Quick Tips While Holiday Shopping - Leave your purse at home. Consider keeping just your ID and two credit cards in your front pocket.Never leave valuables in plain sight in your vehicle. Thieves won't hesitate to quickly smash your window and take your belongings.Use your car alarm if you have one. Consider purchasing one if you don't.Stay alert to your surroundings.Write "Check ID" on the signature line on the back of your credit cards. Remind the cashier if he or she fails to ask for it. It m...

Eight CHP canines joined the ranks of the California Highway Patrol on Friday. Their graduation marked the end of an intensive 11-week training course. Three of these canines and their handlers have been assigned to serve the Golden Gate Division, which covers the nine Bay Area counties. The CHP Canine Academy pairs a canine with an experienced officer, and puts them through 440 hours of intensive training in criminal apprehension and narcotics detection. The training program meets all guideline...

  The Gilroy Police Officers' Association would again like to thank Sandy Moretti, owner of Sandy's Cafe, 6120 Monterey St, Gilroy.  Gilroy Police Officers, including SWAT members, and outside agencies responded to a critical incident in January, 2014, where guests from an adjacent hotel were evacuated.  Sandy went out of her way providing food, drinks, and restroom to use to Law Enforcement personnel and evacuated hotel guests.  Sandy personally prepared food since she had a...