Two Gilroy teens were arrested today after they burglarized an
upscale home and ran from police in northwest Gilroy, police
said.
Two Gilroy teens were arrested today after they burglarized an upscale home and ran from police in northwest Gilroy, police said.
At 10:42 a.m. police responded to the 2300 block of Country Drive after a resident reported a burglary in progress at his neighbor’s house. When police arrived at the scene, they apprehended Jairo Rodriguez, 18, as he was running across Country Drive. He was taken into police custody at gunpoint, Sgt. John Sheedy said.
A 16-year-old fled from police on foot, and headed for a dirt drainage ditch, Sheedy said.
With the help of one unit from the Sheriff, Gilroy police secured a perimeter. A K-9 team was called out but after a 30 minute search, they could not locate the suspect who may have been hiding in a thick patch of bamboo, Sheedy said. Several officers remained in the area on foot to wait for the boy to emerge. He did, and was peacefully taken into custody.
Rodriguez and the juvenile were booked at the police station for residential burglary – one count for Rodriguez and two counts for the teen.
The teen was also charged for his involvement in another daytime, residential burglary that occurred Oct. 29 on the 2500 block of Sunflower Circle just one street over from today’s burglary. When the police apprehended the teen, they found a piece of jewelry in his pocket that linked him to the previous burglary. Police had no evidence that Rodriguez was involved in that burglary, Sheedy said.
The investigation of that crime is still ongoing and police have not located the stolen property.
The duo entered into the Country Drive home by breaking a rear window, Sheedy said. They stole money, jewelry and jars of coins. However, all the property was recovered and returned to the victims, he said.
“The residents were very pleased and thankful,” he said, commending the vigilance of the reporting neighbor.
“He called 911 and said he hoped he was not bothering us,” Sheedy said. “Due to the neighbor’s attention to detail to what was going on in the neighborhood and willingness to get involved is what broke the case.”
