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How a shooting upended holiday shopping just before Christmas
Police said Tuesday they still had not located a suspect or a victim in a shooting at one of the main regional malls serving South Bay holiday shoppers.
The San Jose Police Department received several calls about gunfire that occurred before 6pm at Westfield Oakridge,...
Man turns himself in after police get warrant accusing him of 6 counts of inappropriate behavior with minors
A man who was arrested last August near Louise Van Meter Elementary School on suspicion of acting inappropriately around children—and then released—turned himself in to Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police this afternoon after a warrant was issued for his capture.
John Alan Hale is facing six...
Eggs thrown at vehicle; backyard prowler reported; ice cream truck driver nearly hits woman (Police Blotter, April 10-16)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of April 10-16.
April 10
• A man was arrested for hit and run and driving under the influence of alcohol on University Avenue and Blossom Hill Road at 3:43am.
• A vehicle was...
Someone takes a photo of a slow vehicle, then gets violently threatened by the driver (Police Blotter, Feb. 27-March 5)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Feb. 27-March 5, 2022.
Feb. 27
• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 1500 block of Pollard Road at 4:43am. Another man was arrested...
Court of Appeal considers whether to free ‘party mom’ again
California’s 6th District Court of Appeal heard arguments Oct. 13 about whether a Los Gatos woman charged with throwing alcohol-fuelled parties for teens should be released from jail.
A Superior Court judge denied bail for Shannon O’Connor earlier this year, but the State Supreme Court...
Man police say confessed to murder pleads not guilty
The Los Gatos man accused of murdering his wife and dumping her body in the Santa Cruz Mountains pleaded not guilty to the two felony counts he’s charged with—as well as all additional allegations—on Nov. 1, in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
He’s charged with...
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...
Man steals crate of cigarettes from a store on North Santa Cruz Avenue (Police Blotter, May 1-7)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of May 1-7, 2022.
May 1
• Petty theft was reported at a home on Kavin Lane.
May 2
• Someone stole a vehicle’s license plate on Ann Arbor Drive.
May 3
• Someone stole a package...
Discarded ballots returned to voting officials; more missing mail found
On a midday visit to the Sugarloaf Road turn-off, Monday, the Los Gatan discovered another discarded collection of previously-opened mail, just over the edge.
It's the same vicinity, just north of Scotts Valley, where about two or three dozen election ballots were discovered days earlier,...
Man reported for “yelling about Satan;” driver recovers rolls of toilet paper that fell out (Police Blotter, Sept. 25-Oct. 1)
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...
