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Two Armed Robberies, One Violent, Monday Morning

At a robbery on E. Las Animas Ave, a resident was attacked with a metal wrench and a wooden stick.

The following is a selection of the most recent Gilroy Police Blotter items, reported Thurday through Monday. 

Monday

5:08 a.m. Suspects entered a residence on E. Las Animas Ave and demanded money from two of the occupants. One of the known suspects used to live at the residence. When money was not given to the suspects, two of the suspects hit one of the residents with a metal wrench and a wooden stick. One of the victims suffered two cuts to his head which required stitches. The suspects fled the scene the scene prior to police arrival and a second victim was not located.

1:08 a.m. An unknown masked suspect entered a hotel on Murray Ave and waited for the clerk to come to the front desk. The suspect then pulled out a handgun, and pointed it at the clerk, demanding money. After demanding money several times, the suspect gave up and fled the scene on foot. The unknown suspect is currently at large.

Sunday

6:32 p.m. A dog bite was reported on Poppyfield Street.

Saturday

7 p.m. Unknown suspects shattered the window to the victim’s vehicle on Farrell Ave and took the stereo.

7 p.m. An unknown suspect broke the window to the victim’s vehicle on First Street and stole her purse.

3:37 p.m. Joshua Rojas was cited for driving with a suspended license and cited for an out of county warrant on Chestnut Street and Lewis Street. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

Thursday

11 p.m. Unknown suspects entered an unlocked residence at Georgetown Place while the family was sleeping. The suspect stole $400 in cash and a set of car keys. They then stole the victim’s vehicle from their driveway.

7:30 p.m. An unknown suspect approached a 12-year-old as he waited at the corner of Wren Ave and First Street with his bicycle. The victim pushed the subject off his bicycle and fled with the bike northbound on Wren Ave.

3:30 p.m. Unknown suspects forced entry into an unoccupied building by drilling a hole through the door lock. Several power tools were stolen from the construction  company on Renz Lane 

12:35 a.m. GPD units responded to the area of Mt. Modonna High School on Hirasaki Court on the report of a possible burglary. Victor Steve Nanez, 45, and Jesse Santos, 34, were seen running in the area. There was no evidence of an attempted burglary. Both suspects were arrested for trespassing, and being in possession of an illegal weapon.

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Mary Ann KannelyPuente May 21, 2013 at 04:30 pm
Also, it would take some work but couldn't the books be divided up and put into the classrooms? OrRead More is it because they were bought as library books with the library grant they have to stay in the library. It will be very embarrassing to tell book vendors that Luigi Aprea does not have a library anymore.
Mary Ann KannelyPuente May 21, 2013 at 04:26 pm
I don't know why the parents club can't run the library. They would have to be trained with theRead More computer library program but I'm sure there would be parents that would be willing to do that. It is very sad that just because we can't hire a librarian that the students have to loose out. That does not seem fair to me. I thought the students were supposed to come first and not be denied services due to a budget shortfall. We were promised that the budget would not effect the classroom. I guess in this case the union is more powerful than necessary. So all those books are going to collect dust. How sad and unacceptable.
R. Gabriner May 13, 2013 at 02:37 pm
Nice work Blanca. An excellent student in our program. Dr. Robert Gabriner, Director, EducationalRead More Leadership Doctoral Program San Francisco State University
Raymond Ruiz April 13, 2013 at 10:54 pm
It just don't matter how she dresses,whoo her parents are or aren't. Nobody and I mean Nobody hasRead More the right to rape or force a femsle to have sex with her,and then to make matters worse,they posted pictures of her on facebook ! Better we as a community should be asking,what would possess the young guys to do something like this ! That is why We have Our teenagers and kids passwords or no internet period ! As a parent my heart goes out to het and her parents !
Tamra~Kathleen April 13, 2013 at 05:51 pm
The offensive comment we're discussing shows a complete lack of respect for women that permeates ourRead More culture. That this person actually thought this poor young girl had culpability for her attack is a symptom of our societies disregard for women. I'm actually glad he made the comment so we can look at and discuss the problem.
Berto April 12, 2013 at 07:27 pm
From one of the interviews I watched online, it seems that many Saratoga High students knew whatRead More happened at the party and had seen the pictures. How is it that arrests did not follow the assault and the suicide for over 6 months? Could it be that the students who knew information about the felony chose to remain silent? I hope that is not the case; we will surely find out as the details of the case are revealed in the media over the next weeks and months. In the meantime lets make sure we are teaching our kids about the responsibility of living in community and caring about others. God forbid that any of the students have to live with the knowledge that they could have prevented the suicide, or with the knowledge that they helped cover up such a heinous crime.