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January 14, 2026

Police blotter for the week of Aug. 14-20

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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...

Youth reported to police for riding bicycles and shooting Nerf guns at each other (Police Blotter, Feb. 6-12)

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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...

Task force arrests 9 for sex trafficking

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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,...

Eggs thrown at vehicle; backyard prowler reported; ice cream truck driver nearly hits woman (Police Blotter, April 10-16)

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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...

“Missing person” from San Jose turns up at Los Gatos Library (Police Blotter, March 7-12)

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A week in the life of crime reports in Los Gatos (March 7-12, 2022). Files are from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. March 7 • A man was reportedly waving a large knife on Glen Una Drive and Saratoga Los Gatos Road at 3:13pm. • A...

Sheriff Laurie Smith announces immediate retirement

Laurie Smith
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...

Perfume theft; man shining flashlight at houses; stolen vehicles found (Police Blotter, March 27-April 2)

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From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 27-April 2, 2022. March 27 • A man was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct on the first block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 2:03am. • A man was arrested for...

Woman who threw parties for teens faces defamation action

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Shannon O’Connor, the wife of tech executive Robert Amaral, who threw parties for teens at their Arroyo Del Rancho Road mansion, spent Christmas behind bars, after being called a threat to public safety and a high flight risk by prosecutors. She’s been charged with 39...

Los Gatos’ elementary school district to pay $5.1 million in child sex abuse case

Joseph Brian Hour
Updated: 11:58 am, Oct. 21, 2022 Los Gatos' public elementary school system has agreed to pay a total of $5.1 million to two men who were sexually abused as children by Blossom Hill Elementary School teacher Joseph Brian Houg, the lawyers for the victims said...

Los Gatos agrees to $800K body-cam, Taser deal with Axon Enterprises

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The Los Gatos Town Council unanimously approved a five-year $800,000 deal with Axon Enterprises, Inc. for body-worn cameras, tasers and digital evidence management

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