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Burglary victim speaks out about break-in
Palo Alto burglars apparently adhered to the old postal adage about neither rain nor sleet nor snow keeping them away during a morning burglary -- and neither did locked windo... |
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 2:31 pm by Edgarpoet, a resident of Mountain View |
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SC County third highest for exonerated convicts
A new national study has found that Santa Clara County ranks third statewide in the number of people exonerated for committing major crimes.
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on May 22, 2012 at 8:01 pm by sloppy, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Second assault reported in downtown Palo Alto
A woman sleeping near a downtown Palo Alto sidewalk was beaten by a man during a robbery attempt early Sunday morning, Dec. 2, police said. The attack occurred shortly after a... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 7:35 pm by Pearl, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Crash @ Middlefield/Loma Verde Saturday afternoon
Looks like one car could have run a red light or bright sun blinded a driver. |
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on Oct 28, 2012 at 8:19 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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terrorist attack in Wisconsin this morning
The FBI is reporting a terrorist attack on a temple in Wisconsin this morning. Numerous fatalities and others critically injured, including at least one police officer. Attack... |
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on Aug 6, 2012 at 2:52 pm by just thinkin\', a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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East Palo Alto city manager announces retirement
ML Gordon, the soft-spoken East Palo Alto city manager, has announced he will retire on March 2 or 3. Gordon, who has been in public service for 37 years, has spent the last 1... |
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on Feb 4, 2012 at 1:31 am by Mr. Fischer , a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Explosion?
Anyone hear an explosion--sort of a sonic boom sound, VERY loud, about an hour ago? Anyone know what it was? |
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on Oct 17, 2012 at 11:10 pm by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
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Helicopter
Anyone know why a helicopter has been hovering for 1/2 hour? |
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on Feb 16, 2013 at 5:28 pm by Marty, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Sikhs try to raise awareness
Local Sikh philanthropist and entrepreneur Narinder Singh Kapany sees the Aug. 5 shooting in Wisconsin that left six Sikhs dead as part of a disturbing trend of violence again... |
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 8:02 am by Really, Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Former Citigroup employee gets prison sentence
A former Citigroup Inc. sales assistant who stole $800,000 from the financial firm's clients in Palo Alto has been sentenced in federal court in San Francisco to one year and ... |
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on Mar 14, 2012 at 3:06 pm by David Pepperdine, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Why is charleston road closed by train tracks?
Lots of flashing police cars. Street sign says Charleston is closed. Anybody know what's happening? |
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on Jul 13, 2012 at 10:21 pm by anon, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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fire in southern Palo Alto this afternoon?
Is there a fire in southern Palo Alto this afternoon? We went for a walk near El Carmelo Elementary School and had to turn around because the air was so smokey.
Thankfully,... |
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on Jan 2, 2012 at 3:45 pm by smokey, a member of the El Carmelo School community |
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School board postpones election of officers
A legal technicality torpedoed plans for the Palo Alto school board to elect new officers Tuesday, Dec. 4. But the glitch did not stop the celebration Tuesday, when newly elec... |
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Computer with patient info stolen from Stanford
A computer containing some medical and personal information for approximately 2,500 patients was stolen from a Stanford faculty member's locked office sometime between July 15... |
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on Aug 8, 2012 at 2:12 pm by Not Surprised, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Broken water main causes 40-foot geyser on Old Page Mill
PG&E crews installing power poles Tuesday accidentally bored into a water main, causing a 40-foot-tall geyser to erupt on Old Page Mill Road and Gerth Lane south of Interstate... |
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 11:24 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Firecrackers explode in Menlo Park mailboxes
The one thing more unwelcome than a bill in one's mailbox may be a firecracker, as a string of Menlo Park residents discovered last week.
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on Jun 21, 2012 at 5:44 pm by Tom, a resident of another community |
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Man faces murder charge in hit-and-run fatality
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has filed charges including murder and assault with a deadly weapon against a San Jose man suspected of killing a pedestrian ... |
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on Apr 5, 2012 at 11:22 am by daniel, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Serial identity thief pleads guilty, gets 10 years
A 28-year-old man who went on an identity-theft crime spree in Santa Clara County, including in Palo Alto, pleaded guilty on March 22 to numerous criminal counts, the Santa Cl... |
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on Mar 30, 2012 at 8:53 pm by Nayeli, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Los Altos woman calls con man's bluff
A Los Altos woman wants her peers in Palo Alto and elsewhere to be wary of anyone calling and claiming to be from the Social Security Administration after she received a call ... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 8:20 pm by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Cleaver attacker gets seven-year sentence
A busboy who attacked a chef with a meat cleaver in the kitchen of a Palo Alto restaurant in 2009 was sentenced to seven years in state prison on Wednesday (Sept. 7), Supervis... |
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on Sep 8, 2011 at 5:33 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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County sees drop in Memorial Day DUI arrests
DUI arrests over the Memorial Day holiday weekend were down in Santa Clara County compared to the same three-day weekend last year, authorities said Tuesday.
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on May 30, 2012 at 5:16 pm by Gas-Will-Soon-Be-Ten-Dollars-A-Gallon, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Suspect arrested in Duveneck burglary
Palo Alto police arrested a man Tuesday who they believe burglarized a home in the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood Sunday.
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on Jan 26, 2012 at 9:09 am by JustMe, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis 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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Fugitive arrested in East Palo Alto to be on TV
A Salinas fugitive became the unwitting star of the show after running a stop sign in East Palo Alto Wednesday night.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 11:10 am by Raymond, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Woman pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing
A woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend at their home in East Palo Alto last month pleaded not guilty to murder charges Thursday, prosecutors said.
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 11:18 am by Observer, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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