A parolee who was acting suspiciously in a Morgan Hill neighborhood put up a fight before police arrested him Tuesday afternoon.
Joshua Bacci, 29 of San Francisco, was allegedly in possession of marijuana, hypodermic syringes, and two knives – plus he had a no bail warrant for his arrest – when police contacted him, according to Morgan Hill police Sgt. Troy Hoefling.
Officers responded to the area of DeWitt and West Dunne avenues about 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, on a report of a suspicious male “milling about the neighborhood,” Hoefling said.
After arriving and searching the area for about 10 minutes, officers located a man riding a bicycle near Edmundson and Sunnyside avenues who matched the description given by a caller, police said.
When officers first attempted to contact the man, he ditched his bicycle and fled on foot, Hoefling said. Officers chased him. After a lengthy foot chase during which he failed to comply with commands from police, officers used a Taser to subdue him.
The man, later identified as Bacci, continued to resist and fight with police after he was tased, Hoefling said. Bacci was taken into custody in the area of Sunnyside Avenue and Loma Alta Court.
Bacci was found to be in possession of two concealed knives, more than 20 grams of marijuana and 11 hypodermic needles, police said. He also had a no-bail warrant out of Santa Cruz for possession of stolen property, he was a parolee at large and was under the influence of a controlled substance.
Bacci was later booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of resisting officers, assaulting officers, being a parolee at large and a felon in possession of a knife, possession of hypodermic needles, possession of marijuana, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and an outstanding warrant.
Morgan Hill police have not contacted Bacci prior to his arrest Tuesday, and do not know what brought him to Morgan Hill, Hoefling said.
“This subject was brought to the attention of the Morgan Hill Police Department by a caller who reported suspicious activity in their neighborhood (who) noticed something that did not look right and they called the police,” Hoefling said.
