Crime

It was the day after retired Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Sgt. Tam McCarthy helped lay a long-time cop, John Pernick, to rest. So on Oct. 27, as he gave an address at a much more celebratory gathering—the inaugural Los Gatos Community Police Academy graduation—he...

The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has promoted its network of the license plate readers it’s set up around town to monitor traffic and alert it to vehicles deemed suspicious, handing out awards to officers who’ve used the cameras to crack cases and highlighting...

Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk. That's the message from California's freeway enforcers, the California Highway Patrol. "Getting behind the wheel while impaired can end tragically,” CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray said in a release. “Instead, make responsible decisions if your plans include alcohol and help keep...

The executive director of the San Jose police officers’ union has been charged with buying and distributing fentanyl for more than eight years, according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney in U.S. District Court in San Jose. Joanne Marian Segovia, 64, was charged...

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced a San Jose couple was charged today with three counts of possessing narcotics for sale, one count of child endangerment and unlawful possession of a firearm. This followed a drug task force raid that uncovered 25,000...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of May 8-14, 2022. May 8 • A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Lark Avenue and Highway 17 at 2:11am. • A man was arrested for being in...

On June 4, at approximately 8:54am, San José Police Department patrol officers responded to the 1900 block of Willow Street following a report of a sexual assault that had just occurred on the Los Gatos Creek Trail near Leigh Avenue, in San José. The adult...

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a violent assault at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail station that left another man with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. According to the Sheriff's Office, Brandon Fryshaw was taken into custody hours after...

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...

This week, John Maxey Yeager was charged with first degree murder and felony false imprisonment of his wife, Yingying "Dawn" Yu, who had filed for a divorce that was never finalized.