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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Are they really selling free cable installations for Comcast?
Two scruffy young men were going door to door in Charleston Gardens this evening about 8:00 PM offering to sell free cable installation for Comcast. One gave me the pitch whi...
 
A Neighbor
 
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on Jun 21, 2007 at 12:10 am by A Neighbor, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Investigation into Garth Li's death
So many of Garth Li's friends have written about how wonderful he was. When is one of those friends going to step up and tell the authorities, his parents, and his communi...
 
A Palo Alto parent
 
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on May 5, 2009 at 4:45 pm by ex gunn student, a member of the Juana Briones School community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Graffiti Vandalism in California Ave Underpass
What can be done about the huge graffiti tag that has completely obliterated a large panel of the beautiful undersea mural in the California Ave Pedestrian/Bike underpass? S...
 
Adrienne Mayor
 
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on Dec 27, 2012 at 12:43 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Tomato Thievery
This past summer, we decided to try growing tomatoes for the first time. We found that the best place for sunlight was outside our fence. It was fun watering and caring for ...
 
Alan
 
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on Oct 4, 2009 at 5:17 pm by Alan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
This morning's power outage?
We woke up without power in Los Arboles. City's web site is down, and calling the power outage number gives us busy signal. Does anyone have the scoop on when will we get the ...
 
Aleks
 
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on May 11, 2010 at 7:04 am by Aleks, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Why are no comments allowed in $250,000 Narcotics Bust Story?
And lots of comments were removed. I suspect those comments were complaining about the wastefulness, immorality, and uselessness of the drug war and how it should be stopped i...
 
Alex
 
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on Jun 9, 2012 at 2:35 pm by lawyers, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Election signs on city property
I've noticed election signs posted on Page Mill's median strip. I know this is illegal, plus I disagree with the sentiment. What's the best route to take them down? Call someo...
 
Alex
 
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on Oct 28, 2008 at 2:58 pm by Resident, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Lost Lexus Car Keys!-Reward
Lost my keys somewhere near Johnson Park in downtown Palo Alto!!! Did you find them? Maybe at Waverley and Hawthorne? Maybe on Kipling and Everett? Maybe in Johnson Park?? ...
 
Alexandra
 
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on Sep 2, 2011 at 3:37 pm by Alexandra, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
PA Teacher "Party House"
Is anyone else stunned by the stupidity here? To host a party with alcohol, with teens not even able to stand, let alone vomiting throughout the house and yard. I am disgusted...
 
Amy
 
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on Nov 12, 2006 at 2:00 am by AnotherPalyParent, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Unleashed Dogs
I saw a couple of unleashed dogs running around the neighborhood.
 
Amy Peterson
 
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on Feb 17, 2010 at 11:39 pm by Col. Walter E. Kurtz, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
just a coincidince that Gabrielle Giffords is named on Sarah Palin's gun target poster?
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is #4 on Sarah Palin's gun target poster. Just a coincidence? I think not. See the poster here: Web Link An alleged right wing extr...
 
an American
 
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on Jan 10, 2011 at 9:01 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
LOST CAR KEYS- help!!!!!!!!!
Hi, I lost my car keys & scarf on Friday night (11/11/11). My keys have a Greek letter keychain along with the word "love" and my scarf is a two-tone silky scarf (brown/ros...
 
ana
 
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on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:20 am by ana, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stolen Bicycle
400 block OKeefe St. Palo Alto Dk. Red Raleigh Hybrid One wire basket (back, right) Blue bell contoured hand grips pedals with clip-in on one side (Performance bike sh...
 
Andrew
 
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on Aug 28, 2008 at 1:52 am by Andrew, a resident of Menlo Park
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Victim AND rapist need our prayers
Both the victim and the rapist are young kids. The school age victim should be applauded for her courage and receive our prayers as she begins to heal from this Traumatic ev...
 
Ann
 
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on Nov 9, 2007 at 4:00 pm by james, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspend ALL DUI offenders from the roads for life!
The tragic loss of an innocent biker the other day - killed by a driver under the influence - is yet another reminder that the roads are dangerous. When will our legislato...
 
Anna
 
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on Jul 3, 2008 at 9:54 pm by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Community Forum on Crime & Personal Preparedness
June is National Safety Month Supervisor Liz Kniss, City of Palo Alto, Avenidas and Palo Alto Neighborhoods sponsor a Community Forum on June 19 at Avenidas from 7PM on Crim...
 
Annette
 
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on Jun 18, 2012 at 7:13 pm by Annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Announcing Next Round of BPC (Block Preparedness Coordinator "Classes
Follow-On to the Red And Green City Wide Drop of Information: After the very successful collaboration of emergency preparedness and environmental sustainability, and with many...
 
Annette
 
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on Feb 18, 2009 at 1:55 pm by Annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Auto accident on Alma near Meadow
Does anyone have any information on the auto accident on Alma?
 
Anon
 
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on Oct 13, 2012 at 7:34 pm by Kelly Stonelake, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Random Vandalism
I went to my car this Sunday morning, parked in the curb in front of my house. This is considered a safe neighborhood, some of the incidents that have taken place in other pa...
 
Anon
 
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on Mar 11, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Anon, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Very Loud Noise near Page Mill and railroad tracks
Anyone have an explanation for the very loud sustained noise?
 
Anon
 
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on Nov 9, 2011 at 4:01 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Prison Guard's perspective
As a California Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) employee, I have had my fill with the statements being made in the media about how the overpaid state employees ...
 
anon
 
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on Aug 15, 2009 at 2:11 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Just downtown tonight ... noticed lots of scratched plate glass ?
I went downtown tonight to eat dinner. We had the usual great salads at Sprouts Cafe, and as we went out the door for a stroll down University and back I began to notice that...
 
Anon.
 
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on Nov 30, 2012 at 3:35 pm by Joe, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Silly little incident downtown tonight
My girlfriend and I were walking home tonight from the Guild theater along Emerson passing the intersection of Hamilton and Emerson when a car moving on Emerson away from Un...
 
Anon.
 
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on Nov 2, 2011 at 4:07 pm by Welll, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
University Ave. apartment complex on fire
I just drove back from downtown and there is a huge plume of smoke and trees on fire on or near University. It looks terrible. Does anyone have any more information?
 
Anon.
 
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on May 31, 2010 at 11:32 pm by report, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
On being a Cyclist's Wife
Anyone who has ever driven Foothill Expressway or climbed the winding narrow roads of the Los Altos Hills has encountered them ---cyclists donning colorful jerseys and aerodyn...
 
Anonymous
 
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on Feb 5, 2007 at 10:58 am by Glad I don\'t live in Palo Alto, a resident of another community
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