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Pizza deliveryman robbed at gunpoint MondayA pizza deliverer was robbed at gunpoint in the Greenmeadow neighborhood of south Palo Alto Monday (Jan. 10) night, Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Jan 13, 2011 at 9:25 pm | 25 comments | 4575 Views
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Tour bus catches fire, ties up San Antonio RoadA large tour bus filled with Japanese tourists caught fire late Wednesday afternoon, blocking westbound lanes of San Antonio...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2011Last comment by bill, on Jan 13, 2011 at 3:10 pm | 8 comments | 3959 Views
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Armed Robbery in South Palo AltoLast night I received an email indicating that there was an armed robbery on Ben Lomond, a few blocks from our house. Why...
Original post made by Observer on Jan. 11, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Jan 12, 2011 at 11:37 am | 8 comments | 2647 Views
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Teenage burglars busted in Menlo ParkWhile some teenagers are lamenting the end of holiday vacation, others are seizing the opportunity to enrich themselves --...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Jan 12, 2011 at 11:28 am | 4 comments | 3076 Views
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Armed Robbery GreenmeadowAround 9 pm last night a pizza delivery man was robbed a gun point making an ficitious delivery to a neighborhood home and...
Original post made by Greenmeadow Resident on Jan. 11, 2011There are no comments yet. 2613 Views
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Friend doubted Schipsi wrote him a messageJaber Al Suwaidi had known Bulos "Paul" Zumot and Jennifer Schipsi for more than two years and over that time he had exchanged...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2011There are no comments yet. 4703 Views
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Rise in assaults and accidents?It seems like every few days now there's a report on this site of someone being assaulted or hit by a car (or bus) in Palo...
Original post made by Wondering on Jan. 10, 2011Last comment by mv, on Jan 10, 2011 at 4:47 pm | 4 comments | 2827 Views
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Another driveway robbery this a.m. in Palo AltoAn armed robber snagged a Palo Alto woman's purse shortly after midnight this morning (Saturday, Jan. 8) just after she had...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2011Last comment by Ladrome, on Jan 10, 2011 at 1:51 pm | 20 comments | 4405 Views
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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: http://twitpic.com/3o7jnn An...
Original post made by an American on Jan. 8, 2011Last comment by Perspective, on Jan 10, 2011 at 9:01 am | 35 comments | 4330 Views
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Woman attacked while walking in Mountain ViewPolice are searching for a man who attacked a Mountain View woman as she walked through a residential neighborhood Saturday...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2011Last comment by gio, on Jan 10, 2011 at 8:50 am | 1 comment | 3280 Views
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PAPD at Dan Brown's Sports Bar0...
Original post made by qq on Mar. 9, 2008Last comment by Jonathan, on Jan 9, 2011 at 12:44 pm | 40 comments | 10410 Views
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Palo Alto street-robbery suspect could face lifeA 21-year-old man suspected of at least two armed street robberies in Palo Alto could face a "three strikes" sentence that...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2011Last comment by Richard Clark, on Jan 9, 2011 at 8:29 am | 6 comments | 4005 Views
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Coroner's office identifies man hit by trainThe man killed by a southbound Caltrain in Palo Alto early Tuesday morning has been identified as Kyle Hodder-Hastorf, 19,...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2011Last comment by Friend, on Jan 8, 2011 at 11:20 pm | 57 comments | 6971 Views
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Bus driver's name released in fatal crashPolice have released the name of the bus driver whose bus struck and killed a pedestrian in downtown Palo Alto on Dec. 30. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2011Last comment by Anon., on Jan 8, 2011 at 12:48 am | 10 comments | 4947 Views
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Admitted rapist of woman, 94, gets 17 yearsThe long wait for the imprisonment of a man who in 2002 raped and beat a 94-year-old Palo Alto woman came to an end on Thursday...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2011Last comment by Nora Charles, on Jan 8, 2011 at 12:17 am | 7 comments | 3834 Views
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Earthquake shakes San Jose FridayA 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck south San Jose at 04:10 p.m. today (Jan. 7), the U.S. Geological Survey has reported. It...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2011Last comment by nothing in midtown, on Jan 7, 2011 at 4:40 pm | 2 comments | 2832 Views
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Stanford student fends off attacker on campusA 21-year-old Stanford student fended off an attacker Monday evening after attempting to bite him when he placed his hand...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2011Last comment by Been there, try this, on Jan 7, 2011 at 5:21 am | 16 comments | 3822 Views
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'Spare the Air' alert issued for ThursdayWeather predictions for Thursday in the Bay Area have prompted air-quality officials today to issue the third Winter Spare...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2011Last comment by Kumar, on Jan 6, 2011 at 3:30 pm | 2 comments | 3225 Views
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Elarms pleads not guilty in David Lewis killingA man charged with fatally shooting East Palo Alto community leader David Lewis outside a San Mateo mall in June pleaded...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2011Last comment by Sally, on Jan 6, 2011 at 9:32 am | 1 comment | 3448 Views
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Zumot-trial attorneys clash over arson evidenceFederal arson investigator Barbara Maxwell said she detected a heavy smell of gasoline as soon as members of her team began...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2011Last comment by objective, on Jan 5, 2011 at 7:48 am | 2 comments | 4357 Views
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