Two arrested after police swarm home
Officers from the Gilroy Police Department's Anti-Crime Team – along with police canines and an armored vehicle – arrested Julian Porcino, 21, for possession of methamphetamine, and Ruby Reyes, 39, for an outstanding felony warrant, at 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at a house on the 100 block of Sixth Street, according to GPD.
Thomas Paul Frank Sr. June 18, 1924 – January 20, 2013
A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Morgan Hill, CA on Friday, January 25, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. Condolences may be left at http://www.johnsonfuneralhomeMH.com
Carl Dean Tozzi December 12, 1961 – January 18, 2013
An open house will be held Saturday, February 2, 2013, from 12 noon-5:00 P.M., at the family home in Morgan Hill. Online condolences at HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com
GECA student wins Rotary speech competition
Ashley Tangeman won the Gilroy Sunrise Rotary Club speech competition Jan. 15. She will advance to the Area 6 competition Jan. 24 hosted by the Almaden Valley Rotary Club at Boulder Ridge Golf Club.
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.
Gilroy crime briefs: Woman attacked in restroom
Gilroy Police responded to a variety of crimes, including burglaries, assaults, stolen vehicles, vandalism, and a pit bull attack on a cat from Jan. 10-17.
Man arrested for DUI, hundreds left without power
Javier Vargas, 54, plowed his Ford F-I50 truck into a power pole on Leavesley Road Sunday night, survived despite flipping the vehicle, then was arrested for driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol.
San Juan manager supports removing ban against chain merchants
In recent years, a couple of national chains have expressed interest in opening at the Windmill Market shopping center off Highway 156 in San Juan Bautista. Shopping center owner Jim Gibson, though, hasn’t even bothered bringing the applicants before city council members for potential approval.
