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Top 5 From The Los Altos Police Blotter: Dec. 30-Jan. 2

Alcohol and faulty memories kept officers busy over the New Year's holiday weekend.

The following is provided by the Los Altos Police Department. Mapped incidents reflect block number only to protect the privacy of residents. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate convictions.

Stealing Alcohol From Safeway

Safeway Supermarket at 160 First Street had two incidences over the weekend of people trying to steal, or in one case actually drinking, alcohol.

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The first incident, a commercial burglary, happened at 9:37 p.m., Friday, Dec. 30, when several teenagers put beer in a backpack and attempted to leave the store. Employees stopped one of the teens and called police. The suspect, who was not arrested at the time, would not name any of his friends involved, and the case remains open, according to Sgt. Cameron Shearer.

At 8:17 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 2, a man began opening bottles of wine and drinking them in the liquor department. Emloyees called the police, but the man left before officers arrived. "We know who it is and we will catch him eventually," said Shearer.

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Driving Under the Influence

Los Altos Police arrested a driver suspected of being under the influence at the corner of Victor Way and Castro Street in Mountain View at 2:19 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 31, as part of an intense regional-wide anti-DUI push over the holidays.

Stolen Vehicle, Oh Wait...

Someone reported their vehicle stolen at 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, outside of Safeway. It was found nearby; the driver forgot where he or she had parked.

New Year's Eve Noise Complaint

Some New Year's Eve revelers in the 900 block of Clinton Road were a little too noisy for neighbors just after 1 a.m. on Jan. 1; officers repriminded the partiers.

Resisting a Police Officer

Officers stopped a man walking along Foothill Expressway near Homestead Road. When the man refused to identify himself, he was arrested for providing false information to a police officer, and taken to the station for fingerprinting and indentification. He was taken to the San Jose Main Jail and booked.

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