Attorney General launches civil rights investigation into sheriff’s office
State Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced his office is opening a civil rights investigation into the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office over allegations that include misconduct in county jails and resistance to oversight.
The Sheriff's Office has faced much criticism under six-term Sheriff...
Police Captain Demoted: Reasons Unreported
For perhaps the first time in its history, a veteran Gilroy police captain has been demoted from the department’s second highest rank to its lowest, according to city officials.
Police blotter, April 26-May 2, 2021: Vehicles stolen, burglarized
April 26
• Vandalism was reported on the 800 block of Welburn Avenue.
• Theft was reported on the 1100 block of Peterson Drive at 10am.
April 27
• A vehicle was stolen on the 5900 block of Frazier Lake Road.
• A vehicle was burglarized on the 7400...
Police: Hollister mother died of strangulation, blunt force trauma
Heather Carroll, the Hollister woman whose body was discovered after a standoff in a Cerra Vista Drive home, died of strangulation and blunt force trauma, according to the Hollister Police Department.
Boy in stable condition after ‘accidental’ shooting
An 8-year-old boy is in stable condition after being shot by a family member in what police are calling an accident.
According to Gilroy Police, on July 6 at about 6:30pm, Antonio Michael Rodriguez III, 30, was reportedly “manipulating a firearm” inside a home in...
Crews rush to burning jewelry case at T.J. Maxx
Fire crews responded to a report of smoke at T.J. Maxx Friday morning when an electrical box inside a jewelry case caught on fire, authorities said. No injuries and no major property damage were reported, according to the Morgan Hill Fire Department and the store manager. Crews from MHFD, CalFire and South County Fire District responded to the store at 401 Vineyard Town Center about 10 a.m.There was no visible fire when crews arrived, but firefighters located the source of the smoke inside a jewelry box, where a metal light and ballast case had caught on fire, MHFD Battalion Chief Tim Main said. “We were able to quickly isolate the fire under the jewelry case,” Main said. The responding emergency crews were “concerned,” however, to find that store employees had not evacuated the building of customers as soon as they noticed the fire, Main said. “Whenever there’s any smoke, folks need to evacuate,” Main said. The store remained busy with a steady stream of customers entering and exiting after the fire was extinguished, and while firefighters were leaving the area. “The fire department’s response was excellent,” T.J. Maxx manager Leticia Esnaurrizar said.
