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Police Calls: The Little Fire That Couldn't & More

Incidents from the police log for Monday, June 18 include a report of identity theft, a house burglary, and a fire so small that it couldn't be found for an hour.

 

What a day it was! Los Altos Police and firefighters hunted for a teeny fire, encountered a citizen who found a loose dog, and, among other things, stopped two drivers operating vehicles on suspended licenses (unsolicted piece of advice coming: Don't drive in such a way as to attract attention when you're driving with a suspended license.)

The following information was supplied by the Los Altos Police Department. Wherever arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. A fuller report from the week ending June 22 will follow on Monday.

Suspended License

- 7:59 a.m.,  Foothill Expressway, and Interstate 280, driving on a suspended license, Jose Andrade, 38, of San Jose, was stopped for a traffic violation. He was cited or driving on a suspended license, and released according to Los Altos Police Sgt. Cameron Shearer.  

-  4:16 p.m., S. El Monte Ave and University Ave., Christopher Webster, 24, of San Jose, was stopped for a traffic violation. He was cited for driving on a suspended license, and released, Shearer said.

Collisions

- 8:06 a.m., radio, I-280 and Foothill Expressway, LAH, a non-injury collision, property damage only, officer assisted parties with names exchange 

Parking violation

-   8:29 a.m., direct dial, 70 Loucks Ave., parking violation complaint, car was parked in front of a fire hydrant, citation issued

Identity Theft

- 11:54 a.m., 100 block of Pasa Robles Ave, walk in; identity theft; victim's credit card company stopped a third party from taking out a credit card in victim's name; report taken

Disturbance

- 1:53 p.m., 911, 1174 Los Altos Ave., disturbance, civil issue, officer helped parties resolve issue. Sgt Shearer said a cab driver called the police after a man he had picked up at the airport objected to the cost, saying that the driver had represented it would cost much less, and that the man had decided not to take a shuttle based on that information. 

Fire Assist

- 3:14 p.m., 911, Foothill Expressway & El Monte Ave, report of small fire in the median, police and fire department responded and were unable to locate. 

-  4:58 p.m., wire, Foothill Expressway and Main St., report of small fire in center of median. "It was a little teeny bit of smoke in the median, maybe a cigarette or mulch," Sgt Shearer said. The Los Altos Fire Department described it as smoldering bark.

Burglary

- 5:58 p.m., direct dial; 500 block of Distel Drive, residential burglary, cold report, report taken. The burglar or burglars entered through a bathroom window, said Los Altos Police Sgt. Cameron Shearer, and left with an undetermined dollar amount in electronics and jewelry. 

Animal Call

7:23 p.m., 477 Fremont Av., dog running at large, reporting party contained animal and will be transporting to animal services

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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!