Burglary: An unknown suspect, Jan. 4 at 9:30 a.m. near the 5100 block of Redwood Retreat Road in Gilroy for breaking and entering a home and stealing $75 in coins and collector currency.
This past week, Gilroy Police responded to several cases of methanphetamines, both influence and possesion, home burglaries, and someone trying to shoplift coats. Here are a few noteworthy incidents.
A downtown arts and crafts shop was burglarized Tuesday night, and downtown business people urge residents and visitors to be alert following the second such incident in less than three months.
Morgan Hill - Police are looking for three to four "nicely dressed" Filipino or Asian men they say burglarized two homes on Grand Prix Way and Lancia Drive in north Morgan Hill sometime between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Monday. Witnesses told police they saw the men in a white or silver Honda or Acura at or near the homes. They were wearing slacks with polo-type shirts, police said.
Morgan Hill - Police have identified a suspect in the string of seven burglaries that occurred between mid December and early January in southwest Morgan Hill. Police are looking for Jose Steven Torres, 21 of Morgan Hill who was identified by multiple witnesses as being in the immediate area as the burglaries.