This week, police arrested several people for narcotics related crimes, petty theft, and are on the lookout for a San Jose homicide suspect. Here are a few events worth noting:
METH ARREST
Monica Lujan, 35 of Gilroy, was pulled over for a traffic stop on Princevalle Street and Tenth Street at 3:14 p.m. on Oct. 24. and was found to have a felony warrant from San Benito County. Police also allegedly found .5 gram of methamphetamine in her possession. She was arrested for the narcotics and taken to Santa Clara County Jail without incident.
ANOTHER METH ARREST
Another traffic stop turned into a drug bust when 40-year-old Gilroy resident Noe Garcia was pulled over on Wren Avenue at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 24 and allegedly caught with three grams of meth. She was taken to Santa Clara County Jail for possession of narcotics.
TEEN HIT AND RUN
At 7:48 a.m. on Oct. 23, a 16-year-old male Christopher High School student crashed white Chevy truck into a white Chrysler on Day Road at Santa Teresa Boulevard and drove off. Police caught him just down the road and he was cited for a hit and run. There were no injuries and minor damage to both vehicles.
HOMICIDE SUSPECT POSSIBLY SPOTTED IN GILROY
A suspect in a 2011 San Jose homicide was possibly seen in Gilroy at 6 p.m. on Oct. 24.
A person familiar with the homicide told police that suspect Juan Osorio Martinez was last seen riding a bicycle south on Church Street from the 200 block of First Street.
The San Jose Police Department thought that Osorio Martinez had fled the country in 2011. SJPD have an active warrant for his arrest.
Osorio Martinez is known to be a transient and used to make a living selling fruit from a mobile vendor cart.
Anyone with information regarding Osorio Martinez’ whereabouts are urged to contact the Gilroy Police Department at (408) 846-0350 and/or the San Jose Police Homicide Division at (408)277-5283. Parties wishing to remain anonymous may call We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 (1-800-78-CRIME).
