Monday, Oct. 22
6:50 a.m. - Auto vs. Cyclist Collision: Occured at Island Drive and Marine Parkway. Victim transferred to medics. Report taken.
7:03 a.m. - Suspicious Persons/Circumstances: A man who lives on Redwood Avenue called 9-1-1 because he said he could hear unknown persons out in front of his home talking, saying things like, "If you break in, it's breaking and entering." The resident saw they had a white van. Officers were unable to locate the subjects.
11:09 a.m. - Armed Robbery: Occured on Woodside Road. Report received of a weapon used, and that the robber took off on foot in the direction of El Camino Real. Officers tracked down the suspect and an arrest was made, but no weapon was found.
12:11 p.m. - Grand Theft: Occured on Ruby Street. Theft of laptop. Suspect info given. Report taken.
12:40 p.m. - Disturbance/Fight: Occured on Charter Street. Report of two Hispanic males fist-fighting. First suspect is wearing a gray sweater and is bleeding from the face. Other suspect is wearing a dark gray sweater and has curly hair. Officers were unable to locate.
1:41 p.m. - Suspicious Person/Indecent Exposure: Occured on Middlefield Road. Report received of a black male who entered the first-floor restroom, and then shortly after walked out naked. Report taken.
2:26 p.m. - Armed Robbery: Occured on Burbank Avenue. An unknown subject appoached the resident in the garage and stole his tools at gunpoint. The suspect drove a black two-door Acura with damage to the front hood. Last seen on Flynn heading toward Spring. Suspect was described as Hispanic wearing a beige shirt and black jeans, and had the gun in his waistband. Suspect spoke Spanish. Report taken.
4:52 p.m. - Stray Animal: Occured at Stambaugh and Chestnut Streets. Report of a tan-colored pit bull running loose in the area. Officers were unable to locate.
6:18 p.m. - Attempted Residential Burglary: Occured on Alameda de las Pulgas. A woman reported a young female in her backyard trying to break into her house. Girl described as 18-20 years old with long, straight, blonde/red hair, wearing a light-colored t-shirt with a black zip-up hoodie with white lettering on it. Report taken.
7:23 p.m. - Gun Shots Heard: Occured on Rolison Road in an alley. Person called 9-1-1 to report hearing two shots and seeing the flash.
8:34 p.m. - Grand Theft: Occured on Jefferson Avenue. Two subjects had stolen several expensive bottles of wine and fled in a 90s dark Honda Accord. The subjects were described as in their 20s - one with a beard and a black hat and coat, the other an Asian male in a green sweater. Report taken.
Tuesday, Oct. 23
5:51 a.m. - Vehicle Burglary: Occured on Hoover Avenue sometime between 9:30 p.m. last night and the time of call. The front passenger window was smashed and a black bag and other miscellaneous items taken. Report taken.
12:18 p.m. - Battery: Occured at Kennedy Middle School. A student hit another student. Both students were being detained in the office. Report taken.
8:33 p.m. - Vandalism: Occured on Clinton Street in the past 10 minutes. A woman called to report her husband's car had been keyed, and that this has been an ongoing problem with cars in the area. Several people suspect it is another tenant in the building. Report taken.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
11:07 a.m. - Disturbance: Occured at St. Francis Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Report of a subject yelling and appearing disoriented, who sprayed a neighbor's dog with pepper spray. Described as a white male wth brown hair in his 40s wearing a denim jacket and jeans. Last seen walking eastbound on Roosevelt. Officers were unable to locate.
1:16 p.m.: Disturbance: Occured at El Camino Real and Center Street. Student riding on the school shot at a passing vehicle with a bb gun. Driver followed bus to school and waited at the office.
1:50 p.m. - Vehicle Burglary: Occured on El Camino Real within the past 45 minutes. Window of car smashed in parking lot. Jacket, golf clubs and suitcase stolen. Report taken.
5:48 p.m. - Suspicious Person: Occured on El Camino Real. A white male in his 20s approached the reporting person and said he was in a gang and wanted to sell some prescription medication. Reporting person refused. Last seen on foot walking southbound on El Camino toward Woodside. Gone upon officers' arrival.
Thursday, Oct. 25
3:36 a.m. - Stolen Vehicle: Occured on Sierra Street. Vehicle last seen at 5:30 p.m. last night. Second vehicle noticed to be stolen. Keys were in the this vehicle. Report taken.
6:30 a.m. - Suspicious Person/Drug Activity: Occured in a business on El Camino Real. Several customers have told employee that they have seen a woman there, wearing a black jacket, jeans and silver heels, doing lines of drugs.
7:28 and 8:15 a.m. - Vehicle Burglaries: Occured on Harding Avenue. Two separate vehicle burglaries were reported to have taken place overnight. Unknown items taken. Reports taken.
8:21 and 8:41 a.m. - Vehicle Burglaries: Occured on Oak Avenue. Windows smashed, miscellaneous items such as a GPS taken. Reports taken.
8:53, 9:21 and 9:23 a.m. - Vehicle Burglaries: Occured on Sapphire Street. Window smashed and items such as a handicap placard and registration taken. Report taken.
9:28 a.m. - Vehicle Burglary: Pccured on Hopkin Avenue. Window smashed and unknown items taken. Possibly other victims on the street. Reports taken.
9:37 a.m. - Vehicle Burglary: Occured on Hillcrest Drive. Window smashed, unknown items taken. Report taken.
10:39 a.m. - Commercial Burglary: Dental office under construction on Marine Parkway. Copper piping, wiring and door taken. Report taken.
2:14 p.m. - Vehicle Burglary: Occured on Valota Road. Occured sometime since 4 p.m. yesterday. Window smashed, unknown items taken. Report taken.
3:42 p.m. - Intoxicated Person: Occured on Middlefield Road. Report of someone in the first-floor women's restroom lying on the floor.
5:17 p.m. - Grand Theft: Occured at Roosevelt Avenue and El Camino Real. Woman reported someone snatched her purse and took off running toward El Camino Real. Report taken.
5:22 p.m. - Disturbance: Occured at a store on Walnut Street. Mother left her 9-year-old and 7-year-old children abandoned at the store. Children were crying in the parking lot. Mom returned a short while later, took them with her and left. Gone upon officers' arrival.
6:03 p.m. - Vehicle Burglary: Occured on Cleveland Street sometime between 12:30-6 p.m. Point of entry is rear door. Unknown items taken, no suspect info. Report taken.
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