Panoche fire in south SBC might burn 15,000 acres
It was consuming mostly grass in southern San Benito County, and
Schools locked down after man fires gun at police
Police arrested a man in the 1400 block of Ousley Drive in
Crime briefs: Burglary, fights, assault
Gilroy Police dealt with a handful of violent events this week as well as burglaries and thefts. Here are a few events:
Woman still wanted in connection with Heiser murder
GILROY—With three suspects accused of the Feb. 16 slaying and robbery of Gilroy’s Robert Heiser behind bars, one piece of the puzzle remains missing. Isabella Aurora Chaidez, a 17-year-old San Jose woman wanted in connection to his murder and at least one other violent crime in the Bay area, is still on the lam, according to Gilroy police.
Gun buyback is ‘one tool’ to prevent deaths, injuries by firearm
Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States, and an upcoming firearms buyback event in Morgan Hill aims to address the problem by keeping unwanted weapons out of the wrong hands, according to county law enforcement and government officials.
Some of that...
Suspects in Home Depot burglary ring arrested
Members of an organized retail burglary crew that hit dozens of Home Depot stores—including those in Gilroy and Morgan Hill—were arrested and charged with felonies in Santa Clara County last week, authorities said.
The suspects were arrested under a new state law written to help...
