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Gilroy
December 6, 2025

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

Chilling case of murder

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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.

Two controlled burns today in Gilroy

A controlled burn is currently taking place near the

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