Crime

GILROY—A 19-year-old San Jose man who reportedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend was shot to death by a Gilroy police officer Monday evening outside an apartment complex near Gilroy High School.

A Gilroy woman accused of defrauding 17 people of more than half a million dollars may serve six years in state prison after pleading no contest to 22 counts of grand theft, securities fraud, embezzlement and burglary in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Nov. 19.

Stabbing

A county report says Gilroy police take the longest to respond to emergencies of any city in the area—but police and city officials say it’s likely that the report is wrong, even though the department is working to improve its slow response times.

The South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill will no longer handle family law cases starting January 19, the latest in a series of cutbacks that Gilroy council members decried Monday for their impact on public finances and access to services.

In the old days, Gilroy Police Officer Mike Tarasco would have spent his days walking a beat, talking to people on the street and hunting for criminals as one of 65 officers patrolling a city of 53,000.

Christopher High football coach Danny Rodriguez, 41, was arrested by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office for an alleged sexual assault at Coyote Lake County Park against a juvenile female. Deputies said they were notified of a prior sexual assault that occurred on November 8,...