Crime

Allison Benalli, 47, transient, 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, at 905 First

In light of late notice given to the public for Tuesday’s controlled burn that blanketed the region with a smoky haze, an air pollution district official said the agency plans to work with Calfire to improve notification for residents.

Volunteers and investigators refuse to give up searching for north Morgan Hill resident Sierra LaMar.

Detectives with the Gilroy Police Department arrested 33-year-old Jerome Moore, of Gilroy, on Feb. 12 and charged him with the murder of another Gilroy man in what began as a physical confrontation near Las Animas Park and became the city's first homicide of 2014.

Possession of a controlled substance for sale

Here's your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a string of vehicle thefts on the same day, an alleged robbery at gunpoint and a man who was arrested for driving under the influence after trying to evade a DUI checkpoint.