Crime

Chris Mike Duran, 44, of Gilroy, 10:30 a.m. June 1, on the 8300

Charles Kenneth Lafferty, the man who pleaded guilty to shooting marbles at dozens of motorists on Highways 156 and 101 for more than a year, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on June 29, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced. In April,...

The Hollister woman accused of attempting to drug toddlers under her care at a Morgan Hill daycare facility appeared at South County Courthouse Thursday, but the hearing was continued. 

Here's your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including multiple auto burglaries, possession of a controlled substance, recovery of a stolen vehicle and credit card fraud.

Two cars were involved in a crash on U.S. 101 northbound just South of the Monterey Street exit early Friday afternoon. A small vegetation fire was caused in the median that the Gilroy Fire Department was quickly able to extinguish.

Investors who say they were cheated out of their homes and life savings by “a very slick” businessman occupied a sizable portion of the courtroom Friday inside the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill, where supporters and accusers seated in opposite sides of the audience created a clear fissure.

Jose Montesinos, 32, of the 2800 block of Leavesley Road, 11:07

Albino Valencia, 26, of the 300 block of Walnut Avenue, 5:58