Crime & Safety
Police Calls: Water, Water Everywhere!
Selected highlights from the Dec. 23-25 Los Altos Police logs include rainstorm related calls for flooding, sewer backups, and trees down.
Dec. 23
Stranded motorist
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- 11:26 a.m., I-280 and Foothill Expressway, Los Altos Hills; California Highway Patrol advised.
Vehicle Accident
- 1:30 p.m., Foothill Expressway and El Monte Avenue; traffic collision with property damage, no injuries. Officer assisted parties with name exchange.
Tree down
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- 3:25 p.m., Fremont Avenue and Fallen Leaf Lane; Municipal Services advised.
- 3:34 p.m., 1400 block of Hollidale Court; tree branch down and blocking roadway; Municipal Services advised.
- 3:52 p.m., Fallen Leaf Lane and Fremont Avenue; tree branch down and blocking roadway; Municipal Services advised.
- 4:46 p.m., 600 block of Covington Road; report of unstable trees because of flooding; Municipal Services advised.
Sewer Backup
- 9:02 a.m., Alma Court; caller reported a possible sewer or storm drain backup. Referred to Municipal Services.
Storm Drain Blocked
- 11:43 a.m., South Springer Road and Giralda Drive; blocked storm drain resulting in “ponding” on roadway. Municipal Services advised.
- Noon, Berry Avenue and Riverside Drive; blocked storm drain resulting in “ponding” on roadway. Municipal Services advised.
- 5:20 p.m., 500 block of Paco Drive; blocked storm drain with minor flooding. Municipal Services advised.
- 5:33 p.m., 200 block of Covington Road; blocked storm drain with minor flooding on roadway. Municipal Services advised.
Flooding
Reports received from neighborhoods throughout the city during weekend rainstorm.
- 1400 block of Montclaire Place
- 1500 block of Vineyard Drive
- Berry Avenue and Brentwood Street
- 600 block of Benevenue Avenue
- 2100 block of Deodara Drive
- 700 block of Manor Way
- 1300 and 1600 blocks of Holt Avenue
- 700 block of Viola Place
- 400 block of Deodara Drive
- Windimer and Stonehaven drives
- Foothill Expressway and Summerhill Avenue
- 1900 block of Colleen Drive
- Deodara Drive and St. Joseph Avenue
- 2100 block of Sierra Ventura Drive
- 1200 block of Windimer Drive
- 1900 block of Wimbledon Place
- 600 block of Covington Road
- Woods Lane
- 1800 block of St. Charles Court
- 300 block of Blue Oak Lane
- 100 block of Pine Lane
- 1900 block of Grant Road
- 30 block of Farm Road
- Manresa Court and Manresa Way
- Middlebury Lane
- 900 block of Campbell Avenue
- Los Altos and Chamisal avenues
- 200 block of West Portola Avenue
Dec. 25
Graffiti
- 11:08 a.m., 1200 block of Patlen Drive; vandalism to a vehicle. Report taken.
Public Accident
- 4:35 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; subject reported to have tripped and fallen. Report taken.
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