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August 31, 2025

New Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department chief is first woman to hold the role

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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

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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,...

Tearful testimony at bail hearing for woman accused of throwing parties for teens

Shannon O'Connor at bail hearing
A group of teenagers who say they were victimized by Los Gatos resident Shannon O’Connor, who’s accused of throwing parties for minors and permitting sexual abuse to take place at her home, filed into the Santa Clara County Superior Courtroom alongside parents on Jan....

Woman pleads not guilty to hosting drunken parties for youth

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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....

400+ guns turned in as part of firearm ‘buyback’ program

gun buyback haul
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...

Explosives, guns seized from San Jose home

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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...

Crime fighters and community members recognized

Police Foundation
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...

Family who says they need fence to protect against antisemitic violence told to tear it down

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A Los Gatos couple who said they needed their six-foot fence in part to protect themselves against antisemitic violence has been told they must tear it down. The Planning Commission unanimously refused to allow an exception to the three-foot-max rule for the property on Blossom...

Purse stolen; vehicle keyed; caller finds discarded whippits (Police Blotter, April 3-9)

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From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of April 3-9, 2022 April 3 • A man reportedly followed a woman as she walked on the 200 block of Winchester Circle at 9:27am. • Someone stole a purse at Vasona Park. • A...

Man arrested for indecent exposure; illegal dirt biking; caller worried about door-to-door salesman with “false front teeth” (Police Blotter, Jan. 31 – Feb. 5)

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From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 5, 2022. Jan. 31 • No injuries were reported after a vehicle overturned on Montclair Road in the early morning hours. • A woman was arrested for obstructing a peace officer...

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