Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Rocks Thrown At Police Cruiser, Laundromat Coin Boxes Burglarized
Gilroy police also arrested a man for indecent exposure.

Gilroy Police Log
Sunday, Aug. 25
Indecent Exposure: A 24-year-old man was arrested for that charge and for possessing marijuana on Church Street and West Seventh Street. Â
Public Intoxication: A woman was arrested walking drunk down the street after fighting with her brother. It happened around 4 a.m. on West Ninth Street.
Recovered Stolen Vehicle: A stolen Honda CRX was recovered on Travel Park Circle.Â
Car Burglary: A purse was stolen from a Honda Accord parked on Church Street. The thief broke a window to get in.Â
Saturday, Aug. 24
Dine and Dash: Four diners left Denny's without paying their bill.
Car Theft: A blue Toyota Corolla was stolen on Alexander Street overnight. The keys were in the car at the time.
Vandalism: A window was broken at an apartment on Monterey Street.Â
Car Burglary: A purse was stolen from a car parked on Railroad Street at East Sixth Street overnight.
Theft: A wallet left behind on a store counter was stolen on First Street around 2:40 p.m.
Burglary: A thief stole luggage from a motel room on Monterey Street during the day.
Friday: Aug. 23
Burglary: A thief broke into a laundry machine coin box on Wren Avenue overnight and stole about $500 worth of quarters.Â
Grand Theft Auto: A 1997 Chevy S-10 truck with CA license plate 5L20209 was stolen from a carport on East Seventh Street.Â
Assault: A man battered his girlfriend and her child on Monterey Street around 2:10 p.m.
Burglary: A thief stole three interior doors from a home that's under construction on Geronimo.
Counterfeiting: A customer tried to use a fake $100 bill at Walmart around 9 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 22
Burglary: A thief kicked in the door to a locked laundry room on Alexander Street and stole the coin box from one of the commercial dryers.Â
Stolen Car: A 1997 red Honda Civic two-door car was stolen from IOOF Avenue. The license plate number is CA 6UIL905.Â
Animal Bite: A dog bit someone on El Roble Court.
Gambling Investigation: It happened on First Street around 3 p.m. No further information was released.Â
Drug Possession: A 24-year-old man was arrested on First Street around 4 p.m.
Theft: A utility trailer was taken from a side yard on Santa Barbara Drive.Â
Drugs: Two women, ages 50 and 45, and a 50-year-old man were arrested for having meth pipes during a search warrant service on First Street.
Assault: A sales clerk at AT&T was hit in the chest.
Weapons: A security guard was armed while on duty at Liberty PCS but he's not allowed to carry a firearm. The 24-year-old was arrested.Â
Resisting Arrest: A 35-year-old man was arrested for resisting arrest and having a hypodermic needle on First Street.
Vandalism: A rock was thrown at the windshield of a police cruiser on Gurries Drive and Hanna Street around 10:40 p.m. It chipped the glass. No arrests were made.
Rape: A woman reported she may have been sexually assaulted while intoxicated at a friend's house.
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