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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
robberies
Hasn't anyone noticed that one of the guys robbing people fits the same description each time. Each time they follow people on foot. Each time it's in the same general area....
 
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on Mar 8, 2007 at 12:56 pm by Mayfield Child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
New law will restrict car sales on El Camino
Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, Palo Alto police will have the ability to restrict illegal car sales on El Camino Real. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
Editor
 
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 7:33 pm by i saw the comment before it got censored, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Saddam is Dead - Justice if Finally Here!
Saddam was an immense evil. Like Stalin or Hitler or Mao or Pol Pot. His savage control has now been countered with a long overdue hanging. It was too good for him. He shou...
 
Larry
 
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on Jan 18, 2007 at 6:57 am by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Five cited in Palo Alto liquor sting
People at four restaurants and one liquor store were cited for serving alcohol to minors in a Nov. 16 sting operation by Palo Alto police using juvenile decoys. Read the fu...
 
Editor
 
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 7:17 pm by Needs-Facts, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Armed robber hits Midtown ice-cream shop
A man held up Baskin Robbins on Middlefield Road late Thursday, threatening a clerk with a semi-automatic gun and leaving with an unknown amount of money, Palo Alto Police Sgt...
 
Editor
 
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on Sep 7, 2008 at 6:35 pm by Revolted, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Topping it off
Construction crews placed the finial atop Hoover Pavilion on Quarry Road Tuesday morning, symbolizing the near-completion of the 81-year-old building's restoration. Photos by ...
 
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on Nov 22, 2012 at 10:36 am by neighbor, a resident of another community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
HP's HurdHas Spun Away From His Problem
Web Link Again we see a corporate leader who has fallen on extraordinarily good luck. HP is doing well, ...
 
J.L.
 
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on Oct 24, 2006 at 12:52 pm by J.L., a resident of the Ventura neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
PA shooting victim 'critical' at Stanford Hospital
Searching for some shred of evidence to a brazen 1:45 a.m. shooting outside Palo Alto police headquarters, police teams in orange vests scanned the shrubbery at the Civic Cent...
 
Editor
 
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on Jul 17, 2008 at 12:08 pm by Alex, a resident of the University South neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
HP's Hurd continues to spin away from accountability
Looks like Mark Hurd is managing to avoid accountability at the top. Seems he's forgotten a lot of things. How convenient. Web Link...
 
J.L
 
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on Nov 19, 2006 at 12:15 am by joyce, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Kids and matches caused big Dish fire
Two juveniles playing with matches were responsible for starting the June 25 fire in the Stanford Dish area that burned 171 acres, according to the Stanford University Departm...
 
Editor
 
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 8:01 pm by chillin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Home invasion robbery in Palo Alto
A woman was robbed in her Palo Alto home at gunpoint Friday afternoon by three intruders, including two women who said they were looking for someone. Read the full story he...
 
Editor
 
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on Dec 12, 2007 at 12:26 am by jb, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
McDonald's Robbery
How similar are the two recent robberies at McDonald's and 7 Eleven. I ask because I see similarities and wonder what late night venue will be the next venue for armed robbery...
 
Resident
 
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on Apr 24, 2007 at 12:56 pm by Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
College Terrace petition: 'End vehicle dwelling'
Two years ago Palo Alto city officials said they planned to craft a new ordinance to prohibit sleeping in cars overnight. But a cat-and-mouse game of vehicle shifting on city ...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 9:27 pm by Annoyed, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Animal cruelty charges against goat owners
The discovery of a corral of emaciated goats along Alpine Road on undeveloped land owned by Stanford University in Portola Valley has led the Peninsula Humane Society to seek ...
 
Editor
 
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on Jan 25, 2009 at 6:23 am by BoeZoe, a resident of another community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police continue search for suspected killer
Palo Alto police are still searching for Otto Emil Koloto, a Gilroy man suspected of shooting a man outside of City Hall in the early morning hours of July 13 during an allege...
 
Editor
 
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on Jul 25, 2012 at 4:13 am by Joann, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
96 YR OLD PALO ALTO MAN FINALLY BURIED AFTER NEARLY 2 MONTHS
Read front page story in San Jose Mercury News (2-28-07)regarding treatment of this gentle man (CHARLES GRANT) who died within days of being strapped into his Kaiser hospital ...
 
geraldine kinyon
 
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on Mar 10, 2007 at 8:35 am by equal Justice, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
8 year old's bike stolen
My 8 year old had a green Diamondback bike. His first new bike that he had for only one month. He had locked it up at El Carmelo, and left it there on Friday Nov. 9 after sch...
 
Sad mother
 
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 12:56 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driftwood Market Robbed
Driftwood Market (3450 El Camino Real, Palo Alto) was robbed just after 7PM tonight. My heart goes out to all the employees and owner. My kids and I have been going there f...
 
qq
 
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on Oct 24, 2007 at 12:38 am by c me around, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Who are the True Blue Crips?
To most Palo Altans, before the night of June 12, when Herbert Kay was fatally beaten on Gilman Street in downtown Palo Alto, gangs were the stuff of documentaries, of mov...
 
julie
 
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on Jul 18, 2008 at 3:27 pm by sam, a member of the Gunn High School community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Red light camera?
I saw a camera above the intersection of Deer Park and Page Mill today as I hit the yellew and it turned red about a second before I went through. Was it a red light camera or...
 
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on Jun 5, 2009 at 4:54 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Redwood City burglars tied to theft in Palo Alto
Three men who were arrested inside a Redwood City home last week have been linked to additional burglaries in Redwood City, Belmont and Palo Alto, police said Monday. Read th...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 17, 2012 at 12:32 pm by JustMe, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
What was that huge accident on Charleston at 2:30 PM today, Friday?
hi -- I was attempting to get to REI at around 2:30 today from San Antonio heading south and had to turn around as Charleston was completely blocked off with emergency pers...
 
td
 
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on Jul 3, 2007 at 10:33 am by Newsy, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police step up patrols after latest robbery
Palo Alto police have increased foot and car patrols this week after the latest street robbery Sunday night, when a woman walking home alone was knocked down and robbed on Lom...
 
Editor
 
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on Jan 20, 2010 at 7:56 pm by Carol, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fire ripping through Walgreens..
I was just downtown, and a fire is bursting out of the roof of the Walgreens on University Avenue. It looks pretty major -- lots of firetrucks and people around.
 
Danny
 
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on Jul 2, 2007 at 1:40 am by FP, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Criminal investigation of Children's Theatre over, police chief announces
The criminal investigation of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre is over, Police Chief Lynne Johnson announced in a statement today. Although police have evidence of "serious fi...
 
Editor
 
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on May 30, 2008 at 8:00 am by Paul Wanplus, a resident of another community
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