{"id":402926,"date":"2026-07-18T00:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402926\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:52:08","slug":"hidden-camera-found-in-san-jose-starbucks-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402926\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden camera found in San Jose Starbucks bathroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(<a data-ylk=\"slk:KRON;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KRON<\/a>) \u2014 A person who police say hid a camera in the restroom of a Bay Area Starbucks was arrested earlier this month, the San Jose Police Department announced Thursday. SJPD officers initially responded back on June 9 at 9:30 a.m. to a report of an invasion of privacy at a Starbucks located on the 100 block of East Santa Clara Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The person who made the report, an employee of the Starbucks, found the camera hidden in the restroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:&#039;Pretext&#039; for &#039;authoritarian takeover&#039;: Bay Area Dems slam Trump speech repeating debunked election fraud claims;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/pretext-authoritarian-takeover-bay-area-022708988.html\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0&#8216;Pretext&#8217; for &#8216;authoritarian takeover&#8217;: Bay Area Dems slam Trump speech repeating debunked election fraud claims\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The SJPD Sexual Assaults Unit launched an investigation and discovered that a man had installed the camera on the same morning it was reported. Using automated license plate reader cameras and real-time intelligence, detectives identified the suspect vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/05d3118f7a8da7ed9a1eed51e1ffad3c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect was subsequently identified as 38-year-old David Perales of San Jose. Officers obtained an arrest warrant for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perales was located and arrested in the city of San Jose on July 2. He was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for invasion of privacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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