Crime

After a fourth alleged victim was identified by the San Luis Obispo Attorney General’s Office, 61-year-old Ted Gabrielli, arrested last month in Los Osos by San Luis Obispo detectives, now faces additional charges of child molestation for a total of 26. And at a July...

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,...

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...

Police Blotter Aug. 14 • A vehicle, which had its keys inside, was reported stolen on Edelen Avenue. • A stolen vehicle was recovered on University Avenue. • A man was arrested for driving with an open container of alcohol on the 15500 block of Union Avenue at...

Three suspects involved in an armed robbery this morning near Highway 9 and State Route 35—where Skyline Boulevard and the route between Saratoga and Boulder Creek intersect—were at large on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said a victim had their...

Police officers and civilians were honored for going above the call of duty during an official luncheon attended by more than 100 people on Oct. 6. The Los Gatos Monte-Sereno Police Foundation event, held at the History Club of Los Gatos, bestowed accolades for recovering...

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...

Nine people were arrested, and 18 victims were recovered during a law enforcement operation targeting a Colombian-based sex trafficking operation operating in the South Bay.  The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office announced Nov. 7 that Operation Phoenix resulted in charges ranging from human trafficking,...

A 31-year-old Saratoga man accused of raping a woman and later admitting it can be extradited to the United States, a French court has ruled. And the lawyer who helped publicize the case says she’s “thrilled” to see Ian Thomas Cleary, who is charged with...

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...