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Town agrees to share license plate data with law enforcement agencies
In the 30 days leading up to Nov. 9, 2022, in order to find 23 vehicles that might have been involved in a crime, the Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system scanned 458,411 plates, the Electronic Frontier Foundation found.
Since then, Los Gatos’...
Task force arrests 9 for sex trafficking
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,...
Man arrested in Los Gatos by North Bay police on attempted murder charge
A North Bay police department said it had arrested, March 12, a man on attempted murder, vandalism and resisting arrest charges in Los Gatos.
The Healdsburg Police Department said on Facebook it had arrested Damian Martines-Osorio in connection to an April 30, 2024 tire-slashing incident...
Tearful testimony at bail hearing for woman accused of throwing parties for teens
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....
BLAZING BATTERIES: Recycler fined $25k for Campbell garbage truck fires
A San Jose recycling company has been ordered by a Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge to pay $25,000 in civil penalties for causing dangerous fires to start in the back of garbage trucks in Campbell.
The company, iDiskk, LLC, its principal Yue Zou,...
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...
Man approaches house covered in blanket; skaters reported for riding while laying down on their boards (Police Blotter, April 24-30)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of April 24-30, 2022.
April 24
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and obstructing an officer on Bachman and University avenues at 12:27am.
• A vehicle was reported...
Man opens bottle of wine in front of car dealership around 1pm; cyclist kicks vehicle mirror (Police Blotter, Feb. 20-26)
The following reports are sourced from the police blotter files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Feb. 20-26, 2022.
Feb. 20
• Three unknown suspects stole catalytic converters from two vehicles parked on Littlefield Lane.
• A bicyclist reportedly kicked a mirror...
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,...
Youth reported to police for riding bicycles and shooting Nerf guns at each other (Police Blotter, Feb. 6-12)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Feb. 6-12, 2022.
Feb. 6
• A drunk, “mumbling” man reportedly walked into a store on N. Santa Cruz Avenue a couple of times at 1:26am.
• A man smoking on a campus...
