From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 12-18, 2023.
March 12
• Someone stole decor items from a front yard on Vasona Avenue.
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 15100 block of Los Gatos Boulevard at 11:25pm.
March 13
• A man in a trench coat carrying books was reportedly looking into the windows of a vehicle parked on Johnson Avenue.
• A juvenile was reportedly riding a dirt bike on Andres Street and Monterey Avenue, speeding through stop signs.
• A person attempted to steal a laptop at a store on the 15100 block of Los Gatos Boulevard, but ran away when the alarm sounded.
• A man was arrested for battery on the 200 block of Avery Lane at 3:38pm.
• Police responded to a battery incident after a “traffic altercation” on W. Parr Avenue at 4:14pm.
March 14
• Public safety officials responded to numerous trees falling into power lines due to the wind, including a “flying trampoline” that took out a line on Belblossom Drive.
• A vehicle was burglarized on Mariposa Avenue.
March 15
• A man reportedly cut a hole in a fence on Albright Way to drag a motorcycle through at 6:13am.
• A caller reported he was upset with the sound of his neighbor’s generator on Old Blossom Hill Road at 9:42pm and “would like it shut off.”
March 16
• A man in a wheelchair reportedly refused to leave after he was “yelling at people” on Montebello Way at 10:16am.
• A woman was reportedly trying to sell “fake jewelry” on University Avenue at 4:19pm.
March 17
• A vehicle was burglarized on Los Gatos Saratoga Road.
• Someone stole a vehicle’s catalytic converter on Oak Rim Court.
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Highway 9 and University Avenue at 10:29pm.
March 18
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on University Avenue at Highway 9 at 1:09am.
• A home was burglarized on Bicknell Road.
• An unknown suspect vandalized two vehicles parked on Forrest Avenue.
• A caller reported a dog had been barking for 20 minutes on Longridge Road.
• A caller thought a man who parked his vehicle on Daves Avenue and Poppy Lane was “pretending” that his car was broken at 2:13pm.
• A man was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on the 200 block of El Cajon Way at 7:59pm.
• A laptop was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked on W. Mozart Avenue.
• A caller reported a loud party on Chester Street at 9:10pm.
• A woman was arrested for inflicting injury on a cohabitant on the 15900 block of Los Gatos Boulevard at 9:19pm.
Information is compiled from public records released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.
