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March 25, 2026

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....

Police Blotter: Petty Larceny, Parking Violators, Tesla Thieves (July 20-26)

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The crimes of the week as logged by the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department.

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,...

Man arrested after displaying imitation firearm; rock thrown through vehicle window (Police Blotter, Sept. 11-16)

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From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Sept. 11-16. Sept. 11 • A caller reported loud music coming from a house on Ridgecrest Avenue at 12:11am. • Someone threw a rock through a vehicle’s window on Pinehurst Avenue. • A porta-potty...

Man charged with rape to be extradited from France

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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...

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...

Police blotter, Dec. 5-11, 2021: Traveling musician, vehicle burglaries, DUI arrest

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Dec. 5 • A woman was arrested for being in possession of burglary tools and receiving known stolen property on the 600 block of North Santa Cruz Avenue at 12:15am. • A caller reported a man got off the bus and went into a store on...

Cops receive calls of naked man on the creek trail in broad daylight (Police Blotter, Feb. 13-19)

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Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Blotter for the week of Feb. 13-19, 2022. Feb. 13 • A caller reported a family having a barbecue along a creekside on Hicks and Shannon roads at 12:40pm. • A vehicle was burglarized on Adrian Place. • A woman was arrested for inflicting...

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following violent assault on VTA platform

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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...

How a shooting upended holiday shopping just before Christmas

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Police said Tuesday they still had not located a suspect or a victim in a shooting at one of the main regional malls serving South Bay holiday shoppers. The San Jose Police Department received several calls about gunfire that occurred before 6pm at Westfield Oakridge,...

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