Crime & Safety
Police Calls: Lost Cars Downtown
The Los Altos Police log includes two instances of people who sought police help because they couldn't find their cars. They were quickly located.
Los Altos Police had a largely quiet weekend, March 22 to 24, even if residents complaining of construction noise did not. And when people weren't misplacing their cars, they were driving drunk on the Foothill Expressway or yelling at themselves on the corner of Grant Road and Oak Avenue.
Whole Foods had another shoplifter, three abandoned cars were tagged, and a person was cited for driving on a suspended license. And yep, one more burglary.
Find out what's happening in Los Altoswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Gas Leaf Blower
- 9:37 a.m., Mar. 22, 1280 Colonial Oaks Drive; gas leaf blower complaint, officer made contact
- 6:33 p.m., Mar. 23, 467 Deodara Drive; solicitor complaint, field interrogation completed
DUI
Find out what's happening in Los Altoswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
- 10:51 a.m., Mar. 22, 911, 4320 El Camino Real; report of drunk driver, officer responded and was unable to locate
- 12:56 a.m., Mar. 24, Foothill Expressway and I-280; driving under the influence, arrest
Theft
- 10:56 a.m., Mar. 22, 911, 2065 Cynthia Way, petty theft in progress, petty theft report
- 1:37 p.m., Mar. 24, 4800 El Camino Real (Whole Foods); shoplifter in custody, officers responded, assistance rendered
Found Property
- 1:40 p.m., Mar. 22, walk-in; Truman Avenue and Fremont Avenue; Found property, report taken
- 5:13 p.m., Mar. 24, 5000 block of El Camino Real, found property, report taken
Disturbance
- 2:28 p.m., Mar. 22 Oak Avenue and Grant Road; disturbance, subject yelling to himself and officers, assistance rendered
Abandoned Vehicle
- 3:14 p.m., Mar. 22, 4294 El Camino Real; abandoned vehicle, marked for abatement
- 8:22 a.m., Mar. 23, 1051 Parma Way; abandoned vehicle, officer responded, vehicle tagged
- 10:03 a.m., 400 block of Tyndall Street; abandoned vehicle, officer responded, vehicle
Meet the Citizen
- 3:23 p.m., walk-in, 2nd Street and Main Street; citizen couldn’t find car, located
- 5:30 p.m., walk-in, 100 Main Street; citizen couldn’t find car, located
Animal Bite
- 5:56 p.m., Mar. 22, 1575 Holt Avenue; Dog bite, report taken
Suspicious Circumstances /Person
- 6:28 p.m., Mar. 22, S. Springer Road and Foothill Expressway; report of vehicles on the side of the road, police responded, unable to locate, gone on arrival
- 8:51 p.m., 0 Middlebury Lane; report of person with a flashlight, police responded, information
- 3:27 p.m., Fallen Leaf Lane and Victoria Court; suspicious subject, police responded and were unable locate.
- 7:24 p.m., 300 2nd Street; suspicious person, subject left before officers arrival, information only, response cancelled by reporting party
- 4:28 a.m., 2200 block of Grant Road; suspicious circumstances, information only, no crime
Burglary
- 6:44 p.m., Mar. 22, 911, 360 block of San Domingo Way; residential break in, report taken
Noise Complaint
- 8:11 a.m., Mar. 23, 2100 block of Sierra Ventura Drive; construction complaint, officer responded, reprimanded and released
- 4:13 p.m., 1000 block of Seena Avenue; construction noise complaint, officer responded, reprimand and release
- 6:00 p.m., 2100 block of Sierra Ventura Drive; construction complaint, officer responded, reprimanded and released
- 8:45 p.m., 1800 block of Colleen Drive; barking dog complaint, information
- 10:27 p.m., 1030 Miramonte Drive; noise complaint, reprimand and release
- 10:29 a.m., Mar. 24, 2100 block of Sierra Ventura Drive; construction noise complaint, reort taken
- 10:33 a.m., 1700 block of Newcastle Drive; construction noise complaint officer responded and made contact, reprimand and release
Solicitor
- 6:33 p.m., Mar. 23, 400 block of Deodara Drive; solicitation complaint, field interrogation completed
Fraud
- 11:27 a.m., Mar. 23, 700 block of Arroyo Road; report of possible fraud, officer made contact, assistance rendered
Traffic Collision
- 12:50 p.m., 300 block of W. Edith Avenue; minor injury accident, officers responded, information only
- 9:14 p.m., Mar. 23, El Camino Real and San Antonio Road; General Health and Safety Code arrest, and booked at county jail
Traffic Hazard
- 2:44 p.m., Mar. 24, S. El Monte Avenue; traffic hazard, couch in roadway, officers responded, referred to municipal service.
Driving on a Suspended License
- 9:20 p.m., Mar. 24 N. El Monte Avenue & Marich Way, M.V.; driving with a suspended license, driver cited to appear and released
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.