Gilroy Police in recent days have arrested a teenager accused of trafficking firearms and narcotics, and apprehended a man who was threatening community members with a sledgehammer, authorities said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On March 11, local officers served search warrants seeking evidence of firearms and drug trafficking at a number of locations in Gilroy and San Jose, Gilroy Police said in a press release. The San Jose Police Department, the Santa Clara County Specialized Enforcement Team and the Gilroy\/Morgan Hill SWAT team assisted in the searches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leading up to the warrants, Gilroy Police had been investigating the trafficking of guns and narcotics in the community. Authorities had identified a 16-year-old gang member, with ties to Gilroy and San Jose, as a chief suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the March 11 searches, officers recovered guns, ammunition and narcotics, police said. A male teenager was arrested and booked at Juvenile Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Man armed with hammer arrested<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In an unrelated March 10 incident, Gilroy Police patrol teams worked together to apprehend a man who was armed with a sledgehammer, authorities said. The man had attempted to flee twice from officers prior to his arrest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The police response began with reports to the Gilroy Police Department that a man at a local car dealership was refusing to leave the area, the department said in a press release. According to employees at the store, the man was armed with a hammer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Responding officers found the man near the end of a cul-de-sac and attempted to contact him, police said. When the suspect saw the officers, he began to run away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The man ran to another nearby car dealership. Police said officers chased him, ultimately catching up and detaining him without additional incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Police confirmed the man had been armed with a sledgehammer. The suspect, who police did not immediately identify, was booked at Santa Clara County Jail on a number of outstanding warrants including assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, resisting arrest and other offenses. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gilroy Police in recent days have arrested a teenager accused of trafficking firearms and narcotics, and apprehended a man who was threatening community members with a sledgehammer, authorities said. On March 11, local officers served search warrants seeking evidence of firearms and drug trafficking at a number of locations in Gilroy and San Jose, Gilroy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":208966303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"0","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[222,223,2,13218,214],"tags":[2987,9166],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n