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Police Calls: A Flattened Squirrel, ID-Less Minnesotan

The Los Altos Police log for Monday also includes a family dispute, gas leaf blower complaints, and a missing wallet at Safeway that turns up in a shopping cart nearby.

 

Dec. 17

Reckless Driver

  • 7:57 a.m., N. San Antonio Road and Almond Avenue; reckless driver

Dead Animal

  • 9:16 a.m. , 1600 block of Dallas Avenue; dead squirrel, information relayed to Palo Alto Animal Services

Gas Leaf Blower

  • 9:44 a.m., 00 block of Marvin Avenue; gas leaf blower complaint, subject contacted and advised
  • 9:47 a.m., 2000 block of Crist Drive; gas powered leaf blower complaint, quiet on arrival

Family Disturbance

  • 10:26 a.m., 1400 block of Elnora Court, assault and battery case taken in a mother-son altercation, said Agent Frank Bañuelos. The incident occurred when the son grabbed his mother’s wrist when she refused to give him money for cigarettes. The mother did not require medical attention, and the son had left when police arrived.

Theft

  • 11:36 a.m., 911, 160 First Street (Safeway); lost or stolen wallet, located inside store. A wallet initially thought stolen was found by the reporting party in a nearby shopping cart, Bañuelos said.

Suspicious Vehicle

  • 11:58 a.m., 2000 block of Longden Circle; suspicious vehicle, driver contacted
  • 12:19 p.m., 1300 block of Ranchita Drive; suspicious person, subject located, unfounded 
  • 3:26 p.m., 1400 block of Wessex Avenue; suspicious vehicle reported, driver contacted
  • 12:33 a.m., 4294 El Camino Real; suspicious vehicle, unoccupied, no crime occurring

Found Property

  • 12:00 p.m., 400 block of Distel Drive; lost property, out-of-state driver’s license from Minnesota

Medical Call

  • 1:04 p.m., 911, 100 block of Yerba Santa Avenue; invalid assist, transferred to Fire Department

Malicious Mischief

  • 4:41 p.m., 600 block of Parma Way; malicious mischief, cold report, vehicle window damaged, unknown cause, no entry to vehicle

Check on Welfare

  • 8:46 p.m., 4598 El Camino Real (Peet's Coffee & Tea); report of homeless person in the bathroom for 45 minutes, contacted the subject and he was advised to move along

Patrol Check

  • 8:52 p.m., 600 block of Palm Avenue; patrol check, suspicious person, information passed on to officer to check area

Be on the Lookout

  • 11:10 p.m., Covinton Road and Seena Avenue; report of a drunk driver, unable to locate subject

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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.
Karen Janowski April 22, 2013 at 12:19 pm
And you can join the Drive Less Challenge that starts today and runs for the next two weeks. JoinRead More any time during the 2-week period. Check it out at www.DriveLessChallengeLA.com. Try out some alternative transportation, like bicycling or walking (or even carpooling with other families) with your kids to school, bike to the grocery store for those one or two items or walk to the local coffee shop instead of driving. Take the train on a weekend adventure to San Francisco or light rail to San Jose. It's a good opportunity to try something you might not have done before. Have fun with it!