goers celebrate Cinco de Mayo with mariachi music and authentic cuisine this weekend, many will also indulge with their favorite margarita or tequila, then choose to get behind the wheel and drive to their next destination. That’s why this year the Santa Clara County Avoid the 13 DUI Task Force is joining with others across the state and nation to encourage everyone to plan ahead this Cinco de Mayo and not drink and drive, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s office.
Police blotter: Woman, 26, arrested for grand theft at Kohl’s
Teresa Daniels, 26, of Morgan Hill, 9:44 p.m. Monday, at Kohl's,
11-month sting yields drugs, guns, stolen vehicles
More than 60 drug traffickers, car thieves and firearms
Drunk driver crashes into tree near elementary school
On Friday at 7:20 p.m., Billy Gidding, 31, was arrested for driving under the influence after losing control of his 1994 Chevrolet truck and careening into a tree on Wren Avenue near Antonio Del Buono Elementary School. Gilroy police arrested Gidding, who was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Greenhouse fire damages hundreds of orchids
Firefighters from the Gilroy Sunrise Station responded to a greenhouse fire at 8:15 a.m. on the 1900 block of Buena Vista Avenue that harmed hundreds of orchids and caused at least $10,000 in damage according to business manager Dan Tan.
