December 1
Child Abuse: A Los Angeles resident in Morgan Hill to visit her mother reported she was molested when she was 8 while at her grandmother’s house by an uncle who now lives in Hollister. She was also raped in San Jose when she was 13, she told police. The report was taken at 11:17am.
Identity theft: A resident of Via Naretto reported someone used her ID to get credit with several companies. The report was taken at 11:39am.
December 3
Vandalism: Someone passing by the business reported the front door of the Wells Fargo bank in downtown was shattered. The door was likely shattered by a bullet. There was no one inside, police said, and it appeared nothing was stolen. The report was taken at 3:59am.
Stolen vehicle: A resident of San Benito Place reported their 16-year-old son took their Chrysler, then crashed it into a fence and left the vehicle at the scene. The report was taken at 9:54pm.
December 3
Auto burglary: A resident of Rosemary Circle reported CDs were stolen from their unlocked Isuzu Trooper. The report was taken at 11:26am.
Auto burglary: Another resident of Rosemary Circle reported someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole her MP3 player, it’s adapter and CDs. The report was taken at 1:13pm.
Auto burglary: A resident of Calle Mazatan reported a credit card was stolen from their unlocked Toyota Sequoia overnight. The report was taken at 1:20pm.
Stolen vehicle: A resident of the Nob Hill Apartments reported someone stole her Buick Regal overnight. She told officers the keys were left in the vehicle. The report was taken at 2:29pm.
Fraud: A clerk at the Residence Inn on Madrone Parkway reported a man came over from the Marriott, and and told her he was told to come to the Inn for change. He had five $20 bills, and asked for two $50s. She told him she only had a $100 bill, and he took that and gave her the five $20s. He then came back to show her a $10 bill and said that was what she gave him, so she gave him the $20s back. Afterwards, she realized it was a scam. The report was taken at 7:02pm.
Fraud: Big 5 Sporting Goods reported a customer came in and asked for a $100 bill in exchange for five $20 bills. The cashier gave him the $100 bill, and he left the store but came right back with a $10 bill, saying that’s what the cashier had given him. The cashier then gave him another $100. Police were given a description of the suspect; he is also on the surveillance tape. The report was taken at 7:28pm.
December 4
Petty theft: An employee of the Microtel Inn and Suites on Condit Road reported her phone was taken from the front desk area while she was working. She received a call from her cell phone, someone telling her to meet at a shop. She went with her boss to the shop, but no one came to meet her. Later, she said, a male in a Pontiac Grand Am drove up to the Inn, waved the phone at her and told her to give him $25 for it, then drove off. The report was taken at 12:58pm.
Battery: A Central High female student told a clerk in a store that her boyfriend had just slapped her, then he left on a southbound bus. The girl left the store, and the clerk called police to tell them she was on her way to Albertson’s where her grandmother would pick her up. The girl, who lives with her grandmother, did not want to tell police her boyfriend’s name. The mother of the girl later called police to say the daughter has been beaten up by the boyfriend, whose name she gave police, in the past. The grandmother told the mother the girl has come home several times with bruises on her body. The report was taken at 7:34pm.
Burglary: A house on Wright Avenue was broken into while the the owners were away, and numerous items were stolen. The report was taken at 9:35pm.
Battery: An employee of the Executive Inn Suites on Condit Road reported a male and female in a physical fight. The female had bruises and marks on her neck where the male was chocking her, the employee told police. The male left in a vehicle without the female and the infant she had in a car seat. The report was taken at 9:52pm.
