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Police locate rental car linked to Lacy murder
A small, white Toyota that murder suspects Otto Emil Koloto and Donald Robert Lee Jr. were thought to have rented was found several days after the July 13 shooting, Det. Brian... |
Editor |
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on Aug 8, 2008 at 5:09 pm by Ted, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Cold-case unit DOA in county
The cold-case unit that Palo Alto and other police agencies in Santa Clara County depend on has shut down — partially — as part of a $4.9 million budget cut in cou... |
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on Aug 1, 2008 at 9:50 am by Furnace, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Green bus rolls into town
A lumbering green bus plastered with sponsor decals and with an odor reminiscent of French fries pulled into the parking lot of the Junior Museum and Zoo this morning, and a g... |
Editor |
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on Jul 17, 2008 at 6:09 pm by sally, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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Anyone know about police chase Friday evening 7/11?
I saw police with rifles out near the train tracks at E. Meadow and Alma this evening. Does anyone know what happened? |
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on Jul 12, 2008 at 11:14 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fireworks may have sparked Atherton fire
Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at a house near the Bear Gulch Reservoir in Atherton Sunday morning that may have been sparked by illegal fireworks, a fire official sai... |
Editor |
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on Jul 7, 2008 at 9:32 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Juvenile arrests tied to Willows burglaries
Two juveniles were arrested Tuesday in connection with a number of recent residential burglaries in the Willows neighborhood of Menlo Park, police reported Wednesday night.
R... |
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on Jun 19, 2008 at 11:40 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman and Maserati struck intentionally in PA
In a hit-and-run gone wrong, a Sunnyvale woman reversed her vehicle into an Atherton woman – and her Maserati – in the Palo Alto Professorville neighborhood Wednes... |
Editor |
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on Jun 9, 2008 at 3:18 pm by wow, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Editorial: Lane Liroff for county judgeship
Five candidates are vying for one opening June 3 on the Santa Clara County Superior Court bench — including three existing deputy district attorneys, a sitting judicial "commi... |
Editor |
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on Jun 3, 2008 at 10:08 pm by Cristina Quevedo, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
What were all the sirens about this morning?
Where can we get info as it happens?
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Resident |
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on May 26, 2008 at 11:39 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Childrens' theatre
What happened to the story about the teenaged suspects in the theatre burglary???Did the police find out who they were in exchange for agreeing to give Torres
a lighter sente... |
Mark |
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on May 5, 2008 at 4:04 am by Daa, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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... |
Editor |
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on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:02 am by pa resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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. |
Craig |
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on Apr 15, 2008 at 10:30 am by Kate, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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... |
JW |
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on Apr 11, 2008 at 6:16 am by JW, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
End-of-life lawsuit strikes at Stanford protocols
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is attempting to get a lawsuit on end-of-life care thrown out of court.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Mar 12, 2008 at 8:57 pm by Rick, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
MV police arrest murder suspect in Alabama
Mountain View police have announced the arrest of a suspect in Alabama in connection with the shooting death of Jeffrey Johnson during a drug deal gone bad on Ehrhorn Avenue e... |
Editor |
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on Feb 27, 2008 at 1:46 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Huge Arrest on Wilton Ave
Many officers supported by a police helicopter and dogs are arresting everyone in a house near Park Blvd and Wilton Ave. 6 people so far are in custody. Medics are also on the... |
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on Feb 20, 2008 at 1:25 pm by concerned neighbor, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto runaway teen identified as murdered
A troubled teenage girl ran away from her adopted Palo Alto family more than 30 years ago and was never heard from by her family again.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Feb 5, 2008 at 4:38 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Three burglary suspects caught in Palo Alto
Palo Alto police arrested two men and a juvenile early Saturday morning after a deliveryman saw them inside Kirk's Steakburgers at Town & Country Village Shopping Center.
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Editor |
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on Jan 8, 2008 at 11:02 am by Shallow Alto, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man found guilty in Menlo Park kidnap plot
A San Mateo County Superior Court jury found a Fresno man guilty today of masterminding a plot to have a former female employee of his Menlo Park store kidnapped and murdered ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 3:46 pm by Watched This Case, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police hunt for clues in girl's abduction
Palo Alto and Sunnyvale police are still seeking witnesses in the abduction, brutal beating and sexual assault of a 17-year-old Gunn High School student that began about 3:10 ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 2, 2007 at 10:07 am by Sally, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Walgreens arson suspect named
A 45-year-old parolee with a history of mental illness is suspected of starting the four-alarm July 1 fire that destroyed the historic 1900 Walgreens building at 310 Universit... |
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on Oct 14, 2007 at 3:51 pm by tom turner, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
EPA police chief: 'Community policing works'
Standing beside Attorney General Jerry Brown and a dozen other law enforcement and community leaders, East Palo Alto Police Chief Ron Davis declared the city's intense eight-m... |
Editor |
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on Oct 11, 2007 at 2:27 pm by Doris, a resident of East Palo Alto |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Morning fire damages home in Menlo Park
An early morning one-alarm fire displaced five people in Menlo Park today when a blaze ignited in the garage and extended into their home.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Oct 8, 2007 at 12:23 pm by ps, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two men arrested for theft at PG&E substation
Two San Leandro men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal copper ground wiring at a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. substation Wednesday night, according to Menlo ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 5:39 am by janet, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Door to door scammer on Wellsbury Way in Midtown
This morning, the folks on Wellsbury Way in midtown Palo Alto got hit by a scammer. A middle-aged man claimed to live on such and such address on Wellsbury way and claimed to ... |
Rajesh Kumar |
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on Sep 29, 2007 at 9:02 pm by C me around, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |