Gilroy crime briefs: Burglary and theft
Gilroy Police responded to a variety of crimes Jan. 9 through Jan 16, including drug possession, theft, battery and vandalism.
UPDATE: 20 years for three defendants in kidnapping case
Three people who pleaded no contest to kidnapping two men,
Man wanted in city’s only murder
On Wednesday November 24 at approximately 4:30 pm on the 7500 block of Alexander Street, Jason Contreras, 32, was gunned down on the sidewalk; the apparent result of an argument that made Contreras the city's first homicide victim of the year.
Police have identified Jay...
Updated: Morgan Hill to consider moratorium on new massage parlors
Citing a history of illegal activity at some local massage
Police report many Chestnut Street calls
Neighborhoods along Chestnut Street in east Gilroy have been the scene of frequent police calls since long before Steven Juarez died there in police custody Feb. 25. It is also the street where Juarez survived a shooting in 2013, according to family members.
From Feb....
Sheriff’s bomb squad detonates items found at San Martin home
Authorities are investigating a Sept. 5 emergency incident in San Martin where hazardous materials were found at a residence, prompting the sheriff’s bomb squad to conduct a controlled explosion near Rucker Elementary School.
Firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to a report of a medical...
DA charges two alleged drug dealers in toddler fentanyl death
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged two alleged drug dealers with murder in relation to the fentanyl overdose death of 18-month-old Winter Doe.
The charges come five months after Winter’s parents, Derek Vaughn Rayo and Kelly Gene Richardson, became the first in...
Gilroy Police blotter, June 5-12, 2023
June 5
• Police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call on the 7300 block of Dowdy Street at 1:50am.
• Battery was reported on the 8400 block of Church Street at 7:50pm.
• A vehicle was reported stolen on the 8100 block of Church...
Sheriff’s deputy arrested for DUI
A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested by Morgan Hill Police July 4 for driving under the influence. Tyeler Fleckner, 27, who joined the force in November 2006, was not placed on administrative leave as a result, according to Sgt. Jose Cardoza, sheriff’s spokesman.






















