Vandalism Continues in Los Gatos

Despite the arrest early last month of a 19-year-old man believed to have committed various vandalism acts around town, police are reporting additional similar crimes that have taken place since.

Two online reports of vandalism were made on Panorama Way at 2:10 p.m. Saturday, April 20 and at 9 a.m. Monday, April 22.

Those two incidents were followed by the crime being committed at a residence on University Avenue at about 8 a.m. Thursday, April 25 and to a vehicle whose window was shattered that same day at 6:22 p.m. on Dardanelli Lane.

Andrew Medina Flores, a transient, was taken into custody at about noon Friday, April 5 on Johnson Avenue in Los Gatos.

His arrest came after about a dozen vandalism crimes were reported to police starting March 22 and continuing until the day of his arrest.

Vandalism is punishable as a misdemenaor or felony depending on the amount of damage done by the vandals.

To report graffiti on Los Gatos public property, please contact the Los Gatos Parks and Public Works Department, 408-399-5770, or email ppw@losgatosca.gov.

You may also report graffiti to the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department's graffiti hotline number, 408-354-6863.

For graffiti on VTA bus shelters in town, call VTA customer service at 408-321-2300.

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