Multiple shootings leave one man dead, another in critical condition
A rash of gunfire over the weekend left one man dead and another seriously injured, Gilroy Police reported.
According to police, a 35-year-old man was killed after he was shot on the 400 block of Fairview Drive on Jan. 3 at about 9:30pm. The victim,...
Suspect in highway projectile attacks pleads guilty
Charles Kenneth Lafferty, the Los Banos man accused of shooting projectiles at dozens of motorists on Highways 156 and 101 in 2019, pleaded guilty to 30 felony counts in relation to the incidents, according to prosecutors.
Lafferty, 54, entered the guilty plea in Monterey County...
Police blotter: Grand theft, failure to register as sex offender
The Gilroy Police Department made arrests for a wide variety of crimes this past week, including grand theft, evading police in a vehicle, cruelty to a child, lewd or lascivious acts on a child and burglary. All arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter between Nov. 9 and 16. All suspects remain innocent until proven guilty, and an appearance in the arrest log does not signify guilt for the listed crime/s.
Incumbent Smith holds onto sheriff post
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith won a sixth consecutive term in office after defeating challenger John Hirokawa in the Nov. 6 election.
With 100 percent of the votes counted, Smith obtained 147,319 ballots, compared to 113,655 votes for Hirokawa, according to the Santa Clara...
Medical marijuana dispensary owner cited twice for obstructing building inspectors
The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary that opened without
Police blotter: Man arrested again for same charge two days later
Manfred Geister, 52, transient, 5 p.m. Wednesday, near First and
Police release photo of Walmart robbery suspect
The Gilroy Police Department has released security photos of a man wanted for robbing a local Walmart of more than $3,000. And it's asking the public to help locate him.
