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Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department vehicle. (Photo by Drew Penner / Los Gatan)

Jan. 25 

  • A burglary was reported at Moore Clinical Aesthetics on Los Gatos Boulevard at 10:40am.
  • A caller reported a man with shopping carts blocking the road on Los Gatos-Almaden Road and Howes Drive at 12:08pm.

Jan. 26

  • Someone stole a pro-Donald Trump banner that said “Never Surrender” off the caller’s property on Tait Avenue.
  • A driver ran through two stop signs and failed to yield to pedestrians at the intersection of East Main and Jackson streets at 6:55p.m.
  • A caller reported a suspicious white male with a trench coat following them on Bachman Avenue and University Avenue at 11:14p.m.
  • Someone stole 10-15 20-feet logs, worth approximately $40,000 on Eaton Lane. This was this was reported on Jan. 30, but occurred on Jan. 26

Jan. 27

  • A caller reported dogs barking continuously for about 10 minutes on Longridge Road at 9:39am.
  • A McDonald’s worker reported that his supervisor threw a tray at him, nearly hitting him in the face, and then struck his shoulder because he was “doing everything incorrectly” at 1:07p.m. The report was made at the Police Operations Bureau via a Spanish language translator.
  • A six-vehicle accident at the intersection of Blossom Hill Road and Camino Del Cerro occurred at 3:04pm.  
  • An officer stopped a suspicious vehicle near Winchester Boulevard and Highway 85, resulting in a cite-and-release arrest at 3:25pm.
  • A homeless man was reported intoxicated and harassing customers at Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company. He was arrested for an outstanding warrant at 3:40pm.
  • A vehicle struck a pedestrian, resulting in serious injuries, near Blacy’s Vault of Los Gatos on University Avenue at 5:20pm.
  • A caller reported paperwork and keys stolen from a locked apartment at Towne Terrace at 6:26pm.
  • A caller reported a man urinating in the street and drinking alcohol after parking in the middle of the roadway on Cale Estoria at 8:26pm.

Jan. 28

  • A caller was hit by a vehicle and sustained minor injuries at Starbucks on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 10:46am.
  • An officer recovered a vehicle that was previously reported stolen at Muni Lot 4 at 12:03pm.
  • A caller reported three vehicles stolen at the Tesla Service and Charging Center at 1:04pm.
  • A caller reported a woman yelling at her husband about their home “being someone else’s old house” on Santa Rosa Drive at 8:33pm. 

Jan. 29

  • Officers arrested a suspect attempting to break into the caller’s property on Calle Marguerita at 12:57am.
  • Officers assisted with a vehicle collision where no injuries were reported on Union Avenue at 9:48am.
  • A caller reported a driver cutting them off on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road and Los Gatos Boulevard at 2:04pm.
  • Jewelry and funds from resident of the Terrace of Los Gatos’s bank account were reported missing. The reporting party also reported someone tried to take out a loan in their name.
  • A man was reportedly urinating behind the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce office on Elm Street at 8:04pm.

Jan. 30

  • A vehicle was reported stolen on Pinehurst Avenue.
  • A vehicle was broken into through the rear driver-side window on Westhill Drive, but it was unclear if anything was taken.
  • A homeless man was reported looking into vehicles in the Safeway parking lot on Pollard Avenue, and officers arrested him on an outstanding warrant at 11:58am.
  • A man was reportedly nearly hit by a car after pushing his shopping cart into the road on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road and University Avenue at 12:29pm.
  • A caller reported that their gardner drove over their plants and sprinklers on Highland Avenue at 12:41pm.
  • A caller reported a lost wallet at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:56pm.
  • A vehicle was keyed at Aventino Apartments on Winchester Circle at 3:19pm.
  • A caller reported a break-in on Bacigalupi Drive after finding the rear sliding-glass door broken, spotting an unknown suspect with a flashlight and a black SUV leaving the area at 8:14pm.
  • A caller reported returning home to a broken glass window, possibly caused by someone throwing lemons on Bachman Avenue at 8:58p.m.

Jan. 31

  • A caller reported someone in a gardening truck attempting to enter a vehicle and then their own vehicle on Camino Del Sol at 9:10pm.
  • A driver was reported tailgating the caller, passed them and moved into oncoming traffic on Los Gatos-Almaden Road and National Avenue at 3:37pm.
  • A woman reportedly took a book and some gift items and then refused to return them at Barnes and Noble on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 4:21pm.
  • Juveniles reportedly did a “burnout” on electric bikes in the Safeway elevators, causing smoke and damage at North Santa Cruz Avenue at 4:36p.m. 
  • A vehicle collision was reported, resulting in zero injuries and a cite-and-release arrest at Knowles and Capri drives at 6:01pm.
  • Officers arrested a person who slapped someone after being told to leave Carry Nations on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 9:43p.m.

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

*Prepared by Anika Kapasi

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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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