Police blotter: July 14 to 21
The Gilroy Police Department made arrests for a variety of crimes between July 14 and 21, including assault with a deadly weapon, rape, driving under the influence and child endangerment. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter during that period and compiled from public records.
Firefighters knock out blaze in Gilroy garage
GILROY—A family of three living inside a garage in a home along the 400 block of Fairview Drive was displaced Monday, after the building caught fire just before 11 a.m. Gilroy firefighters extinguished the structure fire within 15 minutes, according to Gilroy Fire Department Division Chief Chris Weber.
Teen cited for animal cruelty after incident at pet store
GILROY—A Hollister teen was charged with animal cruelty after he allegedly entered Gilroy’s PetSmart and removed a turtle from the reptile case and killed it before fleeing from the store.
Police: Missing elderly woman found close to home
GILROY—A 91-year-old woman who went missing from her home in south-central Gilroy Wednesday led to the issuance of a citywide alert just before 3:25 p.m, but within minutes she was found not too far from her own residence, according to Gilroy police.
Police blotter: June 22 to July 6
The Gilroy Police Department made arrests for a variety of crimes between late-June and early-July, from felony arson to exhibition of a deadly weapon and grand theft. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter between June 22 and July 6.
Surveillance cameras stolen from Gilroy middle school
GILROY—South Valley Middle School is in the dark after nearly $4,000 worth of surveillance equipment was stolen from the campus June 26, Gilroy Police Department Sgt. Royce Heath said. Two unidentified males clambered onto the roof around 2:15 a.m. and pried six cameras from their housing under the cover of darkness.
Victims in Sandoval case must file complaints by July 6
GILROY—Victims of Leticia Sandoval, a woman accused of swindling hundreds of thousands from Gilroy Hispanics, have until July 6 to submit complaints to Santa Clara County Superior Court in order to put a stop to her federal court bankruptcy and the automatic cancellation of all of her debts, even those acquired through alleged criminal activity.
Wildfire sends smoke toward Gilroy
GILROY—A wildfire that sparked in a canyon 10 miles south of Gilroy, just south of the U.S. 101/25 interchange, caused smoke to billow throughout the Garlic Capital.
Murder conviction reversed, prosecutor scolded
GILROY—A federal appeals court ruled this week that a Santa Clara County judge made "egregious misstatements" while arguing the people’s case as prosecuting deputy district attorney in the 2001 murder of a man in Gilroy.
