CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Unknown teens linked to theater burglary
Two or three unidentified teenagers familiar with the Palo Alto Children's Theatre may have instigated the June 17, 2007, burglary at the theater, Chief Lynne Johnson disclose... |
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on May 1, 2008 at 1:04 am by litebug, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Open Letter to the Palo Alto Community
Full text of Police Chief Lynne Johnson's response to the Daily News article relating to Sgt. Michael Yore.
Read the full story here Web Link_... |
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on Apr 30, 2008 at 7:29 pm by Gordon, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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'Skimmer' devices threaten area ATM users' funds
ATM users beware -- cash machines can harbor an illegal credit- or bank-card copying device, known as a "skimmer." The Midpeninsula is experiencing a jump in skimming cases, w... |
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 2:21 pm by Jon, a resident of another community |
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Children's Theatre probes still under wraps
Frustration is growing about continued silence on the status of parallel administrative and criminal investigations into Palo Alto Children's Theatre. "It's a nightmare," a co... |
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on Apr 28, 2008 at 10:16 pm by End it Already, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
EPA man admits role in June Children's Theatre burglary
For more than a month, Palo Alto police have known that 20-year-old Abraham Esquivias Torres "readily admitted" he broke into the Palo Alto Children's Theatre last June and st... |
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on Apr 25, 2008 at 3:55 pm by Senor Blogger, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Burford killer: 'I'm crying a river of tears inside'
Tyrone Maurice Hamel, the convict who last month confessed and pleaded guilty to the 1988 stabbing death of Palo Alto attorney Gretchen Burford, 49, received a sentence of lif... |
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on Apr 25, 2008 at 10:25 am by james morales, a resident of another community |
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County settles 1999 lawsuit by former PA family
Santa Clara County settled a 9-year-old lawsuit Tuesday afternoon with the children of former Palo Altan Nelson Galbraith, who was wrongfully accused of murdering his former w... |
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on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:02 am by pa resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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EPA police arrest 21 in 'crime emergency'
After declaring a crime emergency almost two weeks ago because of a series of shootings, East Palo Alto police have arrested 21 people on various charges and recovered seven g... |
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on Apr 22, 2008 at 5:37 pm by Craig, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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<B>ARCHIVE:</B> Children's Theatre investigation
Stories related to the police investigation into financial crimes at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre.
Read the full story here Web Link.... |
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on Apr 19, 2008 at 9:53 pm by dave, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Man killed by Caltrain in Menlo Park is identified
The man killed by a Caltrain Monday morning in Menlo Park has been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner's office as Stephen Lahane, 66, of Menlo Park. No determination h... |
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on Apr 19, 2008 at 9:32 am by www.JacksonSnyder.com, a resident of another community |
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No Regrets for a Love Of Explosives; In a Memoir of Sorts, a War Protester Talks of Life With the Weathermen
Obamas friend from NYT interview
Published: September 11, 2001
''I don't regret setting bombs,'' Bill Ayers said. ''I feel we didn't do enough.'' Mr. Ayers, who spent ... |
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on Apr 18, 2008 at 2:44 pm by triumph of hope over experience, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Increase in Crime in Palo Alto
I am a former Palo Alto resident, and during the several years that I lived there (in the late 1990's and early 2000's) the only "crime" related incidents were mostly loud par... |
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on Apr 17, 2008 at 7:47 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Tool thieves nabbed at East Bayshore construction site
By stopping to investigate a car parked "as if it had broken down" on the side of East Bayshore Road Saturday night, Palo Alto police apprehended two men suspected of trying t... |
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on Apr 16, 2008 at 6:59 pm by Tim, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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man hurt at El Camino & Alma
Does anyone know if the man hurt and laying yesterday (Saturday afternoon) on El Camino Real near the Tall Tree is okay? Several people had stopped traffic for him. |
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on Apr 15, 2008 at 10:30 am by Kate, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Knife fight ends in death in south Palo Alto
The man arrested for allegedly stabbing to death a 73-year-old man at a Palo Alto home Friday night had driven to Palo Alto from Auburn with his girlfriend to visit his mother... |
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on Apr 14, 2008 at 2:02 pm by unbiased, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Man stabbed to death in Midtown
A 72-year-old man, identified so far only as "Bob," was stabbed to death Friday night at a Midtown residence, allegedly by his girlfriend's 46-year-old son, Herman Van Bragt o... |
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on Apr 14, 2008 at 1:20 am by Maria, a resident of another community |
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Mother says son was 'trying to protect me'
Electra van Bragt, whose son allegedly stabbed and killed her gentleman friend last Friday night, said today that her son drove to Palo Alto from Auburn last week because "he ... |
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on Apr 13, 2008 at 11:22 am by Maria, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Van Bragt
A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered by the court for Herman "Tim" Van Bragt, who is charged with the stabbing murder of his mother's friend in her Palo Alto Waverley Str... |
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on Apr 12, 2008 at 6:49 pm by Safeway neighbor, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Loma Verde closed
I drove down Loma Verde near Middlefield and Ross at just after 4.00 p.m. and saw heavy black smoke coming out of the sidewalk. Residents told me they had lost power and had c... |
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on Apr 11, 2008 at 6:47 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Auto Break-Ins
Three automobiles were broken into in Charleston Gardens this week. Two of them were in driveways, and an I-Pod was stolen. Two of the cars had unlocked doors. So, lock yo... |
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on Apr 11, 2008 at 6:16 am by JW, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Caltrain slowed by bicyclist on tracks
Caltrain is experiencing delays of up to 30 minutes this morning following an incident where a train may have clipped a bicycle being carried by a trespasser near the Castro S... |
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on Apr 10, 2008 at 4:05 pm by also aging hippie, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades :Espionage Network Said to Be Growing
Web Link
Prosecutors called Chi Mak the "perfect sleeper agent," though he hardly... |
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on Apr 10, 2008 at 3:47 pm by a, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Bank robber uses 'getaway wheelchair'
A man in an electric wheelchair robbed the Wachovia Bank at Stanford Shopping Center Thursday afternoon of an undisclosed amount of money. There was a delay in the bank notify... |
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on Apr 10, 2008 at 12:40 am by KT, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Ballet dress stolen from Stroller in front of Children library
Ballet dress with leggings are stolen from Stroller when we parked in front of Children Library for the 11:00am story time. My daughter's ballet dress is ordinary and not val... |
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on Apr 7, 2008 at 5:18 pm by Mom E, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Assault, kidnap victim can't ID assailant
The Gunn High School student who was beaten, kidnapped and sexually assaulted last Oct. 30 appeared in court Wednesday in Palo Alto and described in a sometimes quiet but clea... |
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on Apr 7, 2008 at 3:36 pm by mary, a member of the Hoover School community |
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