Crime

Here's your latest digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including an arrest of four alleged burglars, a domestic violence and a child abuse arrest and the booking of a man with three outstanding warrants who was found “passed out” in a bathroom.

A 21-year-old man was formally charged with murder in the Christmas Day killing of a woman who had a restraining order against him - marking the Garlic Capital's third murder this year, according to the Gilroy Police Department.

Police arrested two Gilroy men this week who are accused of taking part in a gang-related assault in the city’s downtown more than a year ago.  In December 2023, three victims were violently attacked by a group of males in what investigators determined was a...

Ricardo Juarez, 26, of the 7100 block of Rosanna Street, 7:59

One of two suspects involved in yesterday's bank robbery/bomb scare that backed up traffic on State Highway 85 for several hours is Alfred Apaiz, a 23-year-old resident from Gilroy.

March 1 • Police responded to a sexual offense report on the 9500 block of Rancho Hills Drive at 1am. • A vehicle was stolen on the 4300 block of Monterey Road. • A vehicle collision resulting in injury occurred on the 8100 block of Murray Avenue...

A man who was prohibited from having firearms was arrested Friday after deputies seized three assault-style rifles, a semi-automatic handgun and 1,500 rounds of ammunition at his home, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. Russell Larson Charling, 41, of San Martin, previously had firearms...

The downtown foot detail typically consists of two officers on an overtime assignment. They walk the neighborhood from 6pm to 11pm almost every Friday and Saturday night from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

The human remains found in the area of Bailey Avenue and Santa