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April 20, 2026

Relative rapes teen at knifepoint

Police arrested a 39-year-old man on charges of forcible rape

State data reveals rise in hate crimes in 2020

2020 wasn't just about one deadly virus for some. Across California, Asian Americans and other minority groups also faced an epidemic of hate, as revealed by the state's Department of Justice in a specialized report Wednesday.  Attorney General Rob Bonta presented a report on anti-Asian...

GPD Officer facing DA charges to be arraigned

Gilroy Police Department Officer Noel Lemus, who was allegedly drunk when he barricaded himself in a bedroom and then resisted arrest at a home in Merced County on March 8, is scheduled for arraignment July 10 in the Merced County Courthouse.

Motorist baffled by charge, lawsuit

Rita Campos could spend up to a year in jail for causing the

Illegal fireworks in Gilroy net citations on Fourth of July

Gilroy Police handed out 33 citations for illegal fireworks during the night of July 4. According to police, three of those were criminal citations. In Gilroy, illegal firework use may lead to fines and imprisonment with administrative citations starting at $1,000. Any subsequent violations start at...

Driver flees after striking, killing Gilroy man with vehicle

A Gilroy man walking in the area of Wren Avenue and El Cerrito Way died Sept. 12 after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Gilroy Police are now searching for witnesses or surveillance footage that may have spotted the vehicle. The crash...

Sheriff’s blotter: Man kicks mother, throws her puppy across a room

Steven Joseph Johnson, 19, of Gilroy, 9:39 p.m. Saturday, on the

Brass candle top stolen from St. Mary Church

At the going rate of about 90 cents a pound, who would take the

Gilroy Police revisit 2015 murder case with suspect still at large

Due to “new interest” in the 2015 murder of Robert Heiser, Gilroy Police are again asking the public for assistance finding a woman who allegedly helped rob and kill the victim but has evaded capture for more than a decade.  The female suspect, Isabella Chaidez,...

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