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Police blotter, Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2021
Sept. 26
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Blossom Hill Road and Leigh Avenue at midnight.
Sept. 28
• A woman was arrested for forgery and receiving known stolen property on Lark Avenue and Los Gatos Boulevard.
• An unknown suspect...
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