CRIMES & INCIDENTS Despite Caltrain-area crimes, robberies are down Despite concern about a recent wave of street robberies, the overall number of 2008 robberies is likely to be the second-lowest in six years, the Palo Alto City Council learne... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 21, 2008 at 10:48 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2008 at 8:47 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS SLAC gets a new name, but still is SLAC The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) has gotten a new name, Stanford officials have announced, which will sound familiar.
Read the full story here http://www.pal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 20, 2008 at 10:51 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 21, 2008 at 11:30 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Mountain lion alert issued in Portola Valley The carcass of a partially consumed deer found in the front yard of a Portola Valley home Saturday morning prompted the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office to issue a warning to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 19, 2008 at 7:13 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 20, 2008 at 12:30 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Woman is victim of purse-snatching in Palo Alto A woman walking home from her downtown Palo Alto job Thursday night was accosted by a man on a BMX-style bicycle who first tried to talk with her and then grabbed her blouse, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 17, 2008 at 2:11 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2008 at 9:33 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Gang member found guilty in EPA shooting A jury found an admitted Mountain View gang member guilty of three counts of attempted murder in San Mateo County Superior Court on Wednesday for a December 2006 East Palo Alt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 17, 2008 at 1:04 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 25, 2008 at 11:31 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS POLICE/CRIME ARCHIVE AND LINKS A compilation of crime-related stories and links posted on Palo Alto Online.
Read the full story here http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news/show_story.php?id=9746 posted Tuesday... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 17, 2008 at 11:11 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2008 at 5:01 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Oct 16th accident? Did anyone else here all of the emergency vehicals responding late Thursday night? I turned on my police scanner and heard them dispatch a life flight. Does anyone have furt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Skeldawg, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Oct 17, 2008 at 10:52 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2008 at 2:51 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police mount efforts to stop street robberies Saying that "catching these guys is our number one priority," Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson said late Thursday afternoon that the department has taken steps to stop a r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 17, 2008 at 10:10 am There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2008 at 9:17 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS CHP: Speed likely factor in students' crash Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, October 16, 2008 http://66.35.240.8/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/15/MNG913HJ3A.DTL
"On Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sam, a resident of Stanford, on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:40 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 16, 2008 at 6:32 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Students' fatal crash was on curve of Highway 1 The crash that killed three Stanford University graduate students last Friday night occurred on a portion of Highway 1 where the road curves to the left, according to Californ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 14, 2008 at 3:51 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:54 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Woman killed by Caltrain in Mountain View A woman was killed Monday night when she was struck by a train at the Mountain View Caltrain station. Caltrain officials said the woman, not yet identified, was hit at about 6... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 14, 2008 at 11:12 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2008 at 7:02 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Robbers fracture man's shoulder in PA robbery A 58-year-old man suffered a fractured shoulder today (Monday) in a midday baseball-bat attack by two robbers in the Caltrain pedestrian tunnel at the downtown Palo Alto stati... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 13, 2008 at 8:19 pm There have been 69 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2008 at 5:44 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Two 'dangerous' men in EPA police chase ID'd Police identified two men Frday who allegedly held up a liquor store at gunpoint Tuesday and led law enforcement on a chase from San Jose to East Palo Alto. The "very dangerou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 13, 2008 at 7:33 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2008 at 12:44 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Angel Island fire is 75 percent contained The fire on Angel Island is 75 percent contained and has consumed about 400 acres — more than half the 740-acre state park — Marin County Fire Department forester Kent Julin s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 13, 2008 at 5:15 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2008 at 5:15 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Crash damages two SUVs, office building A Land Rover and an Acura SUV collided at High Street and Lytton Avenue in downtown Palo Alto shortly before 1:50 p.m. Monday, sending the Land Rover crashing into an office b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 13, 2008 at 4:01 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 14, 2008 at 3:07 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS San Jose police efforts in East Palo Alto end The efforts of San Jose police to find two men in East Palo Alto who allegedly robbed a liquor store in San Jose Tuesday afternoon and then fled to East Palo Alto are over, ac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 13, 2008 at 2:07 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2008 at 2:07 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Free at last Though it sounds cliched, Rick Walker considers himself a living lesson. He is proof, he says, that the justice system is flawed — that white cops and prosecutors are no... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 13, 2008 at 11:03 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2008 at 11:03 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Neighbors reviewing street safety after fatal crash On the heels of last week's crash on Park Boulevard that killed two young men, residents are rethinking traffic controls that were put in place more than 15 years ago.
Read t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 10, 2008 at 8:59 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2009 at 11:30 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Memorial marks site of Peers Park crash A makeshift memorial has been set up beside a tree at Peers Park where a crash in the early hours of Oct. 2 killed Tyler Larsen 24, and David Colin Barge, 20. Photos by Marjan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 9, 2008 at 2:52 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 20, 2008 at 2:09 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Home Break-In Thoughts After my Palo Alto home was broken into this week, ransacked, and several items including a laptop stolen, I am seeking comments from others on the following:
1. Do Palo Al... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Midtown Guy, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 8, 2008 at 2:11 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2008 at 11:30 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Urgent search for developmentally disabled man A man with the "mental abilities of a small child" who needs anti-seizure medications went missing at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Stanford Hospital, triggering an urgent search by Palo ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2008 at 10:42 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2008 at 5:25 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police step up patrols after latest robbery Palo Alto police have increased foot and car patrols this week after the latest street robbery Sunday night, when a woman walking home alone was knocked down and robbed on Lom... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2008 at 10:20 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 20, 2010 at 7:56 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS San Jose police regroup after failed search After a five-hour search of an East Palo Alto neighborhood Tuesday afternoon and night failed to turn up two men who crashed their van after a chase from an alleged robbery of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2008 at 9:52 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2009 at 6:06 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS San Jose police make neighborhood a parking lot Nearly 100 San Jose police vehicles plus others from other cities jam-packed an East Palo Alto neighborhood late Tuesday afternoon as police scoured the area for two men belie... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2008 at 8:04 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2008 at 12:28 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS East Palo Alto search for robbers called off The search for two men in East Palo Alto who allegedly robbed a San Jose liquor store Tuesday afternoon was called off after 9:30 p.m., about five hours after it began.
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