Police urge caution during Bicycle Safety Month
May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and Gilroy Police are encouraging everyone to participate safely and reminding drivers to be extra alert for more people pedaling and walking on the roads.
“Everyone deserves to reach their destination safely,” Gilroy Police Sgt. Michael McMahon said. “Unfortunately,...
Police chief’s truck, gun, badge stolen
Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee, a 30-year-plus law enforcement veteran, found himself the victim of a crime when someone stole his personal vehicle April 27, according to police.
The chief’s service firearm and badge, among other personal items, were inside the vehicle when it disappeared,...
Dog found with a brick tied to its legs in Uvas Creek
A small honey-colored dog was found three days ago in Uvas Creek in Christmas Hill Park with her head barely above the water because a brick had been tied with rope to her small hind legs, said Hector Beltran who rescued the pup.
Crime fear factor ratchets up in Gilroy
The city was rocked in 2007 by waves of crime that spurred
Former cop in GHS incident charged
Former Hollister Police Officer Chad Browning has been charged with four crimes in relation to an alleged Sept. 9 crime spree that started with vehicle theft in Fresno and ended with Gilroy Police shooting at him before he could drive onto a local football...
Roberto Munoz
description: 5-feet, 4-inches; 120 pounds; Hispanic; brown eyes, black hair; from Salinas area; DOB: 3/1/82.
Police blotter: Man cuts down 100-foot redwood, gets cited
Bruce Emile Gaviglio, 63, of the 10 block of Bella Vista Lane in




















