This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Crime & Safety

Monday's Police Blotter for Jan. 21-23

An injury accident involving a bicyclist, one person arrested for driving under the influence and another person arrested for being drunk in public, an attempted burglary, and two non-injury accidents top the latest Los Altos police report.

An injury accident involving a bicyclist, one person arrested for driving under the influence and another person arrested for being drunk in public, an attempted burglary, and two non-injury accidents top the list of incidents reported by the Los Altos Police Department for the weekend.

The accident involving the bicyclist occurred Sunday at 1:16 p.m. at the intersection of Foothill Expressway and Old Oak Court.  

The bicyclist, a 40-year-old Los Gatos woman, was traveling east on Foothill Expressway when she was  hit from behind by a motor vehicle, according to Los Altos Police Capt. Andy Galea.

Find out what's happening in Los Altoswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

She suffered several abrasions and may have broken bones, although none of the injuries appear life-threatening, Galea said.  She was taken to Stanford Hospital for treatment. The driver of the motor vehicle, a 74-year-old Los Altos man, was not injured, he added. 

The collision is still under investigation, Galea said.

Find out what's happening in Los Altoswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The driving under the influence arrest was made Saturday at 7:02 p.m. on North San Antonio Road.  The driver's car was towed. Police arrested another person for being drunk in public about 3:50 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Foothill Expressway and San Antonio Road. 

Two non-injury accidents were also reported, along with an attempted burglary. One non-injury accident occurred Friday afternoon on Almond Avenue near Los Altos High School. Another non-injury accident occurred at 11:10 p.m. Friday on El Camino Real. 

The attempted burglary was reported Saturday at 10:16 a.m. at San Juan Court. Police took a report, but released no other details. 

For an interactive breakdown of police activity Friday through Sunday, look at the map to the right.-->

Mouse over the starred balloons on the map and see what's happening in your neighborhood. Use the "+" and "-" signs on the map to zoom in or zoom out for greater detail to see individual streets.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.