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Gunshot kills 31-year-old East Palo Alto resident
A 31-year-old East Palo Alto resident was found shot to death in the garage of a home at 2540 Hazelwood Ave. following a 12:37 p.m. report of a gunshot victim there.
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on Mar 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm by TYCO ( FROM YOUR JOB), a resident of Menlo Park |
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'Party crashers' trigger shootings -- man dies
A 32-year-old man was killed and four other people injured in an East Palo Alto shooting spree Friday night, believed to be due to people crashing a party, police said today.
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on Mar 24, 2009 at 10:15 am by YSK, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Two knife-point robberies could be connected
The circumstances were similar in two knife-point robberies that occurred in Palo Alto Thursday afternoon and Friday night.
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on Jul 14, 2008 at 7:52 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Morton denies conflict in Children's Theatre case
Councilman Jack Morton said Wednesday he does not have a conflict of interest regarding the proposed Children's Theatre audit. "The city attorney did not tell me I have a conf... |
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on Jun 14, 2008 at 9:52 pm by carl, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Cyclist robbed at gunpoint near Town & Country Village
Palo Alto police said they are investigating an armed robbery that took place Tuesday around 10:30 p.m. on the bicycle path behind Town & Country Village. As the victim bicycl... |
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on Jul 27, 2012 at 4:00 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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SAP Palo Alto vice president arrested for LEGO scam
The vice president of Palo Alto software firm SAP Labs, LLC will be charged on Tuesday with four felony burglary charges for allegedly pasting fraudulent barcodes on LEGO toys... |
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on Jun 15, 2012 at 9:10 am by Spring Hill Voice, a resident of another community |
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Man dies on Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto
A person was fatally struck by a train in Palo Alto Thursday night, a Caltrain spokeswoman said. The victim was an adult male, according to Caltrain.
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on Feb 25, 2012 at 4:29 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Playground structure torched in Palo Alto
Palo Alto police are looking for a group of youths who burned down a play structure at Hoover Park Wednesday night. The fire occurred at about 11 p.m. in the east end of the p... |
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on Jul 14, 2010 at 4:01 pm by Mike, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto police search home, find marijuana farm
Palo Alto police discovered an "elaborate" indoor marijuana farm when executing a search warrant at a home in the 300 block of Olive Avenue Wednesday, Detective Brian Philip s... |
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on Oct 26, 2009 at 9:56 am by Nuno, a resident of another community |
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Seven arrested in East Palo Alto drug sting
Seven persons, aged 42 to 66, were arrested in a "Buyer Beware" drug sting operation in East Palo Alto Tuesday, Police Chief Ron Davis announced today. Five of those arrested ... |
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on Jun 22, 2009 at 1:45 pm by closerthanyouknow, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Details of Children's Theatre thefts disclosed
On a weekend in mid-June 2007 someone used a small knife or pointed tool to pick open an improperly installed main-door lock on the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, leaving with ... |
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on Mar 24, 2008 at 8:15 am by Person, a member of the Terman Middle School community |
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Blaine Marchant 'can join graduation events'
Blaine Marchant, who parked his trashed, graffiti-sprayed Volvo upside down on a wooden deck in Palo Alto High School's quad last week, can join graduation ceremonies, accordi... |
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on Jun 26, 2007 at 12:13 am by anon., a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Shop Talk: Lots of chocolate in Palo Alto
A high-end chocolate shop is scheduled to open this week in downtown Palo Alto in the former space of hair and makeup studio Mimi & Taylor Salon at 522 Bryant St.
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on Mar 21, 2013 at 6:37 pm by Panos for Alegio Alegio Chocolaté-Claudio Corallo, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Santa Clara County Supervisor Shirakawa resigns
Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa Friday, March 1, announced his resignation after he was charged with a dozen felony and misdemeanor counts including perjury and... |
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 9:46 pm by Michael, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Homework, bullying top school-board agenda
Homework and anti-bullying policies are among the topics on the agenda for the Palo Alto Board of Education tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 26. Superintendent Kevin Skelly will report ... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 12:25 pm by Observer, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood |
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Driver follows GPS, gets stuck on Caltrain tracks
A woman driving a Toyota Corolla got stuck on the Caltrain tracks near East Meadow Drive in Palo Alto Wednesday night when she made a wrong turn onto the tracks, Caltrain spok... |
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on Jul 27, 2011 at 5:12 am by Geez, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Armed robbers hit twice in downtown Palo Alto
Two men -- one brandishing a black handgun -- robbed a couple walking at Bryant Street and Addison Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday and two men robbed a man at gunpoint ... |
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on Nov 2, 2010 at 12:16 am by Patrick, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Pilot alerted of dangers before plane crash
Pilot Doug Bourn was warned by the air traffic controller at Palo Alto Airport just before his Feb. 17 takeoff that there was no visibility in the heavy fog and he was flying ... |
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on May 3, 2010 at 4:05 pm by Mel, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Jury rejects claim in wrongful-death suit
A San Mateo County jury, after 10 hours of deliberation, voted 9-3 Tuesday to reject a claim that Woodside resident Anthony Rose was at fault in a May 2007 accident on Sand Hi... |
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on Dec 11, 2009 at 10:38 pm by A Noun Ea Mus, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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San Mateo man killed in motorcycle crash
The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office today identified 26-year-old Amandeep Singh Rahul as the man killed in a Tuesday night motorcycle crash north of Los Altos Hil... |
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on Sep 13, 2009 at 6:00 pm by American, a resident of another community |
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Person hit by vehicle in downtown Palo Alto
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at University Avenue and Waverley Street in downtown Palo Alto just after 4 p.m. today (Thursday).
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 7:45 pm by Carla, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Police use Taser on mirror-breaking youth
A teen who police said punched an officer and destroyed side-view mirrors on at least three cars was stunned with a Taser and arrested at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto late Frida... |
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on Jul 16, 2012 at 10:59 pm by Nayeli, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Two young children struck by vehicle
Two small children were struck by a vehicle south of downtown Palo Alto on Friday (Nov. 18) evening, Palo Alto police confirmed.
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on Nov 21, 2011 at 8:22 pm by Outside Observer, a resident of another community |
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ShotSpotter system records tragic plane crash
First there is the sound of a plane's engines. Then a crackling noise, as though the plane has hit a power line. Then, crashing sounds, as parts of the aircraft landed on home... |
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on Feb 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm by T Tierney, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Woman dies in north Palo Alto house fire
A woman was found dead apparently as a result of a fire in a house in the 900 block of Addison Avenue in northern Palo Alto Thursday evening, fire officials reported. Investig... |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 7:37 pm by Palo Altoan, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |