Despite change of clothes, GPD finds their man
Gilroy Police nabbed a suspect who held up the McDonald's at the Outlets, even though he changed his clothes and tried to escape by bicycle.
Gilroy Garlic Festival photog marks 33rd year
In 1982, Bill Strange went to the 4th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival with his camera in hand. Using his keen eye, he snapped some photos, developed the film and gave it to Dick Nichols, the festival’s executive director at the time, expecting nothing more than a thank you. Instead, he got a job offer.
Officer fires gun to stop car
A Gilroy Police officer fired his service weapon at a suspect who drove a stolen vehicle through the Gilroy High School campus where hundreds of children and parents had gathered at midday on Sept. 9, according to authorities.
The single shot fired by the officer...
Longtime local Italian restaurateur passes away
As authentic as the Italian cuisine served at his one-time iconic Gilroy restaurant, Giuseppe “Joe” Bertolone passed away Tuesday in Alabaster, Ala., where he helped start up another family-run eatery by the same name: Joe’s Italian Restaurant.
