Grand theft

Sept. 19, 9:30 a.m., 600 block of Linden Avenue: $1,000 worth of tools were stolen from a construction site in the late evening or early morning.

Sept. 21, 400 block of Los Altos Avenue: Several thousand dollars worth of tools were stolen from a construction site. The suspect may have fled in a tan station wagon, police said.

High-speed chase

Sept. 22, 9 p.m., S. Foothill Expressway: An officer attempted to stop an unlicensed vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver first appeared to yield before speeding off, reaching a speed of 100 mph, Detective Sgt. Scott McCrossin said. The vehicle is described as a 1998 to 2001 black Honda Accord with tinted windows and no license plates.

Police said the suspect driver remains at large.

Grass fire in LAH

A downed power line started a grass fire at 200 Page Mill Road in Los Altos Hills Sept. 19. PG&E spokesman Jeff Smith reported that the line likely fell due to equipment failure on the pole. Three customers were affected by the outage. No property damage was reported from the fire.

Open Space board to appoint new member

Eight candidates have applied for the vacant seat on the Los Altos-based Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s Board of Directors.

The appointment to Ward 4, which includes Los Altos and Mountain View, will be made by Oct. 10, 60 days from the effective date of the vacancy. The seat opened after Deane Little moved from the area.

The Los Altos applicants are Lucy Hsu, William J. James and Curt Riffle.