Crime

A veteran San Mateo Sheriff’s deputy and Gilroy resident faces more than 50 years in prison if convicted on charges that he routinely sexually abused his 17-year-old daughter over a period of six years, according to authorities.

Morgan Hill Police arrested five people in a series of unrelated incidents in and around a string of hotels on Condit Road in Morgan Hill over the last week, according to a press release. The most recent arrest was that of Cyrenna Herrera, 30 of San Jose, at the Quality Inn, 16525 Condit Road. Herrera was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possession of narcotics, being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and a warrant, according to Morgan Hill Police.On Wednesday, police arrested Ray Baca, 43 of San Jose, during a probation search at the Executive Inn, 16505 Condit Road. Baca was arrested on suspicion of possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, police said. On Tuesday, police stopped a vehicle on Condit Road for a traffic violation and encountered two uncooperative occupants, police said. When officers contacted the two people in the vehicle, one of them - John Borra of Salinas - ran away on foot. Police did not catch up to him. The other occupant of the vehicle - Rosemary Hill, 20 of Salinas - was arrested on suspicion of obstructing an officer, police said. Later the same day, officers located a stolen vehicle parked at the Executive Inn, police said. The vehicle was associated to a room at the hotel, and police contacted the occupants of the room. Arrested were Ami Roberts, 37 of Morgan Hill, on multiple felony warrants, and Alisa Suniga, 18 of Morgan Hill, on suspicion of possession of stolen property. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Morgan Hill Police at (408) 779-2101, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867. 

A 47-year-old Gilroy man is wanted for felony domestic violence and false imprisonment, according to a report from the Morgan Hill Police Department.

Four men and one woman - including three men from Gilroy - have been cleared of charges stemming from a mid-August arrest for kidnapping, sexual assault and pimping after the alleged victim, who identified herself in court as Jasmine Stallion, recanted her story during a Sept. 5 preliminary hearing in Riverside Superior Court.

Petty theft

The Gilroy Police Department will focus on motorcycle safety Friday in an effort to curb the incidence of motorcycle-involved deaths and injuries within city limits.

Cathy Canales, of Gilroy, keeps 19 dead fish in her freezer, hoping authorities will investigate her reports of a series of bizarre break-ins during which her pets - cats, guinea pigs, hamsters and this month, fish - have allegedly been mutilated, maimed and even killed, according to Canales.

Police arrested a man who tried to run from officers when they tried to search his home in relation to a fraudulent check cashing investigation, police said. On Monday, Morgan Hill officers tried to contact Lawrence Briscoe, 33 of Morgan Hill, at a residence on the 16000 block of San Benancio Drive, according to a press release from MHPD. During the search, police watched as Briscoe fled on foot and jumped fences in an effort to get away, authorities said. Officers chased him and found Briscoe hiding in a backyard. Briscoe dislocated his shoulder during the chase, when he jumped over a 10-foot fence, police said. The suspect was medically cleared and booked at Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of possession of narcotics, attempting to cash a fraudulent check and fleeing from police, the press release said. 

The arraignment for a southern California man accuse of traveling to Morgan Hill to have arranged sex with minors was continued to Sept. 25, according to authorities.

Here's your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a bar fight, assault, fraud, pursuit of a stolen vehicle and various grand thefts.