Crime & Safety
Top 5 in Los Altos Crime: 911 Hangups, Suspicious Vehicle, Stranded Motorist and More
Mysterious calls to 911, and other happenings, dotted the police blotter in Los Altos yesterday.
A little bit of everything dotted Wednesday's police blotter in Los Altos. Read the basics here on Los Altos Patch, and be sure to tune in on Saturday for the week's roundup.
1. 11:02 a.m., 3:44, 4:26, 6:55 p.m. Multiple calls to 911 from a cellphone, all hang-ups. All calls originated from the 2000 block of West El Camino Real. No emergency reported.
2. 1:50 p.m. Residential alarm sounded, in the 1200 block of Windimere Dr. Police responded but found no suspicious activity. The alarm was canceled by the alarm company.
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3. 10:18 a.m. A stranded motorist called the police for help from South El Monte Avenue and Foothill Expressway.
4. 8:47 a.m. Someone called the police to report a suspicious vehicle near a residence near the corner of Fallen Leaf Lane and Holt Avenue. Police responded and determined the car belonged to a housecleaner working in the area.
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5. 12:05 p.m. A caller reported that a traffic signal was out at Covington Road and Grant Road. Officers ordered repairs for the light.
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