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Home hit by paintballs; trailer’s tires slashed; mail stolen on National Avenue (Police Blotter, June 5-11)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 5-11, 2022.
June 5
• A woman was arrested for inflicting injury on a cohabitant on University Avenue at 12:39am.
• A man and a woman were arrested for being in possession...
Scammers dupe PG&E customers
The power company is raising the alarm about a seemingly ever-present danger that has nothing to do with arcing, downed wires or electricity surges, but sparked nearly seven-dozen reports in Los Gatos last year.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Co. says it counted 43,000 customers being...
San Jose couple charged after prosecutors say task force seized 25,000 fentanyl pills
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced a San Jose couple was charged today with three counts of possessing narcotics for sale, one count of child endangerment and unlawful possession of a firearm. This followed a drug task force raid that uncovered 25,000...
Child sex crimes case put on hold for Los Gatos baker
The criminal case against a man who ran an artisianal bakery in Los Gatos and is accused of several child sex offenses has been paused as the court decides if he’s mentally fit to stand trial.
Ali Asghar Shemirani has been charged with three felonies...
A man carrying a guitar and a sack knocked on Daves Avenue door, asked to come in and play music (Police Blotter, Dec. 26-Jan. 1)
It was another week where a variety of reports were made to local police...
Dec. 26
• An RV was burglarized on Winchester Circle.
Dec. 27
• Someone threw a rock through a window of a business on the 900 block of University Avenue.
• A vehicle was burglarized...
Crime fighters and community members recognized
A couple of hours before the yearly Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation luncheon, Oct. 19, where Chief Jamie Field was set to recognize Jiffy Mart for its contribution to community safety, a call came in to the department.
Days earlier, the store had become the...
Police alerted to 6 dogs off-leash at Bachman Park; cigarette case stolen from parked vehicle (Police Blotter, Dec. 4-10)
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department "Police Blotter" for the week of Dec. 4-10, 2022.
Dec. 4
• A caller reported six dogs were off their leashes at Bachman Park at 5:04pm.
Dec. 5
• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance and resisting...
Customer steals $10 from downtown business, uses it buy beer from the bar (Police Blotter, June 27-July 2)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 27-July 2, 2022.
June 27
• A man was arrested after he was found passed out under a tree on Howes Drive with a bottle of vodka next to him at...
Sheriff Laurie Smith announces immediate retirement
The jury is still out, but Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith decided she didn’t want to wait for a verdict that could have forced her removal from office, announcing Oct. 31 she was resigning immediately.
“This letter is to notify you of my retirement...
Man convicted of felony drug sales in Los Gatos
A San Jose drug dealer will be sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted last week of selling fentanyl-laced pills to a group of Los Gatos High School students.
Several students carried Narcan with them in case they overdosed on the toxic drug,...
