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Bicyclist 'unsafely turned' before fatal crashThe accident that killed a Los Altos Hills bicyclist on Alpine Road in November occurred after the bicyclist "unsafely turned"...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2010Last comment by Firefighter, on Dec 25, 2010 at 7:39 am | 68 comments | 7544 Views
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Pedestrian killed at San Antonio Caltrain stationA male pedestrian was struck and killed by a southbound Caltrain at the San Antonio station in Mountain View Wednesday evening,...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2009Last comment by cb, on Dec 22, 2010 at 10:00 pm | 34 comments | 8392 Views
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No parole for Chowchilla school-bus kidnapperA state Board of Parole Hearings panel Monday night once again denied parole for one of three men -- all from wealthy families...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2009Last comment by David, on Dec 21, 2010 at 5:35 pm | 28 comments | 9850 Views
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Burglars clean out Lutticken's cash registersSometime during the dark, damp hours of Saturday night and Sunday morning, burglars broke into Lutticken's Deli in Menlo...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2010Last comment by Observer, on Dec 21, 2010 at 11:33 am | 1 comment | 3166 Views
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Serious solo accident closes WB San AntonioA solo accident just before 6 a.m. today in which a man in his early 20s drove into a tree and light pole on San Antonio...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2010Last comment by Neighbor, on Dec 21, 2010 at 10:10 am | 32 comments | 6318 Views
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Crash victim was Stanford visiting scholarThe man who died early Saturday when his car hit a tree and parked vehicle on Middlefield Road was a visiting scholar at...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2010Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Dec 21, 2010 at 1:37 am | 8 comments | 3173 Views
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Police make arrest in killing of David LewisInvestigators have arrested a suspect in the June fatal shooting of East Palo Alto community leader David Lewis, San Mateo...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2010Last comment by Midtown Resident, on Dec 21, 2010 at 12:53 am | 2 comments | 11782 Views
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Man robbed at San Antonio Road Caltrain stationThree men, one of whom carried a gun, beat and robbed a San Francisco man at the San Antonio Road Caltrain station on Thursday...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2010Last comment by scary, on Dec 20, 2010 at 9:12 pm | 8 comments | 3659 Views
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Head-on crash closes Dumbarton Thursday nightThe Dumbarton Bridge was closed in the westbound direction Thursday night (Dec. 16)following a head-on collision near the...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2010Last comment by who was the driver?, on Dec 17, 2010 at 11:49 am | 1 comment | 3637 Views
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Report shows big drop in East Palo Alto crimeEast Palo Alto -- once regarded as the murder capital of the country -- has seen a 56 percent decrease in violent crime since...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2010Last comment by G TOWN, on Dec 16, 2010 at 12:17 pm | 7 comments | 3308 Views
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Strong-arm robberies hit Palo Alto streets againRobbers snatched valuables from two people in the evening hours in Palo Alto on Saturday and Monday, adding to a string of...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2010Last comment by Cynthia, on Dec 16, 2010 at 10:27 am | 55 comments | 5034 Views
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Jewelry stolen from Mountain View apartmentElectronics and jewelry were stolen from an apartment in the 1800 block of Ednamary Way in Mountain View Tuesday (Dec. 14),...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2010Last comment by Cynthia, on Dec 16, 2010 at 10:07 am | 1 comment | 3237 Views
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Palo Alto woman robbed in front of her homeA Palo Alto woman was robbed in front of her home in the 900 block of El Cajon Way shortly about 7 p.m. Saturday, police...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2010Last comment by Jared@erosenfeld.com, on Dec 13, 2010 at 11:27 am | 6 comments | 3531 Views
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Lewd incident at Palo Alto BowlI'm thinking there must be a mistake in characterizing Grant Willner as a transient. He's a 1972 graduate of Gunn High School;...
Original post made by lindaloo on Dec. 10, 2010There are no comments yet. 2827 Views
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Body of Mountain View man found in garageA Mountain View man apparently shot and killed himself after police surrounded his home in the 2600 block of Diericx Drive...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2010Last comment by anonymous, on Dec 8, 2010 at 1:20 pm | 1 comment | 4068 Views
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Driver pinballs through downtown Palo AltoA man with a history of diabetes -- and convictions for driving under the influence -- rammed into several cars and narrowly...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2010Last comment by SafetyWoman, on Dec 7, 2010 at 4:18 pm | 22 comments | 4295 Views
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Eshoo gets feds to cork loud TV adsIt seems that Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. can agree on at least one thing these days: advertisers need to...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2010Last comment by anonymous, on Dec 7, 2010 at 9:22 am | 10 comments | 3169 Views
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Telephone pole may have saved cyclist's lifeA wooden telephone pole probably prevented major injuries to a bicyclist traveling north on El Camino Real near Watkins Avenue...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2010Last comment by Concerned, on Dec 6, 2010 at 10:28 am | 13 comments | 3287 Views
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Mountain View grocery store robbed at gunpointOn Wednesday night, two men wielding handguns robbed El Super Mercado grocery store on Moffett Boulevard. According to Mountain...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2010Last comment by lives close to Mountain View, on Dec 3, 2010 at 4:21 pm | 3 comments | 3567 Views
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Jewelry salesmen robbed in Los AltosTwo jewelry salesmen were robbed by a group of masked men in Los Altos Wednesday evening, the latest in a series of jewelry...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2010Last comment by concerned, on Dec 3, 2010 at 12:14 pm | 2 comments | 3660 Views
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