Crime

After night falls in Gilroy, it's dark along the entire paved pathway directly across the entrance of Christmas Hill Park and on the lighted softball field. The light fixtures are functional, but the connecting wires have been gutted by criminals.

Vanessa Hernandez, 18, of Hollister, 10:59 a.m. Monday, at 8375

Illegal Weapons

The prosecution in a tow and sue case that has been delayed for

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...

Then on Aug. 27, Gilroy resident Alan Viarengo was arrested for allegedly sending 24 anonymous, threatening letters to Santa Clara County Health Officer Sara Cody. Investigators serving a search warrant at his home found 138 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosive materials.

The plea hearing for two suspects accused of firing a handgun

California Highway Patrol officer James Branik, 44, who worked in commercial enforcement in San Martin, was killed early Tuesday morning heading south on Monterey Road when a driver turned his 2013 Chevrolet pickup onto the road from the left turn lane at Chester Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.