Officers bust indoor growing operation worth $600,000
A drug raid in the 1100 block of Apache Court in Gilroy on Thursday netted 70 pounds of processed marijuana and 468 marijuana plants with a combined street value of approximately $608,000, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team.
Police briefs: Booze and bikes spawn pair of arrests
A woman was stopped around 10 p.m. Saturday by law enforcement
Man stabbed in the back at Longhouse Restaurant
Gilroy Police and Fire personnel responded at 11:50 p.m. Saturday to an attempted homicide at the the Longhouse Restaurant, located at 8195 Monterey Road.
Man arrested for shooting toddler during gang scuffle
A 28-year-old man who dropped off 2-year-old boy
Convicted pimp sentenced to 104 years for trafficking Gilroy woman
A Watsonville man was sentenced to 104 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted of pimping, trafficking and abusing a Gilroy woman over a period of several years, according to authorities.
Crews respond to two July 4 grass fires, likely caused by fireworks
South County fire and EMS personnel responded to at least two vegetation fires July 4 that were likely ignited by unauthorized celebratory fireworks, but for the most part the Independence Day holiday didn't see any significant local fire or medical emergencies, according to authorities. CalFire responded to two grass fires near Morgan Hill Thursday night, according to CalFire Battalion Chief Brandon Leitzke. One of the fires was just off the U.S. 101 north of Morgan Hill, near the Coyote Creek Golf Course, Leitzke said. That fire burned less than an acre of grass and vegetation. Crews also responded to a grass fire on Murphy Springs Drive in northwest Morgan Hill, which burned about an acre of vegetation before it was extinguished, Leitzke said. Both fires were caused by residents setting off “illegal fireworks,” but neither blaze resulted in significant damage or any injuries, Leitzke said. The City of Morgan Hill prohibits the display of fireworks, except in public displays that are authorized, permitted, and supervised by the fire chief, according to the City's municipal code. In Gilroy, where quieter so-called “safe and sane” fireworks are permitted for sale and display only during the Independence Day holiday, crews did not respond to any calls related to fireworks, according to Gilroy Fire Division Chief Colin Martin. That's not to say there was any shortage of celebration - “You could hear (fireworks) everywhere,” Martin said, but the revelry incited no unusual need for emergency services. “It was uneventful, which is good,” Martin said.
Justice for landscape scammer
After years of tricking people - especially senior citizens - into paying for tree-trimming services he never completed, South County's landscape scammer will soon be forced to pay for his wrongs.
