Gilroy police mentioned on Friday that they’re wanting for person of interests in connection to eight arson instances in the realm.
Police launched images displaying a person of curiosity Thursday and on Friday, they launched new images of one other man they need to discuss to.
Authorities consider the fires had been deliberately set at completely different spots round Gilroy. This contains companies and in waterways. One of the fires was allegedly set on the Lily Gardens Apartments.
“It’s scary because we have this field over here,” mentioned Mary Avila of Gilroy.
Avila advised NBC Bay Area Friday that her kids noticed a person that seemed suspicious and referred to as her… A couple of minutes later the fence was on hearth.
“We came home and saw the smoke and my son noticed there was a fire,” she mentioned. “So, he came and broke the fire extinguisher glass, and grabbed the extinguisher and my son went and put the fire out.”
One video reveals a person of curiosity carrying a number of backpacks on a motorcycle, leaving the scene.
Another hearth was set on the Sobrato Apartments a half mile away. Both had been small and didn’t trigger a lot injury.
“Luckily, we got here in time because that would have gone up, the shed,” Avila mentioned.
Gilroy police consider the fires had been attributable to completely different individuals. But they don’t know in the event that they’re working collectively or performing individually.
NBC Bay Area spoke with a girl who noticed a person in her Ring digital camera as he entered her again yard. Fortunately, there was no hearth.
The Gilroy resident, who didn’t need to present her face, mentioned that she is afraid he would possibly come again.
“If he had the nerve of walking into someone’s property, he could have done something else much worse, so now I’m going to put up more cameras and stay alert,” she mentioned.
There had been no accidents in consequence of any of the fires.
Anyone with data might contact Gilroy Police Det. Catalina Fraide at (408) 846-0335.
Bay City News contributed to the report.
