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November 6, 2025

Parolee arrested on drug suspicion

Police arrested parolee-at-large David Saldana, 34 of Gilroy,

Gilroy Police Blotter

Embezzlement In April on East 10th Street, an employee was arrested for embezzlement and conducting fake returns. Burglary On May 13 a business on Monterey Street was burglarized when thieves cut a side gate and smashed a glass door. A $2,200 gas-powered paint sprayer was taken. Attempted Burglary On...

Gilroy Mayor Roland Velasco: Visions of Garlic Festival terror linger

Gilroy Mayor, Roland Velasco, arrived at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in the early evening of July 28 to help Chamber of Commerce volunteers tear down their remaining booths. He was standing by the beer garden at the middle of Christmas Hill Park when he...

GPD seeks murder suspect in gang shooting

In what they are calling a gang-related shooting, Gilroy Police are seeking Jay Robert Vasquez, 20 as a suspect in the murder of 32-year-old Gilroy resident, Jason Contreras on the 7500 block of Alexander Street. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Vasquez should be...

Trial No. 2 for accused murderer

A Santa Clara County prosecutor confirmed today that Roy Lopez

Man on electric skateboard fatally struck in Gilroy

A man was struck and killed Saturday night in Gilroy.   Officers responded around 9pm to First Street between Wren and Kern avenues after receiving several 911 calls about a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle.   Police found a 34-year-old man at the scene suffering from major...

Daniel Joe Chavez

description: 5-feet, 11-inches; 200 pounds; 25 years old; brown eyes, brown hair; Hispanic; tattoos on left hand and wrist and back

San Jose community service officer accused of illegal weapons, online threats

A San Jose civilian community service officer, who briefly served as a sworn police officer, was arrested on suspicion of gun crimes last week after an FBI investigation linked him to social media posts advocating for killing cops and other hate speech on an...

Jensen inches closer to front runner Jonsen in Sheriff’s race

Retired sheriff’s captain Kevin Jensen continued to inch closer to the top spot in the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s race Tuesday, but Palo Alto Police Chief Robert “Rob” Jonsen held on to a narrowing lead, with just 10% of votes remaining to be counted. After...

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