Full Notification

On December 28th, 2014 at 12:25 am the Morgan Hill Police Dispatch center received a call about a man with a gun on the 100 block of Cosmo Ave. Morgan Hill Officers responded to the location and immediately recognized 19 year old Suspect Timothy Camarillo in the street. Suspect Camarillo saw an officer exit his vehicle and he shoved his hand into his waist band. The Officer ordered Camarillo to remove his hand from his pants but Camarillo ignored the commands and walked away from the officer. Camarillo attempted to hide behind a building but was located and taken into custody. A search of where Camarillo was apprehended revealed a black air soft gun with the orange tip removed. Camarillo was extremely intoxicated and transported to the Santa Clara County Jail and booked for being drunk in public, obstruction of justice and brandishing a replica firearm in public.

Morgan Hill Police urge people not to remove or alter a toy gun by removing any portion so that it resembles a real firearm, by doing this law enforcement and community members will view the toy gun as real making it extremely dangerous both for the person and our community.

The City of Morgan Hill has ordinances related to imitation firearms and are listed below:
“9.06.010 - Possession of imitation weapons unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or display an imitation firearm on public property, in the public right of way, or in an area viewable from public property or the public right of way.

9.06.020 - Imitation weapon—Definition.
For the purposes of this section, an imitation firearm means a replica of a firearm that is so substantially similar in visual characteristics to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to believe that the replica is a firearm that could be operational

Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to call Corporal Detective Scott Purvis of the Morgan Hill Police Department, 408-779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at 408-947-STOP (7867).