Milpitas Police Continue Auto Theft Detail

MILPITAS - Milpitas Police continued their vigilant crackdown on stolen vehicles when they made two arrests this week for auto theft.

On Monday, February 15, at approximately 9:44 P.M., a Milpitas Police Officer was patrolling the parking lot of Mi Rancherita at 51 S. Park Victoria Drive.

Police say the officer located a silver Isuzu Rodeo, occupied by three female adults, which had been reported stolen out of Salinas, CA the day before.

The driver, later identified as 23 year-old Salinas resident Johnisha Marie Gleason, struck a patrol vehicle in an attempt to flee the scene.

Gleason, and Ashantea Druanlia Brooks, a 26 year-old female also from Salinas, were taken into custody without incident.

A computer check revealed Ashantea Brooks had an outstanding warrant for her arrest.

Officers also discovered property inside the vehicle and are attempting to locate the owners to determine if it was stolen.

On Christmas Day, Milpitas Police arrested a Gilroy woman for auto theft. Five days later, a Morgan Hill man was arrested, in a vehicle stolen from San Jose.

See on Patch: Gilroy Woman Arrested While Sitting In Stolen Vehicle

Police say Gleason was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for possessing a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, and resisting arrest.

Brooks was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for an outstanding warrant.

Anyone with any information regarding this investigation involving Gleason, and Brooks or other incidents in Milpitas is encouraged to call the Milpitas Police Department at (408) 586-2400.

Information can be given anonymously by calling the Crime Tip Hotline at (408) 586-2500 or via the Milpitas Police Department website at: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/government/police/crime_tip.asp

-images via Santa Clara County Jail