Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Search Party for Missing Woman, Martha Gutierrez, Saturday at 10 a.m.

Friends of Martha Gutierrez, who has been missing since Tuesday, are asking for the community's help in locating her.

Updated at 7:00 a.m.—Blanca Amezquita has confirmed that the search for Martha Gutierrez is on for today at 10:00 a.m.

Friends of Martha Gutierrez, who was last seen Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., are throwing a search party Saturday morning in an attempt to locate her. Martha's 11-year-old daughter was the victim in .

Martha is believed to be seriously injured or deceased, police said. Below is a personal invite from Martha's good friend, Blanca Amezquita.

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We, the friends and acquaintances of , are organizing a civil search to find Martha. We are inviting the whole community in Gilroy and surrounding communities to unite in the battle to find her.

If you want to participate in the search, please be here at The Redwoods apartment complex at 9005 Kern Avenue, Gilroy. Please bring your own tools and the right clothes for the search. 

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The search will be canceled if the weather is too bad tomorrow, because we do not want anyone to get hurt. We will confirm that the search is on or off tomorrow morning on Gilroy Patch. Details are below. 

We will be waiting for you to help us bring Martha home. 

What: Search for Martha Gutierrez

When: Saturday, at 10 a.m.  

Where: The main center area of The Redwoods apartment complex, located at 9005 Kern Avenue. 

Contact: Email Blanca at amezquitablanca@yahoo.com or call her at (408) 413-8370 


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