Sheriff: DUI arrests down from last year during holiday season
Officers representing 13 county law enforcement agencies arrested 422 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a final “Avoid the 13” report released Jan. 5 by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department.
Police briefs: Police arrest man for methamphetamine sales
This week, Gilroy Police worked extra shifts at the Garlic Festival as well as on the streets patrolling. They responded to incidents of methamphetamine sales, drunk driving and theft, as well as several incidents of public intoxication at the Garlic Festival. Here are a few of those incidents:
Police blotter: 49-year-old has concealed, loaded firearm on him
Rudy Lopez, 49, of the 700 block of First Street, 3:41 p.m.
Alleged stalker’s case delayed four days
A man charged with following a 10-year-old girl and a
SJ fire captain, a Gilroy resident, charged with stealing narcotics
Authorities this week charged Mark Moalem, a San Jose fire captain and Gilroy resident, with crimes related to the theft of narcotic painkillers and sedatives from the San Jose Fire Department.
Moalem, 45, allegedly stole controlled medications, including morphine, that are typically used by paramedics...
Police incidents: Host of items taken from apartment
A burglar or burglars entered an apartment on Kelton Drive from