CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto man reports suspicious repairmen Palo Alto police are accustomed to calls about thefts and fights, even bizarre deaths, but dispatchers are rarely called with news about recently completed home repairs.
Rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 27, 2008 at 1:15 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 28, 2008 at 12:07 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police oppose proposed speed-limit changes Police chiefs throughout the Bay Area are protesting a proposed change to speed limits that they say could result in drivers going faster and faster on residential streets and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 27, 2008 at 11:40 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 29, 2008 at 1:41 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS What were all the sirens about this morning? Where can we get info as it happens?
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Menlo Park man commits suicide in Baylands A Menlo Park man in his late 70s shot and killed himself Friday afternoon in a parking lot of Palo Alto's Baylands Nature Preserve, Police Sgt. Sandra Brown said.
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 24, 2008 at 7:05 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 27, 2008 at 2:45 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS State of emergency declared in Summit fire California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency this afternoon due to a 3,000-acre wildfire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Lucile Packard hospital penalized by state Four Bay Area hospitals, including Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, are among 13 facilities statewide facing penalties of $25,000 for violations that were likel... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 22, 2008 at 12:20 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 26, 2008 at 6:58 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Impact of a single bullet Family, community feels the loss of a long-time restaurant owner killed by an unknown gunman
John Edward Farmer probably didn't have enough time to register the mu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 22, 2008 at 9:30 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2008 at 5:32 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto resident interrupts burglary A Palo Alto man came home at 12:25 p.m. last Friday to find a pickup truck backed into his driveway. Taking a closer look, he saw it was loaded with his possessions, including... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 20, 2008 at 2:20 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2008 at 3:35 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Labrador retriever rescued from fire doing 'a lot better' Ginger, the two-year-old female Labrador retriever that suffered smoke inhalation in a May 15 house fire in Menlo Park, is doing well, according to the nurse who cared for her... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 19, 2008 at 3:54 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 20, 2008 at 2:46 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS What went wrong? DA cites gaps in theater case The Children's Theatre may have warranted an investigation but the case could not be prosecuted because of its complexity and serious gaps and flaws in evidence, according to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 18, 2008 at 2:35 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2008 at 12:18 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Stolen Bikes in PA? While I was sleeping last night, my bike was stolen right outside my apartment on Curtner Ave, where it was locked up. I guess its my fault for thinking that a locked up bike... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by KSkel, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 17, 2008 at 3:02 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2008 at 6:52 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Dog rescued from Menlo Park house fire A single-family, two-story home in Menlo Park was completely destroyed by a three-alarm fire this evening but not before firefighters were able to rescue the owners' pet dog, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2008 at 4:47 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2008 at 3:55 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Menlo Park house destroyed in three-alarm fire A fire that started in a garage destroyed a single-family, two-story house Thursday evening, May 15, at the corner of Chateau Drive and Valparaiso Avenue in Menlo Park. Pho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2008 at 3:41 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2008 at 4:08 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Children's Theatre's Williams can return to work, Curtis is recommended for termination The day after potential criminal charges were dropped in the Palo Alto Children's Theatre investigation, a union spokesman has announced that Costume Supervisor Alison William... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2008 at 12:37 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2008 at 11:12 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Four arrested for theft at shopping center Allen Russell went to Bloomingdale's at Stanford Shopping Center on Tuesday and allegedly stole a $5,000 watch.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Criminal investigation of Children's Theatre over, police chief announces The criminal investigation of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre is over, Police Chief Lynne Johnson announced in a statement today. Although police have evidence of "serious fi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 15, 2008 at 11:37 am There have been 75 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2008 at 8:00 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto officer assaulted, hit with bottle Palo Alto Police Officer Alisa Doran was sitting in a parked patrol car at Mitchell Park about 11:50 a.m. today when she heard footsteps rapidly approaching, Detective Brian P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 15, 2008 at 11:16 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 4, 2008 at 3:53 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Emergency Water Storage The China earthquake has gotten me fired up to get prepared for an inevitable disaster here. Of course, geologically speaking, inevitable could be in 100 years, but just in c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by JJames, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 14, 2008 at 9:34 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 11:37 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man caught by police dog after car, foot chase A man was arrested late Saturday morning after he tried to evade Palo Alto police twice, by car and on foot after crashing his car, Palo Alto Police Agent Dan Ryan reported Tu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 14, 2008 at 8:54 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 11:12 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Children's Theatre costume-sales probe ends The costumes-sales aspect of the Children's Theatre financial-irregularities investigation will not result in any charges being filed against anyone, Police Chief Lynne Johnso... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 13, 2008 at 9:57 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 7:17 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 'Reasonable' accommodations? Palo Alto woman, housing corporation battle over disability, responsibility
A disabled woman is being evicted from her apartment by the Palo Alto Housing Corporati... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 9, 2008 at 10:37 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 30, 2009 at 9:30 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Sweepstakes law passes state Senate A bill aimed to curtail deceptive sweepstakes practices was passed on a 31-1 vote today by the state Senate and now will have a hearing in the state Assembly in June.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Hooded men rob Palo Alto gas station Two men walked into the Valero gas station at 1963 El Camino Real in Palo Alto at 6:30 p.m. Monday, one pulled out a handgun and the two men made off with about $400 from the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 7, 2008 at 10:54 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2008 at 11:03 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man dies after shooting near Willow Road Menlo Park police are searching for clues in a shooting that killed a 19-year-old East Palo Alto man early this morning.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 6, 2008 at 3:57 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 4, 2011 at 11:46 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Enough's enough, theater supporters say The Palo Alto Children's Theatre community continued to rally behind the 76-year-old institution and its staff members Monday night, despite recent revelations that police sus... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 6, 2008 at 7:01 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2008 at 10:02 am.