Crime

Gilroy Police report on standoff Tuesday night.

On May 26, 2017, just before midnight, Gilroy Police officers responded to a report a suspicious circumstance in the 7700 block of Curry Drive, in Gilroy. Two males not known to the area were reportedly loading items from a residence into a black vehicle parked out front.

Joe Vera, 78-years-old, was last seen today at about 0700 hours walking from his house on the 7000 block of Mount Vernon Way, in Gilroy. Mr. Vera has dementia and he is also has diabetes (insulin dependent).

Two Watsonville men died and a toddler sustained major injuries in a crash on Highway 101 Sunday at 10:32 p.m.

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At least two courtrooms full of spectators—including the family of Sierra LaMar and dozens of volunteers who have been searching for her for the last five years—let out an audible gasp of relief May 9 when they heard the jury found Antolin Garcia Torres guilty of the Morgan Hill teen’s murder.

On May 6, members of the Gilroy Police Department’s Anti-Crime Team were proactively patrolling for criminal activity. During this time, they saw a male (Jose Martinez, 26-years-old) driving a vehicle and recognized him as being a gang member and a wanted felon.

The family of a Jose Mireles, a former Gilroy man who was shot to death in Merced in front of his three children, has set up a Go Fund Me site for expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/3pt1l6g

Two Gilroy massage parlors were busted April 27 for soliciting prostitution, after citizen complaints.

William Harmon, 26, died Monday on Highway 101 after his motorcycle hit a delivery truck around 4 p.m., just before the exit for Highway 25.