Crime

The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes in the last week including loitering, battery and cruelty to a child with possible injuries. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter from Oct. 14 through Oct. 21.

A gas leak at a construction site in east Morgan Hill prompted brief evacuations from the area, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. CalFire responded to the gas leak on Murphy Avenue south of San Pedro Avenue about 11 a.m., according to CalFire Battalion Chief Jim Crawford. The gas leak was resulted from a ruptured gas line due to construction crews excavating in the roadway on Murphy Avenue, Crawford said. Fire authorities and PG&E responded to the scene and mitigated the gas leak a few minutes after it was reported, Crawford said. Nearby residences were evacuated, and students at the nearby Nordstrom Elementary School were sheltered in place as a precaution. “PG&E responded very quickly and took care of the issue right away,” Crawford said. 

Morgan Hill police arrested two burglary suspects who led officers from three agencies on a pursuit that ended in San Jose, authorities said. Police responded to a residence on Oakview Circle Tuesday on a report of a possible burglary, according to an MHPD press release. As officers arrived at the scene a gray Lexus was seen fleeing the area. Morgan Hill officers pursued the vehicle as it traveled west on Dunne Avenue and onto U.S. 101 northbound, police said. Due to the location and direction of the pursuit on the freeway, officers called the California Highway Patrol and San Jose police for assistance. The vehicle finally stopped in San Jose when it collided with another vehicle, police said. Both occupants of the Lexus ran from the accident scene on foot. Authorities set up a perimeter and the suspects were located and arrested. Officers found stolen property from the Morgan Hill residence inside the Lexus, police said.Police arrested Andre Clark, 23, and Dennis Windham, 20 - both of San Francisco - on suspicion of burglary, possession of stolen property, evading police, reckless driving, obstruction of justice and probation violation, police said. They were booked at Santa Clara County Jail. Anyone with information about this crime can contact MHPD at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.

The Gilroy Bizzness Center opened its doors as an ‘Internet café’ Oct. 18 and was promptly shut down seven days later when the Gilroy Police Department raided the store for “illegal gambling.”

A 31-year-old Hollister man was arrested Tuesday for possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools and driving on a suspended license, according to a press release from the Gilroy Police Department.

A fire broke out near Sycamore and Church avenues and was visible from U.S. 101 shortly before 5:30 p.m. this afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident information page. Firefighters responded to the scene.

Morgan Hill police arrested two men staying at a local hotel on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine Sunday, and a search of one of the suspects’ home in Gilroy yielded two more arrests, according to a press release from the Morgan Hill Police Department. Officers contacted Greg Harrison, 49, and Tracey Mason, 43, at the Executive Inn on the 16000 block of Condit Road Sunday night, according to police. Police searched their room after officers learned Harrison was on active probation. Inside the hotel room, police found a fanny pack containing about 4.5 ounces of methamphetamine, police said. Harrison and Mason were arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, packaging materials used for the sale of narcotics and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Later Sunday night, MHPD officers and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies went to Harrison’s home on the 2000 block of Bloomfield Road in Gilroy to conduct a search of the residence, the press release said. During that search, officers located wanted subject Jeraymond Luna, 25 of Hollister, and Eric Harrison, 29 of Gilroy, who was allegedly in possession of narcotics. All four subjects were later booked at Santa Clara County Jail. Anyone with information about this incident can contact MHPD at (408) 779-2101, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867. 

The Gilroy Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect or suspects responsible for a shooting that took place early Sunday morning at an apartment complex located at 985 Montebello Drive.

A 26-year-old Hollister woman died Thursday evening on U.S. 101 in Gilroy after her vehicle hit a guardrail and flipped several times.

The sentencing has been delayed for the former Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education trustee who plead no contest to two felony counts of grand theft, three counts of perjury and one other count of grand theft.