Crime

A man was found dead on Stoney Court Oct. 20 in what police are considering a homicide. According to Gilroy Police, at about 8pm, officers responded to the 500 block of Stoney Court on the report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive...

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At 7:37 p.m. June 14, Gilroy Police officers and Gilroy Fire personnel were dispatched to the 0-100 block of West Eighth Street regarding a possible dead body that had been located within a motorhome, according to a press release sent early this morning. 

Residents in the heavily forested hills north of Santa Cruz are

A 26-year-old Gilroy High School teacher who pleaded no contest to 19 felonies for soliciting naked pictures from students could be sentenced to 16 months in prison in March and will be labeled a sexual predator for life.

Police arrested a 28-year-old woman on suspicion of causing the hit-and-run accident late last Friday that sent pedestrian Joshua Valdez, 22, to the hospital with numerous broken bones. 

Then on Aug. 27, Gilroy resident Alan Viarengo was arrested for allegedly sending 24 anonymous, threatening letters to Santa Clara County Health Officer Sara Cody. Investigators serving a search warrant at his home found 138 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosive materials.

Two boxes of shoes were robbed at gunpoint at the Gilroy Premium Outlets, and the suspects got away, Gilroy police said. On May 9, 2018, at about 2 pm, officers responded to the Bostonian Clarks outlet store, located at 8325 Arroyo Circle, in Gilroy, for...

Here's your latest digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a commercial burglary that was caught on tape, two incidents of domestic violence and an unsolved case of theft from a sunglass store.