Here’s your latest digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a case of a man who tried to pass a forged prescription for potent narcotic medication, a probation search of a motel room that netted two grams of heroin and an arrest of a Gilroy man who allegedly threatened his girlfriend and family.
Man tries to pass fake pain pill prescription, flees
On Mar. 3 at 5 p.m., a 47-year-old white male from Clovis tried to pass a forged prescription at the Costco pharmacy, according to police reports. The prescription, for 30-milligram oxycodone pills that are potent schedule II narcotics, looked fishy to the pharmacist. Unsure of its legitimacy, the pharmacist called the doctor who supposedly wrote it, Espinoza said.
“The pharmacist figured out that the doctor was currently out-of-state, and someone had stolen a prescription pad from her office earlier,” he added.
Before police arrived, the suspect fled on foot. He left his real name with the pharmacist on the prescription, and the GPD is working on tracking him down.
According to Espinoza, these criminal attempts at fooling pharmacists into filling fake prescriptions happen frequently after prescription pads are stolen from doctors’ offices in Gilroy.
Search of motel room nets two grams of heroin
On Feb. 28 at 8:57 a.m., the Gilroy Police Department conducted a probation search of a motel room on the 5900 block of Travel Park Circle. Inside a backpack, police found two plastic bags containing two grams of black tar heroin, according to GPD Sgt. Pedro Espinoza.
Three Hollister residents were arrested for possession of a controlled substance: Kourtney Nikole McEachin, 21, Briann Janeene Vierra, 21, and Stephen Cory Allen, 24. McEachin and Vierra were also arrested for probation violation, according to police records.
Gang-related battery involves two juveniles
On Feb. 28 at 5:38 p.m. the GPD responded to the scene of a gang-related battery near the intersection of Parish Way and Welburn Avenue. Two suspects exited a car and asked the victim if “he banged,” according to police records. When the victim said “no,” the suspects hit and kicked the victim repeatedly.
The victim was positively identified as a 16-year-old male whose name is withheld given his age. He received a citation for assault and battery. A second suspect, also a 16-year-old male, is still outstanding, Espinoza said.
Live-in boyfriend booked for domestic violence
On Mar. 4 at 11 p.m., a female victim reported that her live-in boyfriend threatened her life and the lives of other family members, according to police reports. She told police she had been physically abused a week prior to the call and police noticed she had visible injuries.
The GPD arrested 55-year-old Perry Jackson of Gilroy after he drove into the parking lot of their residence on the 500 block of Old Gilroy Street for making criminal threats, domestic violence and driving under the influence.
A local judge approved an emergency protective restraining order, which was later served to Jackson, according to police. Jackson was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail and his bail is set at $155,000.
