Firefighters contain San Martin blaze
Around 6 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters contained a half-acre
Businesses busted for selling cigarettes to minors; police arrest panhandler and call him a fraud
This week’s crime activity was mostly marked by petty theft and minor drug infractions, but a few incidents did stand out:
Police briefs: Meth arrests
Drugs, particularly methamphetamine, appear to be taking up a large portion of recent Gilroy arrests. Here are a few events:
Police blotter: Man arrested for unlawful sex with a minor
Corlos Vasquez, 28, of Morgan Hill, 11:42 a.m. Tuesday, at 7250
Worker injured after breaking through roof at Hollister warehouse
A man working on the West Marine building in Hollister sustained
CHP closes out summer with anti-DUI campaign
As motorists prepare for the final holiday weekend of summer, the California Highway Patrol is joining with law enforcement agencies throughout the country and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in an ongoing nationwide drunk driving crackdown. The two-week-long “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, which began Aug. 16, coincides with the CHP’s annual Labor Day Maximum Enforcement Period.
Fire destroys downtown office building, antique collection
A fire Friday night destroyed the Ridgemark Realty building that also housed a valuable collection of antiques.
Interim fire chief arrested for providing booze to minor
Fewer than six weeks on the job, Gilroy's interim fire chief resigned Monday morning after he was arrested Sept. 7 for furnishing alcohol to a 20-year-old decoy as a part of an undercover sting by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department.


















