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Massive raw sewage spill in Redwood ShoresA ruptured underground pipe leaked about 48,000 gallons of raw sewage into the Redwood Shores Lagoon last week -- nearly...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2010Last comment by qq, on Sep 1, 2010 at 1:08 pm | 4 comments | 3476 Views
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HP pays $55 million fine for Carly's kickback schemeThe U.S. Justice Department confirmed Monday that Hewlett-Packard paid $55 million to settle claims that the Palo Alto tech...
Original post made by Carly on Aug. 31, 2010Last comment by Carly, on Aug 31, 2010 at 7:03 pm | 1 comment | 2900 Views
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Two arrested in Hotel California robberyA brazen late-night attack on a Palo Alto hotel worker in his room has ended with the arrest of two Menlo Park siblings. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2010There are no comments yet. 5002 Views
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Man, 78, assaulted in home-invasion robberyPalo Alto police are investigating a home-invasion robbery Friday afternoon during which a 78-year-old male resident was...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2010Last comment by Hmmm, on Aug 31, 2010 at 10:29 am | 48 comments | 6011 Views
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Ann Ravel joins U.S. justice departmentMore than 400 attorneys and colleagues of Santa Clara County Counsel Ann Ravel gathered Thursday evening at a reception to...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2010Last comment by stefan calhoun, on Aug 30, 2010 at 11:12 am | 1 comment | 2753 Views
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State apologizes to Italian AmericansThe little-known government internment of 10,000 Italian Americans in California during World War II was acknowledged as...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2010Last comment by Shame on Walter, on Aug 28, 2010 at 2:54 pm | 19 comments | 6233 Views
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Green-vested man robs Luther Savings bankA man wearing a lime-green reflective vest vaulted over a counter at Luther Burbank Savings in Palo Alto at 2:05 p.m. Wednesday...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by any member, on Aug 28, 2010 at 1:46 am | 10 comments | 3512 Views
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El Camino car crash creates hydrant mini-geyserA two-car collision at Grant Avenue and El Camino Real shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday sent one car careening into a fire hydrant,...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2010Last comment by The Photographer, on Aug 26, 2010 at 2:37 pm | 8 comments | 4046 Views
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Driver killed in crash on Page Mill RoadThe California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in unincorporated San Mateo County that occurred early this...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2010Last comment by Joseph Tourino, on Aug 25, 2010 at 4:29 pm | 28 comments | 6478 Views
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Police investigate small fire at Jordan schoolPalo Alto police are searching for two teenage boys suspected of setting fire to a beach towel at Jordan Middle School Sunday...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2010Last comment by parent, on Aug 24, 2010 at 10:41 pm | 9 comments | 3726 Views
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Doctor jailed in open carry caseStory in the Mercury-News: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15881585...
Original post made by open carry on Aug. 24, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 24, 2010 at 9:20 pm | 4 comments | 2800 Views
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East Palo Alto shooting leaves youth woundedEast Palo Alto police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting that left a 17-year-old male wounded in the leg. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2010Last comment by Marksman, on Aug 24, 2010 at 1:21 pm | 1 comment | 3489 Views
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MV man could get life in attempted homicideMountain View resident Reginald Ellis was arrested late last week for allegedly trying to choke his girlfriend to death in...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 24, 2010 at 12:08 pm | 2 comments | 3524 Views
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Palo Alto police plan DUI checkpoint tonightThe Palo Alto Police Department will be conducting a DUI/driver's license checkpoint tonight (Aug. 20) from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m....
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 24, 2010 at 10:34 am | 26 comments | 4994 Views
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Parents of East Palo Alto plane crash victim file suitThe parents of a man who died in a plane crash in East Palo Alto in February filed a lawsuit Tuesday (Aug. 17) alleging that...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2010Last comment by daniel, on Aug 23, 2010 at 11:50 am | 65 comments | 6785 Views
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Traveling con man arrested in Menlo ParkThere's your run-of-the-mill bad boyfriend, and then there's Simon Gann. A Menlo Park woman suspected that the man she'd...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2010Last comment by Maddie, on Aug 22, 2010 at 4:22 pm | 13 comments | 5906 Views
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Facebook unveils new 'Places' featureSocial-media giant Facebook unveiled its much-anticipated "Places" feature Wednesday, allowing users to share their real-time...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2010Last comment by anonymous, on Aug 19, 2010 at 9:00 pm | 9 comments | 4356 Views
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Police hunt for armed men at Menlo Park SafewayEmployees at a Menlo Park Safeway store had a scare early Monday morning (Aug. 16) when police evacuated the store searching...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2010Last comment by Anon., on Aug 19, 2010 at 1:31 pm | 8 comments | 3793 Views
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Palo Alto Shuttle suit settles for $125,000A Henry M. Gunn High School student who was thrown out of an unsecured city-bus door and tumbled onto El Camino Real in 2007...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2010Last comment by Shuttle Diplomacy, on Aug 18, 2010 at 12:11 pm | 17 comments | 5576 Views
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Does the PAPD have a facebook page?Our neighbors at Facebook set this page up with a city in New Jersey: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marlton-NJ/Evesham-Township-Police-NJ/319370858258 Most...
Original post made by crime stopper on Aug. 14, 2010Last comment by Twitter info, on Aug 16, 2010 at 10:16 pm | 9 comments | 2990 Views
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