Crime & Safety
Los Altos Police Blotter for Week of Feb. 25 to March 3
After a relatively quiet week, there was a flurry of non-injury automobile accidents and a report of a residential burglary to close out the police blotter for the period.
Just when it seemed that there would be a week with just one automobile accident, March 3 came along with a flurry of minor auto incidents in a four-hour period to close out the police blotter for the week of Feb. 25 to March 3.
Four non-injury auto accidents, including one reported as a hit and run, and a residential burglary reported that day topped the list of incidents reported by the Los Altos Police Department. Two other accidents occurred Feb. 26 and March 1 respectively
Other police blotter standouts include several animal incidents including a a case of an aggressive loose dog that bit another dog and a report of a stolen vehicle. An arrest was also made on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant at Eve Marie Avenue and Fallen Leaf Lane on March 3.
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A report of a residential burglary was made March 3 at 5:16 p.m. from a home on Russell Ave. No further information was immediately available in regards to how entry was made into the home or the extent of reported losses. There was also a car burglary reported on El Camino Real at 7:10 p.m.
During a four-hour window that same day, four non-injury auto accidents were reported. The first was listed as a non-injury accident hit-and-run on Almond Ave. near Los Altos High School at 4:26 p.m., the same site where another non-injury accident hit and run was reported on March 1 at 10:19 a.m.
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About 5:30 p.m., a non-injury traffic accident occurred on St. Joseph Avenue. Less than a hour after that, another accident was reported nearby at the intersection of Foothill Expressway and Grant Road. The fourth traffic non-injury traffic accident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on Stevens Place.
A sixth automobile incident occurred Feb. 26 when a non-injury accident hit and run was reported on Fremont Avenue at about 11:15 p.m.
A woman out walking her dog reported that her animal was attacked and bitten by an aggressive loose dog on the evening of March 1 at about 6:25 p.m. . Los Altos police said the loose dog was described as a golden retriever and has not yet been located.
Earlier in the week, on Feb. 28, police had received another report of a vicious animal on Rosemont Avenue. In that case, the animal's owner was given a warning.
