Crime

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Gun Violence Task Force and sheriff’s deputies seized weapons and explosives after a Wednesday raid on a San Jose home. Christopher Paul Roberts, a 37-year-old resident of the 2200 block of Bailey Avenue, was arrested and charged with, explosive...

On June 4, at approximately 8:54am, San José Police Department patrol officers responded to the 1900 block of Willow Street following a report of a sexual assault that had just occurred on the Los Gatos Creek Trail near Leigh Avenue, in San José. The adult...

Police Blotter for the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1. Sept. 25 • Golf clubs, money and various documents were reported stolen on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road. • Two young boys were inside a store on the 400 block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 6:25pm, “throwing balls.” The...

The following reports are sourced from the police blotter files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Feb. 20-26, 2022. Feb. 20 • Three unknown suspects stole catalytic converters from two vehicles parked on Littlefield Lane. • A bicyclist reportedly kicked a mirror...

The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department participated in the Santa Clara County Gun Buyback at the Milpitas Community Center on May 22, which saw more than 400 firearms voluntarily turned in by residents.  Up to $100 was offered per handgun or rifle and $200 per...

It was the day after retired Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Sgt. Tam McCarthy helped lay a long-time cop, John Pernick, to rest. So on Oct. 27, as he gave an address at a much more celebratory gathering—the inaugural Los Gatos Community Police Academy graduation—he...

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a violent assault at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail station that left another man with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. According to the Sheriff's Office, Brandon Fryshaw was taken into custody hours after...

The Los Gatos woman who stands accused of hosting alcohol-fueled parties for local high schoolers and facilitating sexual assault at the home she owned with tech executive Robert Amaral pleaded “not guilty” to all charges Monday in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Judge Johnny C....

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Sept. 11-16. Sept. 11 • A caller reported loud music coming from a house on Ridgecrest Avenue at 12:11am. • Someone threw a rock through a vehicle’s window on Pinehurst Avenue. • A porta-potty...

A 42-year-old Los Gatos man has been arrested for sexual assault in San Jose. On June 10, around 4:15pm, San Jose Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of a sexual assault in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue. Upon arrival, officers determined a victim...