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Man uses garden shears in Palo Alto cab robbery0...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2008Last comment by Tim, on Jul 29, 2008 at 4:23 am | 20 comments | 5044 Views
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Fatal car crash blocks Page Mill Road0...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2008Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 7, 2008 at 6:07 am | 20 comments | 6763 Views
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Students' fatal crash was on curve of Highway 10...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2008Last comment by oh well, on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:54 pm | 20 comments | 9058 Views
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Robbery suspect had been struggling mentallyJeffrey Owen Smith, the Palo Alto man arrested Tuesday night and charged with robbing a purse from a woman in Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2008Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Nov 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm | 20 comments | 34657 Views
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Craigslist 'car sale' ends in robbery, shootingA young East Bay man who was responding to a Craigslist car-for-sale listing in East Palo Alto was robbed of his $1,300 purchase...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2009Last comment by Lynn, on Mar 18, 2010 at 12:53 pm | 20 comments | 5708 Views
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Man attempts to steal shoes, falls into creekA man who allegedly attempted to steal a pair of shoes from Macy's Men's Store in the Stanford Shopping Center today reportedly...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2009Last comment by Thanks, on Nov 24, 2009 at 9:15 am | 20 comments | 4935 Views
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Burpee defense challenges evidence handlingThe trial of Palo Alto High School graduate Todd David Burpee, who is accused of attempted murder, kidnapping and sexual...
Original post made on May. 15, 2009Last comment by Arev, on Jan 27, 2010 at 2:51 pm | 20 comments | 6130 Views
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Palo Alto police nab residential burglary suspectPalo Alto police arrested a 17-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon after a phone call tipped them off to a possible residential...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2009Last comment by Cynthia, on Sep 9, 2009 at 1:34 am | 20 comments | 4001 Views
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Another home-invasion robbery reportedA man forced his way into a Mountain View woman's apartment through a closed window early Saturday morning, held her at gunpoint...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2009Last comment by to ms. davis, on Nov 17, 2009 at 1:58 pm | 20 comments | 3737 Views
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Train hits car in Palo Alto -- no injuriesA Caltrain clipped a car at Churchill Avenue in Palo Alto shortly after 6 p.m. today, but no injuries were reported, according...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2009Last comment by train rider, on Nov 27, 2009 at 9:51 pm | 20 comments | 4033 Views
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Student, caught in cyberattack, applauds Google standStanford University sophomore Tenzin Seldon was not entirely surprised to learn that someone from China had hacked into her...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2010Last comment by Chris, on Feb 1, 2010 at 12:29 am | 20 comments | 5253 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 | 4203 Views
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Special report: murder victim Jennifer Schipsi's final hoursA narrative account of Oct. 15, 2009, the day Palo Alto real-estate agent Jennifer Schipsi was murdered, based on testimony...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2011Last comment by AnnaNicoleSmith, on Feb 22, 2011 at 11:10 am | 20 comments | 65877 Views
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Three busted for drugs, guns by Menlo task forceThree East Palo Alto men watched their fortunes take a turn for the worse on March 3, as police officers and FBI agents pounced. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2011Last comment by Sonny, on Mar 7, 2011 at 4:56 pm | 20 comments | 3956 Views
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Accused Greenmeadow embezzler Kimball Allen pleads not guiltyKimball Allen, the 29-year-old former administrative manager accused of embezzling more than $65,000 from the Greenmeadow...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2011Last comment by Jon, on Apr 16, 2011 at 2:12 pm | 20 comments | 6861 Views
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Final arrest made in brazen robbery outside bankGerardo Yepez-Soto, the final suspect wanted in connection with a robbery outside Wells Fargo Bank Monday (Aug. 1), was arrested...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2011Last comment by easily, on Aug 5, 2011 at 1:14 pm | 20 comments | 5238 Views
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Man arrested after assault at Palo Alto nightclubA man was arrested early Saturday morning in Palo Alto after reportedly hitting another man with a bottle during an altercation...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2011Last comment by John, on Jan 12, 2012 at 8:33 am | 20 comments | 4808 Views
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Police make arrest after manhunt in MidtownPalo Alto police used four K-9 units -- including one from Los Altos and one from Sunnyvale -- to apprehend a man who had...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2011Last comment by laurenw, on Feb 4, 2014 at 1:24 am | 20 comments | 5665 Views
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Student jailed after assault in school garageA 19-year-old student at Summit Preparatory Charter High School in Redwood City has been jailed on suspicion of assaulting...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2012Last comment by Anon., on Jan 29, 2012 at 1:53 pm | 20 comments | 4391 Views
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Women sentenced in $256,000 Palo Alto credit union fraudTwo women who stole more than $250,000 out of a couple's Palo Alto credit union account were sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 14,...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2012Last comment by Senior Blogger, on Feb 25, 2012 at 2:42 pm | 20 comments | 32296 Views
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