CRIME & SAFETY
Cosmetics stolen from Walgreens; Moore GMC vandalized; CVS reports $2,000 theft (Police Blotter, April 14-20)
These reports are compiled from public information released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. -One or more people broke into coin laundry boxes on Teakwood Court after 11:30pm. -An unknown suspect broke the glass door to a pool house on Lancaster Road, around 12:38am though it didn’t appear they...
Mountain View Police Seek Public Help in Finding Missing Teenager Last Seen April 22
The Mountain View Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating Savannah, a missing teenager who was last seen on the evening of April 22. According to the official department's Facebook post, the 17-year-old was last spotted around 10:00 PM in the 700 block of West Middlefield Road. Savannah is...
Suspect who fought San Jose mayor's security detail identified
(KRON) — The man who fought San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s security detail Tuesday has been identified. The altercation was caught on video as Mahan was in the middle of a KRON4 interview. The suspect was identified as 35-year-old Wesley Pollard of an unknown residence, according to the San Jose Police Department. He remains in […]
San Jose school enrichment program head arrested for alleged embezzlement
A former president of a San Jose elementary school enrichment program allegedly enriched herself by embezzling over $400,000 from the organization, police said Wednesday. Last July, investigators were tipped off to potential theft from the Schallenberger Home and School Association, which supports enrichment programs at Schallenberger Elementary School on Koch Lane. Financial crimes detectives began looking into the organization's numbers and allegedly discovered "suspicious" financial transactions that occurred between 2019 and 2023. Police identified then-SHSA President Tayesa Knight as the suspect and allege that she wrote about 45 fraudulent checks to herself, totaling over $400,000. According to...
Mountain View Firefighters Douse Early Morning Blaze, Prevent Spread to Adjacent Apartment Complex
In the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday, a fire broke out in the parking lot of a sprawling Mountain View apartment complex, sending residents into a late-night scramble to safety. The blaze erupted beneath a carport in the 500 block of W. Middlefield Road, targeting vehicles and threatening to spread to the nearby 402-unit building. According to the City of Mountain View's Facebook post, the alarm was raised at 1:50 a.m., and fire units were dispatched promptly.
South Bay caregiver charged with elder abuse after stealing $10K from couple: sheriff
(KRON) — A caregiver was arrested last week on April 16 after an investigation revealed a pattern of financial elder abuse by the suspect, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office (SCCSO) said Tuesday in a press release. Gerald Camposanto Cerillo, 44, is accused of using an elderly Los Altos Hills couple’s debit card for 15 […]
San Jose City College evacuated after bomb threat report
(KRON) — A bomb threat was reported Wednesday evening at San Jose City College, the San Jose Police Department announced on X. The campus was evacuated, and classes on Wednesday night were canceled. Police received a call about the bomb threat at 5:03 p.m. All entrances to the college campus were blocked by police as […]
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