Crime & Safety
Police Calls: Car Burglaries, Theft on Arboleda Drive
The Los Altos Police log for April 5 to 8 shows one street getting hit with vehicle burglaries and vehicle theft. Elsewhere, there were three drunken driving arrests, and suspicious circumstances reports.
Burglary
- 6:21 a.m., April 5, 800 block of Echo Drive; burglary, vehicle burglary report taken
- 12:45 p.m., April 6, 00 block of E. Portola Avenue; attempted burglary report, officer responded, information only
Stolen Vehicle
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8:05 a.m., April 5, 600 block of Arboleda Drive; stolen vehicle report taken
Suspicious Circumstance / Vehicle
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- 9:51 a.m., April 5, 600 block of Arboleda Drive; suspicious circumstance, officer assisted
- 4:24 p.m., 2000 block of El Sereno Avenue; report of suspicious vehicle, officers responded and were unable to locate
- 6:46 p.m., 1100 block of Covington Road; report of suspicious circumstances, information only
- 4:07 p.m., April 7, 201 Almond Avenue, Los Altos High School, suspicious subject, officers responded, subject moving on, information only
Gas Leaf Blower Complaint
- 10:52 a.m., April 5, Hillview Avenue and Osage Avenue; report of gas power leaf blower, officer responded and advised
- 9:34 p.m., April 7; 100 block of Yerba Buena Avenue; gas leaf blower complaint, officer responded, reprimanded and released
Parking Violation Complaint
11:27 a.m., April 5, 80 Main Street; parking violation, officer responded and cited
Theft
- 11:32 a.m., April 5, 500 block of Arboleda Drive; grand theft from vehicle, cold report, report taken
- 11:50 a.m., 700 block of Edge Lane; theft from two vehicles, report taken
- 1:21 p.m., April 6, 4388 El Camino Real; theft of a bicycle, report taken
- 5:38 p.m., April 8, 1400 block of Miramonte Avenue; reported theft of mail, officer responded, no indication of a crime and no report taken
Disturbance
- 12:57 p.m., April 5, Jardin Drive and Panchita Way; disturbance, officers assisted
Illegal Dumping
- 5:54 p.m., April 5, 4546 El Camino Real; report of dumping, information only
Animals
- 10:35 p.m., April 5, Jordan Avenue and Vera Cruz Avenue; barking dog complaint, information only
- 11:40 p.m., April 6, 2053 Louise Lane; barking dog complaint, quiet on arrival, quiet on departure
- 8:18 a.m., April 7; 2nd Street and Whitney Street; dogs running loose, information given to officers
- 7:01 p.m., April 7; 1575 Holt Avenue; off-leash dog, gone on officer’s arrival
DUI
- 1:11 a.m., April 6, W. El Camino Real and El Monte Avenue, M.V.; driving under the influence, arrest made
- 3:23 p.m., Pine Lane and Los Altos Avenue; driving under the influence, driver arrested, misdemeanor citation issued
- 2:01 a.m., April 7; Grant Road and Homestead Road; driving under the influence, arrest
Reckless Driver
- 11:04 a.m., April 6, Los Altos Avenue and Yerba Buena Place; report of reckless driver, officers responded and were unable to locate
- 1:50 p.m., San Antonio Road and El Camino Real; report of a reckless driver, information only
- 4:23 p.m., Truman Avenue and Awalt Court; report of reckless driver, information only
Solicitor
- 2:32 p.m., April 6, 350 Main Street; report of solicitors in the area, officers responded, unable to locate
Abandoned bicycle
- 2:56 p.m., April 6, State Street and 3rd Street; request for contact with the citizen, officer responded, information only
- 7:19 p.m., April 8; Patrick Way and Pine Lane; abandoned bicycle, report taken
Misdemeanor Warrant
- 6:42 p.m., Almond Avenue and El Monte Avenue; misdemeanor warrant arrest
Traffic Collision
- 5:35 p.m., April 7, S. San Antonio Road and 1st Street; traffic collision, property damage only, report taken
Malicious Mischief
- 4:20 p.m., April 8, Cristo Rey Drive and Foothill Boulevard; vandalism, subjects possibly tagging on the railroad tracks, officers responded and contacted subjects tagging, one subject was arrested for vandalism
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