CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto 'chase' driver being sought for attempted murder The man who allegedly led Palo Alto police on a high-speed chase last week has been identified and is being sought on an "attempted murder" warrant for backing a pickup truck ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 8, 2008 at 4:16 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2008 at 10:47 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS EPA town hall meeting on shootings planned East Palo Alto city officials and residents will hold a town hall meeting Tuesday night to discuss recent shootings in the city, including one last Thursday night which left a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 8, 2008 at 12:57 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 9, 2008 at 9:37 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS High-rise fire evacuates downtown building A fire of undetermined cause broke out in an eighth-floor apartment in downtown Palo Alto late Saturday morning, causing a complete evacuation of the high-rise residential bui... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 6, 2008 at 3:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 6, 2008 at 5:17 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Multiple shootings in EPA in four-hour period Four people were shot in two separate incidents in East Palo Alto on Friday night and Saturday morning, leaving as many as 20 bullet-shell casings littering the street in one ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 6, 2008 at 2:47 pm There have been 47 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Double shooting reported near IKEA in EPA A barrage of 14 or 15 bullets felled and may have killed a man and woman in East Palo Alto about 8:20 p.m. Friday. Police flooded the area and called in a helicopter but faile... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 6, 2008 at 1:03 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2008 at 9:48 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Legality of Palo Alto police 'ruse' in question Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thang Nguyen Barrett will make his ruling Dec. 17 in the case involving Joseph Anthony Ciampi, who was arrested March 15 in an incident... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 5, 2008 at 8:44 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2009 at 12:11 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto OKs police auditor 'profiling' study The police auditor hired to probe Palo Alto Police Department policies toward minorities will also be expected to recommend changes to the department's data collection techniq... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 5, 2008 at 1:14 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 8, 2008 at 11:34 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Girl, woman are shot in East Palo Alto A 6-year-old girl and 23-year-old woman were injured in East Palo Alto Thursday evening when a suspect approached a vehicle and started shooting at it, according to East Palo ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 5, 2008 at 11:30 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 6, 2008 at 1:12 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Officer testifies he was concerned for his safety Palo Alto Police Officer Kelly Burger testified in court Thursday afternoon that he took his Taser out of its holster March 15 because Joseph Anthony Ciampi, whom police were ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 5, 2008 at 11:05 am There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2008 at 9:30 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS High-speed chase cuts through neighborhoods A high speed chase through Palo Alto neighborhoods early Thursday afternoon was triggered by a routine traffic stop that escalated when the driver of a pickup truck backed int... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 4, 2008 at 3:23 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 8, 2008 at 6:08 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Arson fire damages Palo Alto day health center A fire damaged an adult day health center in Palo Alto on Sunday night, and a gas can left at the scene left no doubt that the fire was deliberately set, Police Agent Dan Ryan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 3, 2008 at 12:47 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2008 at 9:19 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS PA police arrest couple on drug, other charges A man and a woman from San Jose were arrested by Palo Alto police Tuesday afternoon on drug and other charges triggered by a call a police officer made to the man on his cell ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 3, 2008 at 12:32 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 4, 2008 at 11:54 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Friends, family recall 'amazing, loving' Seidman The memorial service for Phyllis Seidman, who died Tuesday night after she was struck by an SUV in Palo Alto Tuesday afternoon, will be held in January to give family and frie... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 3, 2008 at 9:49 am There have been 128 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2008 at 11:38 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Peeping Tom? Middlefield & Kingsley 8:00pm Tues police in my neighborhood Professorville are looking for a peeping tom--and we wondered if anyone else besides one of my neighbors spotted this guy. This happened around 8pm t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Middlefield /Kingsley resident, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Dec 2, 2008 at 8:56 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 2, 2008 at 11:15 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police lured, pulled man from van before Tasing Testimony began Monday in the criminal case of a homeless man who became violent and was Tased by Palo Alto police officers last March after he was lured into opening the side... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 2, 2008 at 8:50 am There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 4, 2008 at 7:22 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Suspecious gardener A male (Mexican? about 40 years old?) rang my doorbell around 4:10pm today and asked if I've asked for a gardener, which I didn't. He waved a scrap of paper and named my stree... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sue, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 1, 2008 at 4:45 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2008 at 7:41 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Report: Police tampered with Taser recordings An audio-video forensics expert has called into question the integrity of Palo Alto police conduct following a March 15 incident in which police shot a man twice with Taser gu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 1, 2008 at 10:30 am There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 8, 2008 at 9:32 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police auditor to investigate 'racial-profiling' The police auditor whose investigation is expected to shed light on Palo Alto's debate over racial profiling will receive $205 per hour for his services if the City Council ap... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 28, 2008 at 4:12 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2008 at 9:22 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Two more arrested for Mountain View murders The final two suspects in an execution-style shooting that left two siblings dead in a Mountain View home in June were arrested Wednesday, bringing the total number of suspect... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 28, 2008 at 11:21 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2008 at 6:43 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Shots fired near Menlo Park police officers Menlo Park police conducting a DUI traffic stop early this morning took cover after five to seven gunshots were fired in their vicinity.
Read the full story here http://www... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2008 at 1:37 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2008 at 12:06 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Report alleges police tampered with Taser recordings An audio-video forensics expert has called into question the integrity of Palo Alto police conduct following a March 15 incident in which police shot a man twice with Taser gu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 26, 2008 at 7:56 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 2, 2008 at 5:23 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Burglars hold Woodside man at gunpoint Alan Lucas, an 82-year-old Woodside man living in the 100 block of Marva Oaks Drive, came home around 2 p.m. Tuesday to find his front door kicked in. Inside were three burgla... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 26, 2008 at 5:10 pm
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Crash temporarily closes Page Mill Road A major-injury crash this afternoon shut down the northbound Interstate Highway 280 off-ramp to Page Mill Road in Los Altos Hills, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 26, 2008 at 4:47 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 8, 2008 at 7:01 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Woman smacks would-be robber with cane A 55-year-old woman walking with a cane fought off a teenage boy who attempted to rob her in a Palo Alto grocery store parking last Wednesday, police reported.
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 25, 2008 at 9:27 am There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2008 at 3:26 pm.