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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...
Complaint of being pushed onto bar stool; suspect trying to break into mail truck; paint can thrown onto driveway (Police Blotter, June 19-24)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 19-24, 2022.
June 19
• A neighbor reported that a group of juveniles were having a party on Carlton Avenue at 12:13am.
• A woman was arrested for driving under the influence...
Man arrested on suspicion of battery, annoying minors outside Van Meter Elementary
An alert parent walking his kids to school around 8am Thursday detained a man outside Los Gatos’ Louise Van Meter Elementary School after he spotted the individual following girls with a smartphone in his hand. By 8:15am, 63-year-old Los Gatos resident John Alan Hale...
Man arrested after displaying imitation firearm; rock thrown through vehicle window (Police Blotter, Sept. 11-16)
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...
Sheriff candidate charged with perjury
A 48-year-old Cupertino woman who ran for the position of Santa Clara County sheriff in the June 7 primary election has been charged with perjury for allegedly saying she had the law enforcement experience required to qualify for the job, prosecutors said.
Anh Colton, who...
Men ask for gas then hop a fence; youth play beer pong on Tait Avenue (Police Blotter, May 22-28)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of May 22-28.
May 22
• A purse was reported stolen from a store on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 2:30pm.
• Two suspects reportedly stole $1,800 from a business on the 14100 block...
New Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department chief is first woman to hold the role
This week, when the Town of Los Gatos appointed Jamie Field chief of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, it represented a milestone. The community has never had a woman leading the force before.
In an interview with the Los Gatan, Field said she was...
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,...
Police blotter, Dec. 5-11, 2021: Traveling musician, vehicle burglaries, DUI arrest
Dec. 5
• A woman was arrested for being in possession of burglary tools and receiving known stolen property on the 600 block of North Santa Cruz Avenue at 12:15am.
• A caller reported a man got off the bus and went into a store on...
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...
