Crime

This week Gilroy Police responded to a variety of crimes Jan. 21-24, including burglaries, petty theft, animal bite, lewd and lascivious act, DUI and hit and run.

Two recent money-making scam attempts targeting elderly South County residents have prompted Morgan Hill police to issue a warning to the community, with some simple advice to avoid being victimized.

Authorities charged a 65-year-old Morgan Hill man who sexually abused four children over a period of several years with eight counts of child molestation. 

An elderly couple arrived at their Morgan Hill home just before lunchtime Thursday and opened their garage door to find a strange mini-van in their parking spot with a man they had never seen before inside the vehicle, police said. 

Gilroy Police responded to a variety of crimes from Jan. 16-21, including auto burglary, commercial burglary, shoplifting, assault, narcotics, robbery, and rape.

Nearly six months after $18,000 went missing from Garlic Festival ticket booths, Gilroy police detectives are still carrying out an open investigation, but remain tight-lipped on any leads or suspects.

The Morgan Hill woman who allegedly used her 10-year-old daughter to steal groceries from a local Safeway store in September pleaded no contest to second degree burglary and contributing to the delinquency of a minor Tuesday.

Officers from the Gilroy Police Department's Anti-Crime Team – along with police canines and an armored vehicle – arrested Julian Porcino, 21, for possession of methamphetamine, and Ruby Reyes, 39, for an outstanding felony warrant, at 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at a house on the 100 block of Sixth Street, according to GPD.

Gilroy Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a large bar fight at the Beehive Bar connected to the Longhouse Restaurant, 8195 Monterey St. in Gilroy, at 12:25 a.m. Monday morning.

Gilroy Police responded to a variety of crimes, including burglaries, assaults, stolen vehicles, vandalism, and a pit bull attack on a cat from Jan. 10-17.