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Pitching mound stolen; man poops on Los Gatos Blvd.; package stolen from Mitchell Ave. porch (Police Blotter, Jan. 16-22)
Police Blotter for the week of Jan. 16-22, 2022.
Jan. 16
• A portable pitching mound was stolen from a field on Blossom Hill Road.
Jan. 17
• A business was vandalized on the 300 block of Village Lane.
• A man was arrested for being in possession of...
Sex offender fails to update registration, cops say; man shooting video refuses to leave post office area (Police Blotter, April 17-23)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of April 17-23.
April 17
• Someone vandalized a retaining wall with graffiti on Escobar Avenue.
• A box of jewelry was reported stolen from a home on Cherrystone Drive.
• A man was arrested...
Fire destroys garage
No one was displaced when a fire tore through a garage on Stetson Road in Los Gatos on Jan. 23.
According to Cal Fire, firefighters were dispatched around 2:40am to the fire.
When Engine 1791 from Burrell Cal Fire Station 47 arrived, they found a fire...
Doctor says Valley Physicians Group helped her survive pandemic
Just as the world was shutting down with the arrival of SARS-CoV-2, a Brazilian doctor named Carlos R. Degrandi Oliveira, penned an article in a peer-reviewed journal that sounded the alarm about a little-discussed at-risk group—anesthesiologists.
On top of day-to-day dangers, such as ionizing radiation,...
Planning Commission approves memory-care and assisted-living facility
The Planning Commission recently agreed to support a memory-care and assisted-living facility proposal from Swenson Builders.
The 7-2 decision (commissioners Susan Burnett and Melanie Hanssen were opposed) came after company representative Jessie Bristow confirmed they’d be willing to drop the height by a foot on...
Supervisors push for emergency services in Loma Prieta
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a plan aimed at improving emergency response planning and communication in the Loma Prieta area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, a community that straddles the Santa Cruz and Santa Clara County lines.
Earlier, in November, Supervisor...
Los Gatos Vice Mayor joined local families to highlight situation in Iran
On Saturday, Feb. 7, the steps of the Los Gatos Library became a site of mourning and resilience as residents from across Los Gatos and surrounding area gathered to acknowledge the escalating humanitarian crisis in Iran.
Los Gatos Vice Mayor Maria Ristow attended the gathering,...
Veloria Pannell caps impressive senior season by reaching CIF wrestling state title match
No one expected Los Gatos High senior Veloria Pannell to beat top seed Hailey Chapman—who entered their match ranked No. 8 in the nation—in the first round and opening day of the 131-pound division in the CIF State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 24.
No one,...
Los Gatos Concert Association celebrates 75th season
The Los Gatos Concert Association has been bringing world-class entertainers to town for 75 years but that legacy is in danger as the association seeks to rebuild its pre-Covid audience.
The nonprofit organization was established in 1947 as the Los Gatos Community Concert Association but...
Cops receive calls of naked man on the creek trail in broad daylight (Police Blotter, Feb. 13-19)
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...
