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University Ave home TP’d; grocery thefts; airbags deploy in Tesla dealership crash (Police Blotter, June 7-13)
June 7
Someone reportedly punched the lock of the caller’s vehicle and ransacked it on Los Gatos Almaden Road at 3:26pm.
Two men reportedly stole four cases of beer from Safeway on Pollard Road at 3:37pm.
A vehicle was reportedly running stop signs and speeding on Almendra...
Council on American-Islamic Relations calls out Town for ‘chilling overreach’ in restricting mosque’s worship
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization urged the Los Gatos Town Council, Tuesday, to grant the West Valley Muslim Association’s (WVMA) appeal challenging 19 of the 33 new...
2 golf carts reportedly missing from LGHS (Police Blotter, May 24-30)
May 24
A subject reportedly was discharged from El Camino Hospital on Pollard Road and refused to leave at 5:53am.
A caller reportedly lost their driver’s license on South Creek Trail at 12:52pm.
Two juveniles were reportedly taking paving stones and “slamming” them on the ground at...
Los Gatos launches app for reporting non-emergency issues
The Town of Los Gatos announced today it had launched MyLosGatos311, a mobile app that allows residents to report non-emergency issues such as code-compliance violations and requests for facility updates—directly from their phones.
Los Gatos isn’t the first municipality to implement this service request platform...
Should LGMSPD take over policing duties in Saratoga?
The May 19 Town Council meeting marked the sixth date where Los Gatos Anti-Racism Coalition representatives and Los Gatos residents silently protested and called out Councilmembers for failing to agendize a resolution brought forward by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission in March that...
Ceremony in Los Gatos honored those who served our country
Under sunny skies and with a breezy afternoon that hints of summer, Memorial Day was commemorated May 25, at the Los Gatos Civic Center lawn in front of the Flame of Liberty sculpture.
Folks began arriving around 11am. Chairs were set up inside a large...
Planning Commission passes a mosque CUP with additional restrictions
A few weeks back, Planning Commission unanimously supported a CUP modification for the West Valley Muslim Association’s Farley Road mosque—concerning a proposed extension of hours for prayer and formalizing other regulations. Both the Islamic organization and a neighborhood group found things to dislike in...
Caller reportedly loses handgun at hotel on East Main Street (Police Blotter, May 17-23)
May 17
A window was reportedly smashed overnight on Blossom Hill Road at 9:17am.
A vehicle with doors open and cheese on top reportedly had expired tags on Andrews Street and North Santa Cruz Avenue at 11:09am.
A subject reportedly “vigorously” attempted to open the caller’s door...
Homeless man reportedly observed exchanging a package and money with high school students near Los Gatos High (Police Blotter, May 10-16)
May 10
Four subjects were reportedly outside in the caller’s backyard and front yard on Elaine Court at 12:48am.
Airbags deployed after an 18-year-old driver was involved in a single-vehicle accident at Daves Avenue and Via Caballero. Officers issued a cite-and-release for the driver at 1:37am.
Two...
Town Attorney finds the initial conditions for mosque were discriminatory
If the West Valley Muslim Association had proposed a by-right high-density housing development (and it could have)—instead of a slight extension of hours—the build would’ve already been approved by now.
That's because, in California, certain housing projects receive an automatic green light if it takes...
