Gilroy High School security officers found a book bag stuffed in
a bush on campus before lunch Monday, police said. Inside were
bicycle pegs, pipes and other blunt metal objects that could be
used as weapons, police said. Rather than take the bag, the
security officers emptied it and put it back, then waited nearby
until three males dug into the bush to find the bag about 1:30
p.m.
A weapon in hand is worth three in the bush
Gilroy High School security officers found a book bag stuffed in a bush on campus before lunch Monday, police said. Inside were bicycle pegs, pipes and other blunt metal objects that could be used as weapons, police said. Rather than take the bag, the security officers emptied it and put it back, then waited nearby until three males dug into the bush to find the bag about 1:30 p.m.
“That’s when (security officers) surprised the three juveniles and detained them until police arrived,” Sgt. Jim Gillio said.
Police also cited a fourth male student connected to the incident for possession of a locking knife with a three-inch blade, police said. Police could not provide the ages of the four male students, who were cited for weapons charges and released on site. Police also suspected the males had gang affiliations.
Possible gang violence abounds at school
During lunchtime Friday at Gilroy High, three female students attacked a victim and punched her numerous times, police said. Police believe that incident was gang-related.
Also that day, at Brownell Middle School, two male students, ages 13 and 15, got into a fist fight after staring at each other throughout class, police said. The 15-year-old admitted to being a Sureóo gang member, and police said they suspect the younger student belongs to the Norteóo street gang. No weapons were used during the brief fight, which a teacher broke up before calling police.
About the same time, over at Ascension Solorsano Middle School near Christmas Hill Park, police cited a student for showing off metal knuckles, a dagger and other gang paraphernalia, such as pictures and clothing, police said.
Man attacked with bat
Two men and a woman hit a 39-year-old man in the head with a baseball bat early Saturday morning outside his home, police said.
The victim, who provided police with limited details, saw the suspects near his residence along the 300 block of El Toro Way about 1 a.m. Saturday and asked them what they were doing, police said. The suspects, of unknown age, did not respond before one produced a baseball bat and smacked the victim in the head, leaving him with a “significant laceration,” Sgt. Jim Gillio said.
