On July 7, 2023, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Gilroy Police Officers arrested Chase Harlow, a 26-year-old resident of Gilroy, in connection to a fire set at a business in the 800 block of First Street. Officers contacted Harlow and were quickly able to uncover evidence connecting him to the arson investigation.
Harlow was arrested and transported to the Santa Clara County Jail for charges related to the fire, as well as a robbery that occurred earlier in the week, at a business in the 8800 block of San Ysidro Avenue.
Gilroy Police are still looking for the suspect in the fires set to multiple garbage dumpsters in apartment complexes around the city. It is unknown if these suspects were working together, or if these were isolated incidents. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Catalina Fraide at (408) 846-0335. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling the tip line at (408) 846-0330. For all media inquiries, please call (408) 846-0347.
