Overview
- A Starbucks employee discovered a hidden camera under the restroom sink at 181 East Santa Clara Street on June 9 and police say the device recorded two patrons, a middle-aged woman followed by an older man.
- Detectives reviewed the device's footage and used automated license-plate-reader (ALPR) data to identify a vehicle linked to the case.
- Police arrested 38-year-old David Perales on July 2 and booked him into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on a charge of invasion of privacy.
- The San Jose Police Department's Sexual Assaults Investigation Unit is asking anyone who believes they were recorded or who has information to contact Detective Gregory at 4435@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4102.
- Starbucks called the incident "deeply disturbing," said it will cooperate with investigators, and the case has raised broader public safety concerns about hidden recording devices and the growing use of ALPR technology in police investigations.