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Aug. 9

  • Three male juveniles were reportedly throwing rocks and cussing at passersby at Los Gatos High School on High School Court at 7:46pm.
  • A juvenile on a mountain bike was riding on the sidewalk recklessly on Los Gatos Boulevard at 8:30pm.
  • Two juveniles were reportedly ding-dong ditching the caller on Shady View Lane at 10:36pm.

Aug. 10

  • A subject was refusing to leave at Bay Club Courtside on Winchester Boulevard at 8:05pm.
  • A homeless man was cited and released after reportedly drinking three brewers and walking towards trails off Highway 9 at Los Gatos Boulevard and Kennedy Road at 8:48am.
  • Someone reportedly stole approximately $1,140 worth of meat from Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:10pm.
  • About $300 worth of merchandise was reportedly stolen from Bevmo on Blossom Hill Road at 4:33pm.
  • An officer arrested someone on a warrant at Downing Center on Union Avenue at 4:38pm.
  • A caller reported that she believed the drivers who transported her to a dialysis center poked holes in her oxygen tube when they picked her up at her address on North Winchester Boulevard.

Aug. 11

  • A subject was cited and released after a caller reported someone screaming at Union Avenue and Los Gatos-Almaden Road at 2:43am.
  • Someone reportedly smashed the caller’s vehicle window on Hollycrest Drive at 4:29am.
  • Multiple items were reportedly stolen from the caller’s balcony at Los Gatos Gardens on Oka Road at 4:38pm. 

Aug. 12

  • A subject reportedly stole miscellaneous items, including a laptop, from the caller’s garage on Pinehurst Avenue at 1:55pm.
  • Someone reportedly stole a leather jacket, worth approximately $100, on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 4:28pm.
  • A caller reported her vehicle was stolen on Los Gatos Boulevard at 8:45pm.

Aug. 13

  • A caller reported that a garage remote, items from their vehicle’s glove box and a set of golf clubs were reportedly taken overnight from their unlocked vehicle on Belridge Drive at 7:21am.
  • A caller reported that small personal items were taken from their vehicle overnight on Belridge Drive at 8:22am.
  • A vehicle’s door was ripped off in a vehicle accident with no injuries on Los Gatos-Almaden Road at 8:40am.
  • An officer reported an auto burglary on Belhaven Drive at 9:03am.
  • A caller reportedly lost their wallet containing their driver’s license, credit cards and cash at Palo Alto Medical Foundation on Los Gatos Boulevard at 2:16pm.
  • Airbags were reportedly deployed in a vehicle accident with no injuries at Los Gatos-Almaden Road and Union Avenue at 5:16pm.
  • Someone reportedly stole a Louis Vuitton purse worth approximately $2,500 from the caller’s bedroom on Karl Avenue. The theft occurred on June 27 but was reported on Aug. 13 at 6:34pm.

Aug. 14

  •  Subjects reportedly rummaged through the caller’s work truck overnight, but didn’t take anything on Alerche Drive at 8:38am.
  • Someone was arrested on a misdemeanor after trespassing at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 9:30am.
  • A man reportedly looked around the caller’s residence while they were out of town on Vineland Avenue at 3:04pm.
  • A woman left Wine Cellar on University Avenue without paying and was reportedly drunk at 7:38pm.
  • A woman was reportedly drunk with an open beer in her hand in front of Breaking Down on West Main Street at 8:49pm.

Aug. 15

  • A homeless woman was reportedly defecating in the bushes in the Rose Garden at St. Luke’s Church on University Avenue at 8:13am.
  • Someone reportedly stole four cans of beer from Safeway on Pollard Road at 11:27am.
  • A man reportedly stole $60 worth of frozen dinners and meats from Lunardis Market on Blossom Hill Road at 4:23pm.
  • A caller reported someone reached over their fence on Los Gatos Boulevard to steal their son’s bike at 1:54pm.
  • A driver crashed into the caller’s yard and got stuck after reportedly racing on Bacigalupi Drive at 9:36pm.  
  • A man was reportedly drunk and running through the streets at Starbucks on Union Avenue at 10:20pm.

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 dpenner@weeklys.com.

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