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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...
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 already be sailing towards automatic approval.
That's because, in California, certain housing projects receive an automatic green light if it...
Rescuing Rocket, the cat stuck up a tree for several days
On Tuesday morning, an AT&T worker attempted to rescue Rocket, the orange and white cat stuck up an 85-foot-pine in Los Gatos, with his bucket truck.
The 3-year-old male cat had come down quite a bit from where it had been the prior evening, when...
Man reportedly “playing” with his machete at Pedro’s on N. Santa Cruz Ave and LG-Saratoga Rd. (Police Blotter, April 26-May 2)
April 26
A subject reportedly walked in and took a rental bike at the Toll House Hotel on South Santa Cruz Avenue at 12:12am.
A subject was reportedly taking plums from the caller’s tree, and when asked to stop, the subject told the caller he was...
Commission caps mosque attendance at 180 cars, except on Ramadan nights
Los Gatos Planning Commission voted unanimously April 22 to restrict the number of vehicles coming to the Farley Road mosque to just 180 during early mornings and late hours, except on Ramadan nights.
This motion emerged after two earlier votes died by ties, as neighbors...
