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Unfit to teach? Teacher accused of rape had a checkered history in schoolsPalo Alto Unified administrators knew of physical education teacher Peter Colombo's criminal history more than a decade ago...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Mar 4, 2023 at 11:36 am | 61 comments | 22312 Views
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Closed for cleanup0...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2008Last comment by Even Another Employee, on Aug 6, 2008 at 9:47 pm | 61 comments | 11617 Views
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Dog Mauling Threat0...
Original post made by John on Aug. 24, 2006Last comment by Andrew, on Jul 28, 2017 at 11:39 am | 61 comments | 11832 Views
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Coroner identifies man in fatal crash at Peers Park0...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2008Last comment by Steve Z, on Jul 14, 2012 at 9:26 am | 60 comments | 11343 Views
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Residents react to Arastradero Rd. shootingA reported shooting left one man wounded and one man being sought at an apartment complex in the 500 block of Arastradero...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2009Last comment by questioning, on Mar 19, 2009 at 9:33 pm | 60 comments | 7051 Views
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Police arrest protester at Lockheed MartinPalo Alto police arrested a 34-year-old man after he notified local media that he had just spray painted the word "Yemen"...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2019Last comment by GOT vandals?, on May 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm | 60 comments | 18453 Views
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Student hospitalized after bike, SUV collideA Palo Alto High School student was hospitalized after his bicycle collided with an SUV on his way to school Tuesday, Oct....
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2012Last comment by danielle, on Nov 11, 2012 at 3:00 pm | 60 comments | 10982 Views
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Droid theft in Palo Alto draws police, helicopterPalo Alto police were out in force Tuesday night -- including the use of a Santa Clara County sheriff's helicopter -- to...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2010Last comment by fireman, on Oct 10, 2010 at 11:42 am | 60 comments | 6765 Views
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No charge in crash that hurt twin boys on Menlo Park sidewalkEdward Nelson, the 90-year-old driver whose SUV jumped a curb and pinned 6-year-old twin boys against a wall in downtown...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2014Last comment by kludged, on Feb 3, 2014 at 11:14 am | 59 comments | 25580 Views
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Man badly beaten outside Palo Alto restaurantPalo Alto police are working to identify four men who beat another man unconscious outside a downtown restaurant early Wednesday...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2009Last comment by GinaB, on May 5, 2009 at 2:38 am | 59 comments | 6074 Views
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DA disqualifies Judge Persky from new sex-assault caseThe embattled judge who presided over the trial of former Stanford University student Brock Turner was disqualified Tuesday...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2016Last comment by mauricio, on Jun 19, 2016 at 6:36 am | 59 comments | 22095 Views
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Bicyclist suffers critical injuries in collisionA bicyclist was critically injured in Mountain View on Friday evening after he was struck by a car on San Antonio Road. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2015Last comment by Sarah, on Aug 7, 2015 at 6:58 pm | 58 comments | 14909 Views
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Bike thefts in Palo Alto spike, prompting warning from policeA spate of bicycle thefts occurred recently in Palo Alto, with 10 thefts in the span of a week, according to police reports. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2015Last comment by ron, on Aug 14, 2016 at 10:39 pm | 58 comments | 15643 Views
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Animal shelter workers to be charged in deaths of 7 pupsThree employees of Pets in Need, a no-kill animal shelter, have been cited and are being charged with animal cruelty and...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2021Last comment by Serg, on Dec 2, 2021 at 6:36 pm | 58 comments | 21089 Views
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Two pit bulls shot after they killed a small dogAn East Palo Alto police officer shot two pit bulls that had mauled a small dog being walked by its owner Wednesday evening...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2009Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Dec 9, 2009 at 7:39 pm | 58 comments | 198486 Views
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Burpee gets 43 years to life for assault, kidnap of Gunn studentTodd David Burpee, 22, received a 43 years-to-life sentence today for the kidnapping, sexual assault and beating/strangulation...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2009Last comment by Nora Charles, on Sep 20, 2009 at 3:17 am | 58 comments | 10269 Views
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Brock Turner judge launches anti-recall campaignJust days before Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky is set to be reassigned from criminal cases and before former Stanford...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2016Last comment by pearl, on Sep 11, 2016 at 5:00 pm | 58 comments | 15247 Views
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Coroner's office identifies man hit by trainThe man killed by a southbound Caltrain in Palo Alto early Tuesday morning has been identified as Kyle Hodder-Hastorf, 19,...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2011Last comment by Friend, on Jan 8, 2011 at 11:20 pm | 57 comments | 6879 Views
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are all the threads about Arizona's racial profiling law being deleted?Given Palo Alto's own history with racial profiling, I think the Arizona law is worth studying and learning about....
Original post made by racial profiling on Apr. 28, 2010Last comment by Sharon, on May 12, 2010 at 7:34 pm | 57 comments | 4563 Views
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Residents find political signs on their lawns — for a candidate they don't supportA handful of Palo Alto residents recently found lawn signs supporting Rishi Kumar, a Saratoga city councilman and candidate...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2020Last comment by Sick of lying politicians, on Feb 9, 2020 at 11:06 am | 57 comments | 18507 Views
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