CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police: Driver at fault for hitting pedestrians The 89-year-old driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured two women in an El Camino Real crosswalk Sept. 30 was speeding and at fault for the collision, an Atherto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 5, 2012 at 9:37 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 6, 2012 at 7:44 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Got milk? Car thief on the lam steals soy milk Running from the police makes a man thirsty. When Menlo Park officers caught up with Valentin Arias Jimenez, they discovered the alleged car thief chugging stolen soy milk bev... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 5, 2012 at 11:59 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2012 at 10:14 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Second assault reported in downtown Palo Alto A woman sleeping near a downtown Palo Alto sidewalk was beaten by a man during a robbery attempt early Sunday morning, Dec. 2, police said. The attack occurred shortly after a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 4, 2012 at 5:21 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2012 at 7:35 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Teenage boy assaulted in Menlo Park A 16-year-old boy was walking near Newbridge Street and Carlton Avenue Monday night when two teens approached him and demanded his property, according to Menlo Park police.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Crash at Middlefield and Charleston At about 4:20 late this afternoon a Volkswagen flipped over on Middlefield near Charleston. Apparently another vehicle smashed into it immediately after. There were four fire... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by here we go again, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Dec 3, 2012 at 6:17 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:03 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Woman fights off purse snatcher downtown A woman walking near downtown early Sunday morning thwarted a robbery attempt and was able to keep her purse despite her attacker punching her in the face several times before... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 2, 2012 at 5:26 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:12 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto man arrested for assaulting prostitute A Palo Alto man was arrested Thursday night, Nov. 29, after allegedly punching a prostitute and threatening her with a knife in a South San Francisco hotel, police said today.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 1, 2012 at 11:58 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 2, 2012 at 10:01 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto officer reprimanded for off-duty incident A Palo Alto officer has been reprimanded and directed to seek counseling for allegedly failing to fully cooperate with the San Francisco Police Department after consuming alco... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 30, 2012 at 10:45 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 1, 2012 at 4:14 pm.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2012 at 11:40 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2012 at 3:35 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Report: Taser deployed in Palo Alto arrest After nearly two years of silence, Palo Alto Police Department Tasers buzzed to life earlier this year with officers deploying the stun guns on two occasions, according to a n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 29, 2012 at 1:11 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2012 at 5:42 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Attempted sexual assault reported in Palo Alto A man broke in to a home in the 100 block of Hawthorne Avenue early this morning and "may have been about to commit a sexual assault on the female resident," Palo Alto police ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 29, 2012 at 9:09 am There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 1, 2012 at 9:53 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Menlo Park man shot in East Palo Alto Sunday A Menlo Park man was wounded in a shooting in East Palo Alto Sunday night, Nov. 25.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Burglary victim speaks out about break-in Palo Alto burglars apparently adhered to the old postal adage about neither rain nor sleet nor snow keeping them away during a morning burglary -- and neither did locked windo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 28, 2012 at 11:13 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 2, 2012 at 2:31 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS East Palo Alto shooting wounds one person Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that left one person wounded late Tuesday morning, Nov. 27 -- the fourth shooting reported in the city in the past week. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2012 at 8:39 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 27, 2012 at 8:39 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund kicks off Each year since 1994, the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund has helped local nonprofit organizations serving children and families through generous donations from the Palo Alto co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Redwood City girl killed while riding bike A Redwood City teen was killed in a traffic collision as she was riding her bike Monday morning, according to police.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Mountain View man arrested after seven-hour standoff A man suspected of beating his girlfriend was arrested after a seven-hour standoff in Mountain View Sunday morning, police said. Richard Johnson, 50, had allegedly assaulted h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2012 at 8:19 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 27, 2012 at 8:19 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Thousands of pieces of stolen jewelry recovered Los Altos police released photographs of totes and bags full of jewelry and other loot that have been confiscated from two women accused of burglarizing at least 15 to 20 home... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 25, 2012 at 11:35 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 26, 2012 at 12:26 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man pleads 'no contest' for burglarizing Steve Jobs' home The Alameda man arrested in August for allegedly burglarizing the Palo Alto home of Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs pleaded "no contest" Wednesday morning to a string of ho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 25, 2012 at 5:00 am
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Letters Berman will bring value
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Second sister dies following crash on 101 A second sister critically injured in a crash with a California Highway Patrol vehicle on northbound U.S. 101 in Palo Alto on Friday morning succumbed to her injuries Friday n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 24, 2012 at 11:28 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 26, 2012 at 11:38 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 24-year-old woman killed in Highway 101 crash A 24-year-old woman was killed Friday morning, Nov. 23, in a crash involving a California Highway Patrol vehicle on northbound U.S. Highway 101 and Embarcadero Road in Palo Al... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 23, 2012 at 10:58 am There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 26, 2012 at 2:50 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Helicopter and sirens? Hi All,
Any news on what is happening at 7 AM with the helicopter and sirens? Hope no one is hurt.
Thanks! READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lu Ellen, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Nov 23, 2012 at 7:27 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 24, 2012 at 11:13 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Two shootings in East Palo Alto Wednesday A 26-year-old man was injured and a house was struck by gunfire during East Palo Alto's second shooting Wednesday night, according to police.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Dryer fire damages home on Margarita Avenue Palo Alto firefighters used a garden hose to extinguish a dryer fire Tuesday afternoon at 1:57 p.m. in the 200 block of Margarita Avenue.
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