Police Blotter: Vandalism of $50,000 worth of property
The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes this week, including first-degree burglary, vandalism of more than $50,000 worth of property and battery against a peace officer. Arrests were recorded in this week's GPD blotter from Jan. 6 to Jan. 13.
Police arrest carjacking suspect
A teenager was arrested July 20 on suspicion of two carjackings earlier in the month in Gilroy.
According to Gilroy Police, a citizen called the department to report a suspicious person on the 8000 block of Kelton Drive at about 9pm.
Responding officers recognized the person...
Joel Barnes arraigned on some, but not all, charges
Joel G. Barnes, a Gilroy man who led deputies on a two-day
‘Landscape scammer’ not paying restitution, says victim
One of the victims in South County's “landscape scammer” case says the man convicted of taking $350 for tree trimming work that was never finished is not paying his court-ordered restitution.
