Gilroyan disconnects from would-be phone scammer
Fraudsters involved in a sophisticated phone scam have claimed more than $1 million from victims nationwide, but Lori Toste of Gilroy wasn’t one of them.
Police blotter: Child endangerment, criminal threats
The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes over the past week, from child endangerment to possession of a controlled substance and causing willful harm to a police animal. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter between July 9 and 16.
Sierra case hinges on substantial DNA evidence
Thirty-three DNA slides. A roll of duct tape. Textbooks outside a shed. Clothes mashed up in a bag found nearby, covered with dirt, floor mat fibers, urine, skin cells and “little glass beads,” the kind used to paint reflective safety markings on roadways. Then there’s the rope, which had some of her hair attached.
Firework explodes in man’s hands
A 24-year-old man suffered “severe hand injury” and burns on his body after he ignited an illegal firework Wednesday night, according to a press release from the Gilroy Police Department.
Family: puzzled over woman’s disappearance
Family members of a woman who vanished from her sister's Gilroy home are puzzled over how she left with no trace. And if she's dead, they wonder how her body couldn't be found, according to sister Myrna Flores.
Gilroy doctor charged with wife’s murder to submit a plea
A Gilroy doctor accused of killing his wife, Doris Mae Knapp, is scheduled to submit a plea July 9.
Police blotter: Exhibiting a firearm, robbery
The Gilroy Police Department made arrests for a variety of crimes this week, from possession of a controlled substance for sale, child endangerment to exhibiting a firearm and inflicting bodily injury on a spouse. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter between June 25 and July 1.
Tax scammers claim $1 million nationwide
Federal and local authorities are warning residents about a sophisticated phone scam that has been reported in some Bay Area counties and across the nation.
