Police blotter

Oct. 26

Burglary

• East Dunne Avenue, 7:42 a.m. A building under construction was broken into overnight.

n Altimira Circle, 8:40 a.m. Several homes under construction were broken into overnight, and copper piping was stolen.

• La Crosse Village Apartments, Village Lane. A resident reported someone attempted to enter her apartment through a front bedroom window.

Oct. 27

Theft

• Nob Hill Foods, Vineyard Town Center, 7:33 p.m. A store manager reported a customer witnessed a couple of juveniles stealing a motorized cart.

Oct. 28

Auto burglary

• 7-Eleven, West Main Avenue, 2:04 a.m. A laptop was stolen from an unlocked Hyundai that was parked at the store.

Oct. 29

Battery

• P.A. Walsh Elementary, West Main Avenue, 1:50 a.m. A resident received facial injuries during an assault in front of the school between 9-9:30 p.m.

Oct. 30

Auto burglary

• Creekside Court, 7:10 a.m. A resident reported someone broke into a Lincoln Navigator overnight.

Arrests:

• Aurelio B. Espinoza, 29, Oct. 5, 10:50 p.m. on Edmundson Avenue, on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

• Rene Aguaristi, Jr., 24, Oct. 15, 4 p.m. on Vineyard Boulevard, on an outstanding warrant.

• Jennifer A. Espino, 25, Oct. 21, 10:06 a.m. on Monterey Road, for alleged possession of a controlled substance.

• Correen T. Fernandez, 24, Oct. 21, 10:06 a.m. on Monterey Road, for alleged possession of a controlled substance.

• Fernando Aguirre, 30, Oct. 21, 10:06 a.m. on Monterey Road, for alleged possession of a controlled substance.

• Susana C. Ruiz, 41, Oct. 23, 1:23 p.m. on Monterey Road, for allegedly killing or abusing an animal.

• Lorena Salazar, 27, Oct. 11, 5:08 p.m. on San Pedro Avenue, for allegedly resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer.

• Amber N. Olvera, 21, Oct. 14, 12:37 a.m. on Barnell Avenue, on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

• Brian J. Gardner, 33, Oct. 15, 11:48 p.m. on Monterey Road, on suspicion of being drunk in public.

• Andrew R. Gardner, 19, Oct. 16, 11:53 p.m. on Monterey Road, on suspicion of being drunk in public.

• Pedro S. Chajon, 39, Oct. 17, 6:48 p.m. on Monterey Road, on suspicion of being drunk in public.

• Philip L. Brown, 29, Oct. 20, 12:28 a.m. on Dunne Avenue, on suspicion of driving under the influence.

• A 27-year-old, Oct. 24, 8:23 p.m. on Monterey Road, for alleged domestic violence.

• Michelle Sargent, 26, Oct. 25, 3:08 p.m. on Monterey Road, on an outstanding warrant.

• Gino N. Enfantino, 35, Oct. 25, 3:15 p.m. on Monterey Road on an outstanding warrant.

• Ronald J. Martinez, Jr., 34, Oct. 26, 1:15 p.m. on Monterey Road, on an outstanding warrant.

• Russell N. Knudson, 42, Oct. 26, 3:27 p.m. on Butterfield Boulevard, for alleged possession of a controlled substance.

• Manuel G. Gueta, 20, Oct. 26, 5:31 p.m. on Edmundson Avenue, for alleged possession of paraphernalia.

• Caroline E. Andrade, 25, Oct. 26, 5:37 p.m. on Edmundson Avenue, on an outstanding warrant.

• Joseph F. Barnes, Jr., 25, Oct. 27, 6:57 p.m. on Edmundson Avenue, for alleged vandalism.

Sheriff’s arrests:

Controlled substance possession

• Juan Manuel Castro Salcedo, 45, of the 200 block of Farrell Avenue, 1:15 p.m. Friday, near the intersection of Monterey and Las Animas roads for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Salcedo drew the attention of deputies when he crossed four lanes of traffic on his bicycle without signaling and without checking for oncoming vehicles.

Concentrated cannabis possession

• Joseph Dillon Fritz, 23, of Acacia Way in Morgan Hill, 10:57 p.m. Oct. 16, near the intersection of Murphy and Tennant avenues for possession of concentrated cannabis and less than one ounce of marijuana. Deputies saw Fritz riding a bicycle at night without a light and ran a warrant check, which revealed that he had an outstanding warrant for driving a vehicle under the influence. When arrested, the search turned up 0.6 grams of concentrated cannabis and 0.8 grams of marijuana.

Driving under the influence

• Ernest Robert Almaraz, 42, of the 7100 block of Church Street, 2:35 p.m. Sunday, near the intersection of Wren and Farrell avenues for alleged driving under the influence.

• Alejandro Garcia Camarena, 38, of the 7300 block of Dowdy Street, 1:30 a.m. Oct. 18, near the intersection of Monterey Road and Masten Avenue in San Martin for alleged driving under the influence.

Other sheriff’s incidents:

Recovered stolen vehicle

• A black 1999 Ford Windstar van was found near the intersection of Shadowlane Court and Easy Street in Morgan Hill using a computerized vehicle recovery system, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Shooting at inhabited dwelling

• An unknown person fired three bullets into a home on Pacheco Pass Highway, hitting but not killing the resident’s dog, 12:25 a.m. Sunday.

Injury

• A man was thrown from his horse into a wooden fence post while he was riding northbound on Llagas Avenue in San Martin, 12:06 p.m. Saturday. The man went unconscious and was taken by helicopter to a hospital.

Petty theft

• An unknown suspect tried to cash a stolen check at a check-cashing store in Salinas, Oct. 16. The checks were taken from the mailbox of an employee at KS Collision Center with a residence on Roop Road, between 12 and 6 p.m. the day before.

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.