Attempted cosmetics robbery creates commotion on First Street
The 700 block of First Street was ripe with commotion Tuesday
Gilroy Police blotter, April 17-24, 2023
April 17
• Businesses were reportedly burglarized on the 7300 block of Monterey Street and 8600 block of San Ysidro Avenue.
• A vehicle was reportedly burglarized on the first block of E. Luchessa Avenue.
April 18
• A vehicle was reported stolen on the 600 block of...
Sheriff’s blotter: Cash register taken from Gavilan College cafeteria
An empty cash register worth $500 and a credit dispenser worth
Updated: Two men in hospital after home invasion
Two men were beaten so badly with a baseball bat during a home
San Martin garbage fire burns about 100 tons of material
Crews from five area fire departments were up all night extinguishing a giant garbage fire at the San Martin Transfer Station Friday, according to authorities. The cause of the fire at the garbage and recycling facility at 14070 Llagas Ave. is undetermined, but investigators do not think it was intentional, according to CalFire Battalion Chief Brandon Leitzke. The blaze burned in a pit of garbage and recyclable materials inside a roughly 5,000-square-foot metal building that is open on two sides to allow heavy equipment to sort through the discarded items for processing, Leitzke said. About 100 tons of garbage burned, but the fire only caused “minimal” damage to the building itself. Crews from CalFire, the South Santa Clara County Fire District and the Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Jose fire departments worked through the night Friday and into Saturday morning to extinguish the fire, Leitzke said. The fire started just after 7 p.m. Friday. A firefighter injured his wrist while fighting the fire, Leitzke said. That was the only injury resulting from the incident. The San Martin Transfer Station is owned and operated by Recology South Valley. That company’s general manager, Phil Couchee, said they had to close the site to drop-offs from the public for a couple days, but they expect to reopen by Monday afternoon. “The firefighters did an outstanding job to contain (the fire) and manage it,” Couchee said.
Police investigate student, teacher relationship
Police are investigating a possible inappropriate relationship
DUI checkpoint in Gilroy Dec. 14
The Gilroy Police Department’s Traffic Unit will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint Dec. 14 at an undisclosed location within the city limits.
“The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol...