Police blotter: Sex crimes, passing a fictitious check, burglary
The Gilroy Police Department recently responded to a variety of crimes this week, including felony sexual penetration with a foreign object while the victim is unconscious, passing a fictitious check, possession of a controlled substance and burglary. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter April 27 through May 5. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
Christopher High vandalized with hate-filled graffiti
Three people broke into a building at Christopher High School in Gilroy late Monday night and wrote “hate graffiti” on the walls, according to police.
The suspects also ransacked several classrooms in the incident that occurred about 11:40pm Feb. 5, says a press release from...
‘No Face Bandit’ faces 27 years in prison
The serial bank robber police dubbed the No Face Bandit was
Motorcycle crash on Monterey Street
A motorcyclist crashed into a fire hydrant on the 8700 block of Monterey Road on Sunday afternoon, causing serious injuries to himself.
Sting operation yields three citations for selling tobacco to minors
The Gilroy Police Department, in cooperation with the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health, conducted a sting operation Aug. 29 to check whether local tobacco retailers would sell to minors. Of the 26 businesses checked-23 or 88 percent-refused to sell tobacco to minors, while three retailers sold to underage decoys, police said.
Man randomly attacks woman on Church Street
A woman walking by Church Street and Welburn Avenue was beaten
Garbage truck catches fire on U.S. 101
A smoldering South Valley Disposal and Recycling truck caused
DOJ expert argues long DNA odds in murder case
A preliminary hearing for Travis J. Hoffmeister, 23, of
