Police investigate ‘suspicious death’
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 56-year-old Robert Joseph Heiser, of Gilroy. For the latest story on the developing case police have ruled a homicide, click here.
Gilroy’s Most Wanted
Authorities are asking anyone with information concerning these individuals to call the Gilroy Police Department at (408) 846-0350.
Parents of Audrie Pott demand expulsions
GILROY—The parents of a Saratoga teen who killed herself in 2012 after photos were taken and shared online of her being sexually abused while unconscious have called for the expulsion of the trio that pleaded guilty last year to the crime.
Police blotter: Eluding a pursuing officer, DUI
The Gilroy Police Department made arrests for a wide range of crimes this past week, including failure to register as a sex offender, embezzlement, carrying a concealed firearm and eluding a pursuing police officer. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter between Jan. 31 and Feb. 8. Following a shift in official policy, the Dispatch will no longer be publishing the names of suspects as they appear in the arrest logs for the purposes of the police blotter.
Coroner identifies Gilroy man killed in Feb. 3 solo vehicle collision
GILROY—The Gilroy man who was killed Tuesday night when his SUV collided with a tree has been identified as 28-year-old Jack Edwin Adams, according to the Santa Clara County Coroner-Medical Examiner’s Office.
Two-vehicle collision on U.S. 101 claims life of Gilroy woman
A Friday morning collision on U.S. 101 in Gilroy claimed the life of a 57-year-old local woman, according to the California Highway Patrol. She has been identified as Christina Cary, of Gilroy, the Santa Clara County Coroner-Medical Examiner said Monday.
Vehicle smashes into tree, killing lone occupant
A 28-year-old Gilroy man died when the vehicle he was driving within city limits shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday collided with a tree, according to Sgt. Pedro Espinoza with the Gilroy Police Department. Authorities are withholding his name pending notification of next of kin, he said.
Gilroy man charged with vehicular manslaughter after striking, killing motorcyclist
A local man accused of vehicular manslaughter for striking and killing a 45-year-old Gilroy motorcyclist in an October traffic accident was arraigned Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
DUI crackdown planned for Super Bowl Sunday
SOUTH COUNTY—Multiple law enforcement agencies will be on the lookout for impaired drivers Super Bowl Sunday with five Roving DUI Saturation Patrols during and following the Feb. 1 championship game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.
Firefighters contain residential fire along Pacheco Pass
Firefighters have contained a residential fire that sparked just after noon Thursday in a home on the 2000 block of Pacheco Pass in Gilroy, CalFire Battalion Chief Jim Crawford said.
