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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 | 6311 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 | 3552 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 | 4096 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 | 6540 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 | 3759 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 | 2817 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 | 3525 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 | 3576 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 | 5065 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 | 6842 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 | 5973 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 | 4394 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 | 3817 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 | 5629 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 | 3014 Views
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Fire damages library 'Friends' office, spares booksAn early morning fire at Cubberley Community Center damaged the office of "Friends of the Palo Alto Library" Monday, destroying...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2010Last comment by Al, on Aug 16, 2010 at 1:48 pm | 18 comments | 10383 Views
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Police Activity at Stanford 8/15?Anyone know what was going on when the PAPD pulled over a car in the shopping center parking lot facing El Camino last night?...
Original post made by Gardner on Aug. 16, 2010Last comment by Joe, on Aug 16, 2010 at 11:04 am | 1 comment | 3071 Views
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El Palo Alto tree sprayed with graffitiPalo Alto's iconic El Palo Alto tree has been sprayed with graffiti by one or more vandals, who also left alcohol containers...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2010Last comment by Zelda, on Aug 16, 2010 at 9:31 am | 63 comments | 12316 Views
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Crime at Starbucks on ERC @ Stanford Ave tonightI witnessed something that looked like a grab and run of a laptop or purse or ? from Starbucks on ECR @ Stanford Ave earlier...
Original post made by Passerby on Aug. 15, 2010Last comment by qq, on Aug 15, 2010 at 11:05 pm | 3 comments | 3173 Views
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BevMo rallies for second try at Menlo Park storeThree years after shelving plans for a Menlo Park store, Beverages & More (BevMo) is back. The alcohol retailer has filed...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 15, 2010 at 9:50 pm | 7 comments | 3983 Views
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