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Stories related to the police investigation into financial crimes at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre:

JUNE 2008

• Benest may have initiated detectives' Texas trip (June 5, 2008)

• TIMELINE: Children's Theatre investigation (June 5, 2008)

• Theater investigation focused on 'skimming' (June 3, 2008)

MAY 2008

• Williams feted at theater, but could still face discipline (May 21, 2008)

• Council may investigate theater investigations (May 20, 2008)

• Termination recommended for theater director Briggs (May 19, 2008)

• What went wrong? DA cites gaps in theater case (May 17, 2008)

• Children's Theatre's Williams can return to work, Curtis is recommended for termination (May 16, 2008)

• Children's Theatre probe dropped, chief says (May 15, 2008)

• Children's Theatre costume-sales probe ends (May 13, 2008)

• Theater's criminal probe to be dropped? (May 8, 2008)

• Enough's enough, theater supporters say (May 6, 2008)

• Theater employees suspected of embezzlement (May 1, 2008)

• Briggs' attorneys challenge police statements (May 1, 2008)

• Trio with punk hairdos behind theater burglary? (May 1, 2008)

APRIL 2008

• Who is Sgt. Michael Yore? (April 29, 2008)

• Chief rebuts Daily News article on Sgt. Yore (April 25, 2008)

• EPA man admits role in June Children's Theatre burglary (April 22, 2008)

MARCH 2008

• Private eyes probing Children's Theatre case (March 25, 2008)

• Theater supporters push for summer plans (March 11, 2008)

• Theater-burglary trail leads to U-Haul vans (March 7, 2008)

• Details of Children's Theatre thefts disclosed (March 7, 2008)

• Theater 'defense fund' raises quick $12,000 (March 5, 2008)

FEBRUARY 2008

• Police theater probe reaches back to early 1990s (Feb. 29, 2008)

• Children's Theater Defense Fund formed (Feb. 27, 2008)

• Final curtain for a community theater icon (Feb. 17, 2008)

• Theater 'Friends' group asks to be cleared (Feb. 12, 2008)

• Mayor Klein to handle details of Litfin estate (Feb. 11, 2008)

• Supporters rally to defend Children's Theatre (Feb. 11, 2008)

• Briggs 'devastated and baffled' by investigation (Feb. 10, 2008)

• Police chief explains Children's Theatre probe (Feb. 8, 2008)

• Children's Theatre shows will go on, mostly (Feb. 6, 2008)

• Litfin estate to benefit Friends of Children's Theatre (Feb. 7, 2008)

• Theatre, Friends, other storage units searched (Feb. 5, 2008)

• Children's Theatre fans rally for program (Feb. 5, 2008)

• Michael Litfin of Children's Theatre dies at 63 (Feb. 4, 2008)

• Police 'sorting through' theater evidence (Feb. 1, 2008)

JANUARY 2008

• Police search homes of Children's Theatre staff (Jan. 29, 2008)

• Children's Theatre fans ask council, 'Why?!' (Jan. 29, 2008)

• The show will go on at Children's Theatre (Jan. 28, 2008)

• Theatre investigation related to thefts (Jan. 25, 2008)

• City to expedite reopening Children's Theatre (Jan. 25, 2008)

• 'Financial crimes' probe shuts Children's Theatre (Jan. 24, 2008)

— Palo Alto Weekly staff

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