Coffee shop closed sign
‘SORRY WE ARE CLOSED’ - The Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. was forced to close after a 90-year-old man drove into the building last Thursday. (Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan)

Sunday, Nov. 23

At 11:10am, a suspicious person was reported at the intersection of West Main Street and Montebello Way. The subject was pacing back and forth repeatedly yelling “don’t touch me” to passerby. 

Monday, Nov. 24

An incident of petty theft was reported at 2:20pm at the Trader Joe’s on Los Gatos Boulevard. The reporting person’s wallet was taken out of his vehicle, and cards were used at various locations after the theft occurred. 

Two suspicious vehicles were reported on Cypress Way at 10:12pm. The reporting person believed they were suspicious because of their beat up condition. 

Tuesday, Nov. 25

Two suspicious people were reported shortly after 11am, although both incidents were not connected.

The first, at 11:11am, was reported on La Rinconada Drive. An unhoused individual was walking around looking inside vehicles. 

The second, reported at 11:13am, involved a male subject in a parking garage on National Avenue. The subject was seen walking around the back of the lot where a ‘biohazard is kept.’ Details regarding what exactly this biohazard is were not disclosed. 

Wednesday, Nov. 26

Two vehicle accidents and one reckless vehicle were reported across the day. 

An incident occurring at 5:38pm, an accident between a white Porsche and a white Honda occurred at the Whole Foods on Los Gatos Boulevard. The driver of the Porsche refused to exchange contact information with the reporting person. 

Thursday, Nov. 27

At 1:32am, an incident of battery was reported at Carry Nations on North Santa Cruz Avenue. A subject punched an employee, further details were not included. 

Following Wednesday’s activity, a series of vehicle accidents occurred throughout Thanksgiving.

Most notably, a vehicle crashed into Los Gatos Coffee Roasting on West Main Street at 9:02pm. (Read our coverage of the crash itself; publisher Dan Pulcrano’s column about the coffee shop; or donate to our fundraiser to assist the staff and help the coffee shop rebound.).

Friday, Nov. 28

At 6:30pm, an incident of burglary was reported at Aventino Apartments on Winchester Circle. 

Although the timeframe of the burglary was unknown, the reporting person came home to find the back glass door open. The inside of the property was ransacked and the bedroom door was torn apart. 

Saturday, Nov. 29

Two burglaries were reported on Saturday, both of which were thought to have occurred in the past three days. 

Both burglaries were reported in the late evening and  involved a sliding glass door smashed.

These reports are compiled from publicly available information released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.

*Prepared by Emma Solomon

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Drew Penner is an award-winning Canadian journalist whose reporting has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Good Times Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times, Scotts Valley Press Banner, San Diego Union-Tribune, KCRW and the Vancouver Sun. Please send your Los Gatos and Santa Cruz County news tips to [email protected].

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