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CRUISER - A Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police SUV drives along East Main Street on a warm June day. (Drew Penner / Los Gatos)

June 21

  • A man was reportedly hiding in bushes and pacing up and down Blossom Hill Road and Cherry Blossom Lane at 1:34am.
  • Juveniles on e-bikes collided with a vehicle on Winchester Boulevard and no injuries were reported at 2:11pm.
  • A caller believed that a man who was yelling that he was God was following them at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 6:29pm.

June 22

  • Someone was reportedly walking around the caller’s house on More Avenue at 12:18pm. 
  • Bright graffiti was reported in the middle of University Avenue at 3:21pm.
  • Someone was reportedly smoking marijuana in a car filled with plants at CVS Pharmacy on Blossom Hill Road at 6:32pm.
  • A man was reportedly going door to door on Elm Park claiming he was a salesman and asking for a phone charger at 9:06pm.
  • A caller said that a subject came into their business on East Main Street, posed as a patient and rummaged through the caller’s desk and purse to steal cash and credit cards. The subject then reportedly used the cash and cards at various stores at 9:08pm.

June 23

  • One driver reported back pain after a vehicle accident at Lark Avenue and Garden Hill Drive at 9:25am.
  • A subject was reportedly watering his marijuana plants outside his car at CVS Pharmacy on Blossom Hill Road at 11:39am.
  • Someone reportedly stole an iPad and $470 worth of miscellaneous personal care items at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 4:44pm.
  • A caller reported juveniles talking about drinking on Alberto Way at 6:15pm.
  • A caller reportedly pepper sprayed a homeless man who told her that he was going to “take her away” and then proceeded to follow her at East Main Street and Maple Lane at 8:52pm.
  • Juveniles reportedly lit fireworks at Bachman Park on Bachman Avenue at 9:01pm.

June 24

  • A caller reportedly lost her phone and two credit cards at The Cats Restaurant on Santa Cruz Los Gatos Highway. The property was lost on June 23 but was reported on June 24 at 9:30am.
  • Someone reportedly keyed a car on Shelburne Way. The vandalism occurred on June 22, but was reported on June 24 at 12:53pm.
  • Four juveniles on ebikes were reportedly not wearing helmets at Winchester Boulevard and Daves Avenue at 4:58pm.
  • A man was reportedly drunk in public screaming at people at Roberts Road and University Avenue at 7:09pm.
  • A rear license plate was reportedly stolen and swapped for another on Castlewood Drive at 7:28pm.

June 25

  • A homeless man was reportedly holding an unknown object with a five inch flame at South Santa Cruz Avenue and Wood Road at 8:46am.
  • Someone reportedly said she was assaulted on the bus on Winchester Boulevard at 12:36pm.
  • A vehicle was reportedly sitting at Kennedy Road and Ferris Avenue for over a week at 2:08pm.
  • A suspicious person was reportedly sitting on the corner of San Benito and San Mateo avenues drinking out of a can at 3:06pm.

June 26

  • A caller reported a man stealing his bike at Safeway on Union Avenue at 1:12am.
  • A worker reportedly spilled wet concrete near the Rinconada Water Treatment Plant on More Avenue at 9:26am.
  • Someone reportedly hit the caller’s vehicle in the parking lot of Affordable Treasures on Los Gatos Boulevard on June 24 and admitted fault. However, the caller said the driver had not reached out to give the required information after saying he would at 2:50pm.

June 27

  • A caller reported a subject who was looking at vehicles on Barbara Drive and believed they broke their neighbor’s vehicle window at 12:28am.
  • An officer issued a misdemeanor arrest for a suspicious vehicle at Camden Avenue at 2:01am.
  • A caller reported a crack in his vehicle window on Barbara Drive at 7:18am.
  • A three vehicle accident occurred at Oka Road and Lark Avenue at 12:08pm.
  • A caller reported that a driver with slurred speech threw an iced drink at the caller’s vehicle which cracked the window at Pennsylvania and Bayview avenues at 2:45pm.
  • Juveniles were reportedly on the roof of Daves Avenue School on Daves Avenue at 6:42pm.
  • Juveniles reportedly dumped trash in the backyard of a neighbor’s house on Vista De Sierra at 9:46pm.

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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