Criminal Acts: Stabbing, Machete Threat and Child Endangerment

It's been a busy week for the Gilroy Police Department, with stabbings, child endangerment, and a Best Buy burglary worth over $60,000. Although more than a handful of incidents have taken place, Patch sifted through the reports and found a few that looked particularly interesting. Check them out, below.

SUNDAY:

10:29 p.m.—A male juvenile stabbed his girlfriend on Pierce Street, and was hit by a car after he attempted to flee across the street.

Both subjects sustained serious injuries, according to Sgt. Chad Gallacinao of the Gilroy Police Department. The male was flown out to Bay Area Local by helicopter, and the female victim was transported via ambulance. The vehicle left the scene before Gilroy police arrived, and the incident is currently under investigation.

1 a.m. — Alex Martinez, 26, was arrested in the 7900 block of Monterey St. for being in possession of a weapon. The subject was reportedly at the El Tenampa Night Club when he entered into a fight with another club goer. Martinez then went to his car, and returned with a large machete and threatened to kill the victim, Gallacinao said.

12:44 a.m. — Fernando Gonzalez, 21, of Modesto, was arrested at the 7200 block of Monterey Street for being in possession of narcotics and for child endangerment, according to a GPD report.

Gonzalez was contacted around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, after he was reported to be passed out on the VTA bus with a small child. After police contacted Gonzalez, they found him to be in possession of methamphetamine, and he was subsequently arrested. The 5-year-old child was taken to Child Protective Services, Gallacinao said.

SATURDAY:

12:30 a.m. —Two males approached a woman around the area of Loof and Murray Avenues and requested money. When the woman couldn't provide the men with anything, one of the suspects punched her in the face four to five times.

The woman went to the hospital to receive treatment for non-life threatening injuries, Gallacinao said.

FRIDAY:

7:48 a.m.—George Jason Regaldo, 28, was arrested for cultivating marijuana for the purpose of sale, and for being a known felon in possession of a shot gun and other firearm, according to a Gilroy Police Department press report.

Gallacinao said Regaldo is a known gang member, and that he may face gang-enhancement charges as well.

Gallacinao couldn't disclose details regarding the amount of marijuana Regaldo was growing, but said it was definitely for the purpose of selling.

 11:59 p.m.—The Best Buy on Camino Arroyo was burglarized, with the two suspects leaving the store with $61,910 worth of iPad 2's.

Police responded to an alarm at Best Buy, and discovered that the front gate of the store had been forced open with a door jack, Gallacinao said. The business owner later determined that an entire medal case full of iPads had been stolen.

Police determined that the suspects fled through a side door, in an unknown direction. The burglary is still under investigation.

For more information about criminal acts in Gilroy, refer to the Gilroy Police Department's.