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Gilroy
February 16, 2026

Teen sought in Heiser slaying

GILROY— In Gilroy’s first murder of 2015, police have charged a San Jose woman, 19, with the Feb. 16 killing of Robert Heiser, 56, in his home and are hunting for a 17-year-old girl they believe was one of as many as three accomplices.

San Jose woman charged in Gilroy’s first homicide of 2015

UPDATE: For the latest story on the developing homicide case, click here.

Police rule suspicious death a homicide

UPDATE: For the latest story on the developing homicide case, click here.

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.

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