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Police Calls: A Drunken Cyclist and I.D. Theft

The Los Altos police log for Nov. 27 includes a man in a tree, another sewer back up and more illegal dumping.

 

The police calls from Nov. 27 include: 

 

Noisy Animal

7:26 a.m., 400 block of Mariposa Avenue; report of barking dog, officer responded and left a note

Traffic Collision

7:55 a.m., Fremont Avenue and Newcastle Drive; minor injury accident, report taken

5:50 p.m.; Foothill Expressway and El Monte Avenue; non-injury accident, officers responded and assisted with names exchange

Gas Leaf Blower

9:58 a.m., 1500 block of Julie Lane; report of gas leaf blower, officer responded and there was no gas leaf blower in use

Identity Theft

10:32 a.m., walk-in, 1500 block of Wessex Avenue; identity theft, report taken. Sgt. Cameron Shearer said someone accessed victim’s account and ordered checks, which were mailed to Texas. The suspect attempted to write a check for $145,000.

Health & Safety Violation

10:52 a.m., S. El Monte Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue; report of reckless driver, officer responded and was unable to locate

Disturbance

11:35 a.m., 600 block of Hollingsworth Drive; disturbance, ex-boyfriend was  involved in an argument with ex-girlfriend, then climbed a tall tree when officers arrived. The subject climbed down after speaking with officers for about an hour and was allowed to leave.

Illegal Dumping

11:39 a.m., Stonehaven Drive and Lockhaven Drive; illegal dumping, box full of used NO2 cartridges were dumped, Sgt. Shearer said. A report was taken.

Abandoned Vehicle

1:36 p.m., 00 block of Third Street; abandoned vehicle, officer responded and tagged

Drunk in Public

9:26 p.m., near 4896 El Camino Real; Mountain View resident Marvin Morales 24, was stopped while riding bike, and arrested when Sgt. Shearer said officers determined he was  intoxicated and a danger to self. He was booked at the county main jail in San Jose.

Sewer Back Up

11:15 p.m., 300 block of Benvenue; sewer call, public works

Suspicious Vehicle

11:22 p.m., 911, 1400 block of Fremont Avenue; suspicious vehicle reported, unfounded

Phil M November 29, 2012 at 01:47 pm
I love how someone actually called the police for a gas leaf blower.
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L.A. Chung (Editor) November 29, 2012 at 02:08 pm
@Phil M: Gas leaf blower laws are hot topics in cities that do not have those laws yet. It's more than noise pollution. When Orinda was considering a ban, our Patch writer went to cities such as Los Altos that already had laws on the books: http://patch.com/A-wf4

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