Murder charges filed for baseball bat homicide
Charges of murder and assult with a deadly weapon were filed Jan. 25 against Russell Edward Garcia, 31, in connection with a 2010 home invasion in Gilroy that caused the death of an elderly man after he was severely beaten on the head with a baseball bat.
Council bans imitation firearms
The Gilroy City Council voted unanimously Sept. 9 to amend the city code, adding a new definition of firearms and banning so-called imitation firearms, with some exceptions.
“Imitation firearms”—air guns, pellet guns, and BB guns that resemble real firearms—are increasingly being used in crimes across...
Gilroy Police blotter, Dec. 4-11, 2023
Dec. 4
• Burglary was reported on the 400 block of First Street.
• A vehicle was reportedly burglarized on the 100 block of Caroline Lane.
• Theft was reported on the 7600 block of Mackenzie Way and 6700 block of Garden Court.
• A business was reportedly...
Rule of thumb: don’t give a false name
A man and woman from Gilroy were arrested with the aid of a new
Tow truck case heads to preliminary hearing
The family that faces 169 counts of conspiracy, perjury,
Updated: MH man killed in accident identified
The 21-year-old Morgan Hill man who died after he sped through a
