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Kids and matches caused big Dish fire0...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2007Last comment by chillin, on Aug 9, 2007 at 8:01 pm | 29 comments | 8050 Views
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Man killed by Caltrain in Menlo Park is identified0...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2008Last comment by www.JacksonSnyder.com, on Apr 19, 2008 at 9:32 am | 29 comments | 8286 Views
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30 th Anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre0...
Original post made by Jane on Oct. 25, 2008Last comment by sara, on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:29 am | 29 comments | 3663 Views
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Man robs woman of backpack Saturday evening in Palo AltoA woman walking alone in the 600 block of Webster Street in downtown Palo Alto at 6 p.m. Saturday was pushed to the ground...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2008Last comment by BeThatOne, on Nov 18, 2008 at 8:41 pm | 29 comments | 4555 Views
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Police: Schipsi was strangled before fireJennifer Schipsi, the 29-year old Palo Alto woman whose remains were found in a burned house on Addison Avenue last month,...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2009Last comment by beenthere, on Nov 14, 2009 at 8:03 pm | 29 comments | 4736 Views
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Police auditors urge overall review of Taser usePalo Alto police zapped an allegedly bellicose man with a Taser outside a bar early Saturday morning, two days after a police...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2009Last comment by mike, on Dec 18, 2009 at 8:02 pm | 29 comments | 6435 Views
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Judge Monday decrees life or death for AlvarezA San Mateo County Superior Court judge will announce his decision Monday morning whether a 26-year-old man who murdered...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2010Last comment by Nora Charles, on Feb 9, 2010 at 11:41 pm | 29 comments | 16664 Views
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Pedestrian hit by car in Atherton, killedA person was killed in Atherton this morning when a vehicle apparently hit a pedestrian, police said. The crash was reported...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2010Last comment by mel, on Oct 30, 2010 at 5:22 pm | 29 comments | 6427 Views
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Car hits, flips ambulance on El Camino in Palo AltoFive people were taken to the hospital after a Toyota sedan collided with an ambulance at Oregon Expressway and El Camino...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2010Last comment by Jake, on Oct 30, 2010 at 11:14 am | 29 comments | 8531 Views
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Paly student dies Thursday afternoonA Palo Alto High School senior died by suicide in a Palo Alto residence Thursday afternoon, police confirmed today. News...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2011Last comment by julie brody, on Jan 17, 2011 at 8:08 pm | 29 comments | 14360 Views
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Burglars hit Duveneck school -- againBurglars have preyed on Duveneck Elementary School in Palo Alto a third time in four weeks, striking again on Sunday (Aug....
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2011Last comment by chooseone, on Aug 10, 2011 at 8:26 pm | 29 comments | 3904 Views
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Police seek public's help in combating burglariesPalo Alto has experienced 71 residential burglaries since January, the largest spike since 2007, the Palo Alto Police Department...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2012Last comment by Tracy, on Apr 3, 2012 at 10:52 am | 29 comments | 8128 Views
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Palo Alto man arrested in $250,000 narcotics bustA 46-year-old Palo Alto man was arrested Thursday morning after police seized tens of thousands of doses of prescription...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2012Last comment by Community Center Neighbor, on Jul 1, 2012 at 7:53 pm | 29 comments | 6160 Views
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Assault on pedestrian - what should I have done?I witnessed a disturbing incident yesterday afternoon. A pedestrian was crossing Bryant Street in a crosswalk and was about...
Original post made by resident on Dec. 14, 2012Last comment by DC, on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:52 pm | 29 comments | 12564 Views
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Embarcadero Road gas station robbed at gunpointA Shell station on Embarcadero Road was robbed Tuesday morning by a hooded man who police said wore a handkerchief mask and...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2013Last comment by neighbor, on Jul 4, 2013 at 9:52 pm | 29 comments | 15974 Views
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Structure fire erupts at former Compadres Restaurant sitePalo Alto firefighters responded to a structure fire that erupted at 3877 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, a vacant building...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2018Last comment by musical, on Nov 16, 2018 at 10:17 pm | 29 comments | 11676 Views
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No Security in city parking garagesWe found out the hard way. Our daughter's car was broken into and her belongings stolen. The police let us know there are...
Original post made by Another theft victim on Jul. 1, 2019Last comment by EZ Way To Catch Car Thieves, on Jul 10, 2019 at 1:30 pm | 29 comments | 3139 Views
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Police: Man arrested after 29-hour standoff had illegal high-capacity magazine in his gunThe man whose 29-hour standoff with the police transformed a quiet block of Charleston Meadows into a hive of police activity...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by zap, on Aug 7, 2019 at 7:23 pm | 29 comments | 10258 Views
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Driver attacks two with a cane in road-rage incidentA 66-year-old man allegedly attacked two drivers during separate road-rage incidents on Oct. 25 in what police termed a "rampage."...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by @Anon, on Nov 1, 2019 at 6:31 am | 29 comments | 8077 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Will Congress finally cut them off?0...
Original post made by Albert on Apr. 12, 2007Last comment by Draw the Line, on Apr 14, 2007 at 1:03 pm | 29 comments | 6348 Views
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