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Police Calls: A DUI or Two, And 'Whack A Mole' With Solicitors

The Los Altos Police bulletin for the holiday weekend, Feb. 15 to 18 shows daily of reports of suspicious subjects, cars and or circumstances, and some noisy construction.

 

The Los Altos Police log shows get-away Friday and the long weekend, that is to say, Feb. 15-19, 2013, was mostly uneventful. Two people were arrested, one for driving under the influence or alcohol, another for being under the influence and possessing a controlled substance. And, having a talk with solicitors in one neighborhood in south Los Altos may mean they pop up later in the neighborhood next door. 

 

Friday, Feb. 15

Suspicious vehicle

  • 1:09 a.m., 170 State Street; suspicious occupied vehicle, gone on officer’s arrival
  • 1:24 a.m., 1300 block of Don Kirk Street; suspicious circumstances, officers checked area, no criminal or suspicious activity found, information only at this time

Municipal Code

  • 6:38 a.m., 400 block of West Portola Avenue; municipal code violation, officer made contact

Gas Leaf Blower

  • 7:48 a.m., 2000 block of El Sereno Avenue; gas leaf blower complaint, officer responded and leaf blower was not in use.

Disturbance

  • 10:31 a.m., 911, 1400 block of Elnora Court; family disturbance, officers assisted

Identity Theft

  • 12:50 p.m., walk in, 1900 block of Noel Drive; identity theft, report taken

Solicitor

  • 2:21 p.m., 1600 block of Dalehurst Avenue; solicitor complaint, officers responded, and made contact
  • 4:02 p.m., 1600 block of Elmhurst Drive; report of solicitor in area, officers responded and were unable to locate

Vandalism

  • 3 p.m., Plaza Centra and Second Street; malicious mischief, cold report, vandalism report taken

Auto-Tampering

  • 6:03 p.m., 600 block of El Monte Avenue; tampering with an vehicle, cold.

Sunday, Feb. 16

Dead Animal

  • 9:02 a.m., N. San Antonio Road and Mt. Hamilton Avenue; Report of dead cat, Animal Control advised

Abandoned Vehicle

  • 11:21 a.m., 200 block of Frances Drive; abandoned vehicles cited

Traffic Collision 

  • 1:25 p.m., 4600 block of El Camino Real; non-injury accident, assistance rendered

Construction Complaint

  • 3:18 p.m., 700 block of Orange Avenue; construction noise complaint, reprimand and released

Suspicious Subjects

  • 10:49 p.m., Sheridan Street and University Avenue; suspicious subjects, officer checked area and was unable to locate
  • 11:26 p.m., 200 block of Alta Vista Avenue; suspicious occupied vehicle, gone on officer’s arrival

Sunday, Feb. 17

Health & Safety Violation

  • 1:48 a.m., Fremont Avenue and Fallen Leaf Lane; under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, subject was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County main jail.

Monday, Feb. 18

 DUI

  • 12:15 a.m., Jordan Avenue and El Camino Real; driving under the influence, driver arrested and booked into Santa Clara County main jail.

Malicious Mischief

  • 4:10 p.m., S. Clark Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue; malicious mischief, cold report, vandalism report taken

Suspicious Circumstances

  • 4:24 p.m., 1000 block of N. San Antonio Road; suspicious circumstances, officers made contact, assistance rendered

Disturbance

  • 4:51 p.m., Grant Park; disturbance, officers responded, information only

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David R. May 20, 2013 at 01:18 pm
I saw a public report that said most of the discussion related to carpooling and so forth, sinceRead More Blach is separated so much from the rest of the school. You know, things like dropping off both kids at Egan, and then a group of kids headed for Blach share a ride or vice versa. I don't see how any nonparents can really help with that.
mtnview_parent April 12, 2013 at 03:06 am
The only problem with the charter school is that they cause more problem than they solve. TheyRead More want to close Covington, then Blach. So, they don't provide flexibility at all. They keep going to court. This is a case were the remedy is worst than the disease. The original idea is that we have to be creative with the 10th site. Land is scarce, and most likely, we cannot provide the same facility than other school within the district. People are not happy about being moved from their school (with good reason I feel) Solution: provide an inspiring project. May be an immersion program, or a more academic program, or maybe a program to help english learner from K-3. If we don't innovate with a more flexible program, we might just need to redraw the boundaries every 5-7 years. Nobody can foresee the future, but you can build flexibility.
Mitch Caldwell April 11, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Maybe offering a magnet school could help with stability? It can balance out enrollment at otherRead More schools so that attendance boundaries do not have to be redrawn. Isn't the charter school doing that for the LASD district right now?
mtnview_parent April 11, 2013 at 10:36 pm
I saw you had a good discussion on the definition of a neighborhood school. But beyond theRead More definitions, I would like to ask why does palo Alto school District and Cupertino School district have a mix of neighborhood school and some choice school. Those are two high performing district right next to us. Can a choice school be an excellent way to stop the highly disruptive attendance boundary change ? People say I am for statu quo, that I am against change. I feel that family and children need stability, that is why we don't change spouse at the pace the BoT change the attendance boundary. People who want some stability at home (and their school) do make a reasonable request.