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January 18, 2026

Police blotter, June 7-11, 2021: Officers respond to assault reports

June 7 • Police responded to reports of assaults on Las Animas Avenue and Monterey Street at noon, the 7000 block of Miller Avenue at 6pm and 200 block of East Tenth Street at 9pm. June 9 • Theft was reported on the first block of Monterey...

Plea hearing continued again for Sierra LaMar murder suspect

The suspect in the kidnapping and murder of missing 15-year-old Sierra LaMar waived his right to appear in court again today as his plea hearing was continued to Oct. 30.

Gilroy Police Use the Net to Catch Criminals

In the old days, Gilroy Police Officer Mike Tarasco would have spent his days walking a beat, talking to people on the street and hunting for criminals as one of 65 officers patrolling a city of 53,000.

Police briefs: Alleged gang member threatens bar patron

This week, it’s crime as usual: Stolen cars, narcotics violations and threats from alleged gang members as well as out-of-towners. Here are a couple events:

Arrests made in two fights

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CHS student arrested in tragic sexual assault, cyberbullying case

An explosive national news story involving the sexual battery and subsequent suicide of 15-year-old Audrie Pott, a Saratoga High School sophomore, touched down at Christopher High School Thursday morning when a 16-year-old juvenile was arrested on campus in connection with the alleged crime.

Police blotter: Registered sex offender on school property

Registered sex offender on school property

Bar fight at Beehive

Gilroy Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a large bar fight at the Beehive Bar connected to the Longhouse Restaurant, 8195 Monterey St. in Gilroy, at 12:25 a.m. Monday morning.

Hollister man arrested for murder of woman found with trash bag over head

Forensic evidence used to link 23-year-old Travis J. Hoffmeister

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