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Armed man sought following robbery in downtown Palo Alto
A woman walking home from downtown Palo Alto was robbed of her purse at gunpoint Thursday night, police said.
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on Oct 27, 2011 at 2:33 pm by Anne, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Woman robbed while jogging at Stanford
A woman was robbed Saturday (Oct. 1) at noon while jogging on Palm Drive near El Camino Real, the Stanford University Department of Public Safety said. The robbery occurred at... |
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on Oct 3, 2011 at 10:13 pm by Nayeli, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Mother, child hit while crossing California Avenue
A mother and young child sustained what appeared to be minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street at California Avenue and Birch Street around 10... |
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on Aug 5, 2011 at 8:14 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Man killed at Caltrain station in Mountain View
An unidentified "adult male" apparently stepped off the San Antonio Station passenger platform into the path of a speeding Caltrain commuter at 5:08 p.m. today (Monday), accor... |
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on May 6, 2010 at 3:28 pm by YIMBY, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Tomato Thievery
This past summer, we decided to try growing tomatoes for the first time. We found that the best place for sunlight was outside our fence. It was fun watering and caring for ... |
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on Oct 4, 2009 at 5:17 pm by Alan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Two-alarm fire chars downtown restaurant
A two-alarm fire broke out at Evvia Estiatorio in downtown Palo Alto Thursday at approximately 2:30 p.m. No one was injured, firefighters reported.
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on Sep 26, 2009 at 5:45 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto landlord couple remain in SF jail
A Palo Alto landlord couple accused of harassing their tenants in a South of Market District apartment building remains in jail today (Friday) after
being denied a bail redu... |
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on Sep 6, 2009 at 8:34 pm by Rubbish Reporting, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto police still looking for shooting suspect Gil-Fernandez
Palo Alto police are still actively looking for Daniel Gil-Fernandez, the suspect in last Wednesday's shooting outside of an apartment complex on Arastradero Road. The shootin... |
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on Jul 3, 2009 at 4:33 am by good friend, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Gay rights protestors block Stanford road
A coalition of gay rights advocates protesting today's state Supreme Court ruling upholding Proposition 8 announced a civil-disobedience sit-in aimed at blocking Stanford Univ... |
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on May 29, 2009 at 10:48 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Duck causes south Palo Alto power outage
A duck that flew into a power line in south Palo Alto this morning caused an outage that affected 1,958 customers, mostly homes, according to Dean Batchelor, assistant directo... |
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on Mar 10, 2009 at 8:42 pm by sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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7th grade girl reportedly hit by car near Jordan
A female 7th grade Jordan Middle School student reportedly crashed into a car while riding her bike to school shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, according to witnesses.
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on Feb 22, 2009 at 3:14 pm by Maggie, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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No criminal charges for driver in Phyllis Seidman fatality
No charges will be filed against the driver who struck and killed Phyllis Seidman Dec. 2. The decision was reached following an investigation by Palo Alto police and a review ... |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 8:33 am by Geoff, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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PAPD launches ambitious racial 'action plan'
Still reeling from accusations of racial profiling, the Palo Alto Police Department has prepared an ambitious "action plan" designed to educate officers, reassure the communit... |
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on Dec 17, 2008 at 11:49 pm by Fed Up, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Palo Alto hires polling firm to help with measure
With an eye toward a 2014 ballot measure, the Palo Alto City Council this week approved a $90,000 contract with a public-opinion firm to determine which infrastructure project... |
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on Dec 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm by resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Possible sexual assault at Palo Alto's Greer Park
A 22-year-old woman was found partially clothed and passed out in Greer Park on Saturday morning (Aug. 20) in what Palo Alto police described as a possible sexual assault.
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on Oct 23, 2011 at 6:53 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Burglar finds someone home -- suspect arrested
A young burglar who entered a Palo Alto home was shocked to open a bedroom door and find a resident sitting at his home-office desk Thursday afternoon. The intruder bolted fro... |
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on Jul 5, 2011 at 12:54 pm by Jas, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Mysterious car break-ins concern residents
Cars that Palo Alto residents said were locked and have alarm systems were burglarized on Saturday, May 21, leaving some residents baffled over the mystery of how burglars got... |
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on May 25, 2011 at 6:13 am by susan, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Critical Mass Murder?
I don't know if any of you witnessed the shocking scene that happened during a Brazilian Critical Mass event. Some guy intentionally plows through the bicyclists at a high ra... |
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on Mar 12, 2011 at 5:16 pm by False equivalence, a resident of Menlo Park |
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just a coincidince that Gabrielle Giffords is named on Sarah Palin's gun target poster?
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is #4 on Sarah Palin's gun target poster. Just a coincidence? I think not. See the poster here: Web Link
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on Jan 10, 2011 at 9:01 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Fatal crash with bicyclist is second for truck driver
The Nov. 4 fatal collision of a bicyclist with a tractor-trailer at the Alpine Road/Interstate 280 interchange was the second time in a little over three years that the driver... |
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on Nov 18, 2010 at 8:14 pm by pedestrian in traffic, a resident of another community |
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Mountain lion reported near University Avenue
A mountain lion was reportedly spotted in San Francisquito Creek near University and Woodland avenues in Palo Alto at about 1:30 p.m. this afternoon.
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on May 16, 2009 at 10:33 pm by Bruce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Fry's executive accused of embezzling $65 million
A Fry's Electronics executive and Palo Alto resident has been accused by the IRS of embezzling more than $65 million to finance a Ferrari-driving lifestyle.
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on Dec 28, 2008 at 2:16 am by Marvin, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Weekly's Holiday Fund campaign kicks off
From after-school tutoring to desperately needed food, the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund has helped local nonprofit organizations serve children and families since 1994. This ... |
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on Nov 9, 2012 at 4:22 pm by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
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Lawsuit filed after teen struck on El Camino
A Menlo Park family is suing a motorist and a number of public agencies, including Menlo Park and Atherton, for negligence and the "dangerous condition of public property" as... |
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 7:48 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Menlo man charged in teen delinquency cases
The presence of more than 40 teenagers, ages 16 and 17, possibly under the influence of alcohol, at a home in the 1200 block of Woodland Avenue on Friday led officers from the... |
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on May 16, 2012 at 10:04 am by Kimberly, a resident of another community |
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