Nov. 12

Grand theft

  • Fountain Oaks Drive, 3:10 p.m. A resident reported a generator valued at $500 was stolen from an unlocked shed.

Vandalism

  • Oak Creek Park, 5:04 p.m. Several teenagers were vandalizing property in the park.

  • Windmill Mobile Home Park, San Pedro Avenue, 5:37 p.m. A resident reported his car has been egged several times during the past year. He told police he believes it is a neighbor, but he has no witnesses or proof.

Burglary

  • Bent Oak Lane, 6:22 p.m. A resident reported he returned home to find his home had been broken into. A laptop, camera, cash, checkbook and credit cards were stolen, as well as an extra key from under the front doormat.

Nov. 13

Auto burglary

  • Landau Court, 11:14 a.m. A resident reported several vehicles in the neighborhood were broken into overnight. At least one stereo was stolen.

Burglary

  • Hayloft Court, 1:06 p.m. A resident reported someone got into the house through an open bedroom window and stole jewelry and possibly other items.

Nov. 14

Auto burglary

  • Del Monte Village Townhomes, Hale Avenue, 6:54 a.m. A resident reported a Ford Taurus was broken into overnight, and the stereo, CDs and other items were stolen. The resident also reported a neighbor’s vehicle may have also been broken into.

Burglary

  • Mission Ranch, Avenida de Los Padres, 7:22 a.m. A house at the construction site was broken into, and copper piping was stolen.

Stolen vehicle

  • Jasmine Square Apartments, Monterey Road, 3:12 p.m. A resident reported his Honda Accord was stolen overnight.

  • Parkway Apartments, Park Way, 3:23 p.m. A resident reported a Honda Civic was stolen overnight.

Grand theft

  • Safeway grocery store, Tennant Station shopping center, 6:47 p.m. On Nov. 13, a group of suspects loaded up two shopping carts full of groceries and left the store without paying. The estimated loss is $1,400.

Arrests:

  • A 17-year-old, Nov. 10, 6:42 a.m. on Calle Sienna, for alleged assault with a deadly weapon.

  • Kelton K. Crawford, 39, Nov. 10, 4:32 p.m. on Vineyard Boulevard, for alleged willful harm or injury to a child.

  • Lawrence R. Vega, 44, Nov. 10, 4:51 p.m. on Cochrane Road, for alleged violation of a restraining order to harass or threaten violence.

  • Jesus T. Gamino, Jr., 36, Nov. 11, 1:30 a.m. on Highway 101 at Cochrane Road, for alleged possession of a controlled substance.

  • Lisa C. Ybarra, 39, Nov. 11, 1:59 a.m. on East Dunne Avenue, for alleged petty theft with priors.

  • Jorge L. Hernandez, 24, Nov. 11 2:02 a.m. on East Dunne Avenue, on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

  • Chris A. Sandifer, 45, Nov. 11, 11:38 a.m. on East Dunne Avenue, for alleged possession of a controlled substance.

  • Jeffry S. Hieatt, 35, Nov. 13, 3:54 p.m.. on San Vicente Drive, on suspicion of being drunk in public.

Sheriff arrests

Under influence of methamphetamine

  • Edilberto Arellano Delgado, 25, of the 400 block of East Eighth Street, 2:06 p.m. Nov. 12, near the intersection of Coyote and Cochrane roads in Morgan Hill for being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. The deputy found Delgado on top of a blue vehicle in the parking lot of Anderson Lake Park.

  • Renea Christina Tebo, 27, of Tuscon, Ariz., 10:02 a.m. Nov. 11, near the intersection of Monterey Road and Masten Avenue for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Tebo-who was confused and disoriented-flagged the deputy down and asked for help, then admitted to using methamphetamine two days earlier.

Criminal threats

  • David Paul Clark, 41, of Uvas Road near Wallace Place in Morgan Hill, 12:57 p.m. Nov. 11, at his residence for criminal threats, false imprisonment, intimidation of a victim and knowingly violating a protective order. Clark, when arguing with his girlfriend, told her she could not leave the house, took the phone away and threatened to cut himself if she called police.

Evading a peace officer

  • Adauto Aguilar Galvan, 19, of Campbell, 9:45 p.m. Nov. 8, near the intersection of Monterey Highway and Rucker Avenue for evading a peace officer, driving at an unsafe speed and driving without a license. A deputy clocked Galvan as traveling at 77 mph in a 50-mph zone. When the deputy put on his sirens, Galvan accelerated to 110 mph, ran through seven stop signs and passed vehicles on the right-hand shoulder. However, the deputy eventually caught Galvan in the driveway on Lawrence Court.

Sheriff arrests

Driving under the influence

  • James Todd Duarte, 33, of the 16900 block of Del Monte Avenue in Morgan Hill, 2 a.m. Nov. 9, near the intersection of Del Monte and Dunne avenues for driving under the influence.

Other sheriff incidents

Recovered stolen vehicle

  • A deputy found a white 2004 Mazda pickup truck, reported stolen out of Gilroy, in the parking lot of a shopping center near the intersection of Monterey and Bolsa roads, 11:50 p.m. Nov. 11. The suspect or suspects had broken a window to gain entry and vandalized it afterward.

Identity theft

  • A man found he was the victim of identity theft when he was notified by two different collection agencies that he owed money for bounced checks. The checks were from a bank account in his name that he never opened.

Burglary

  • A jar containing $250 in bills and coins and a $100 bill on a kitchen counter were stolen from a residential trailer in a construction yard on Monterey Highway near Coyote Road, between 6:45 a.m and 2:20 p.m. Nov. 7. The suspect or suspects climbed over a six-foot fence with barbed wire and pried open the trailer’s front door.

  • Cabinets and drawers of a residence near the intersection of New Avenue and Roop Road were ransacked, between 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5 and 2:55 p.m. Nov. 6. The owners were on vacation when the suspect or suspects pried open the front door and searched the house.

Grand theft

  • A water pump valued at $1,000 was stolen from a construction site on Highway 152 near its intersection with San Felipe Road, between 5 p.m. Nov. 3 and 7 a.m. Nov. 5.

Vandalism

  • The front window of Camping World, 13575 Sycamore Avenue, was shattered, between 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 and 5:45 a.m. Nov. 6.

If charges are dropped or you are found not guilty, call Morgan hill Times Editor Sheila Sanchez at (408) 779-4106. Anyone with tips on local crime may call the Morgan Hill police at 779-2101, or the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office at (408) 686-3650.

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