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Menlo Park girl, 6, dies from hit-and-runThe 6-year-old Menlo Park girl injured in a hit-and-run "street racing" crash at the intersection of Willow Road and Bayfront...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2009Last comment by David, on Nov 21, 2009 at 4:59 pm | 49 comments | 5750 Views
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Palo Alto police arrest kidnapping suspectPalo Alto police, with the assistance of U.S. Marshals, yesterday arrested Angelo A. Henry, 19, of Palo Alto, in Marina,...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2009Last comment by sriley90, on Jan 31, 2009 at 9:08 pm | 49 comments | 7358 Views
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Police describe 'quick and violent' confrontation before fatal shootingWhen three Palo Alto police officers arrived at the front lawn of a home at 652 Forest Ave. in the waning hours of Christmas...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2015Last comment by Physician and mom of special needs kids, on Jan 3, 2016 at 4:37 pm | 49 comments | 23316 Views
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Homeless man arrested for assault with a deadly weaponA fistfight between two men at the Cubblerley Community Center on Wednesday night ended with one at the Stanford Hospital...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2013Last comment by homeless, on Jun 22, 2013 at 12:38 am | 49 comments | 5898 Views
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Car pins boys against wall in downtown Menlo ParkA warm fall afternoon turned dangerous for 6-year-old twins when a car jumped a curb, trapping the boys against the wall...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2013Last comment by Cat Mom Leonorilda, on Oct 22, 2013 at 11:09 am | 49 comments | 17072 Views
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Menlo couple walking dog killed by alleged drunken driverTwo people walking a dog were struck from behind and killed by a suspected drunken driver in Menlo Park on Thursday night,...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2013Last comment by neighbor, on Oct 30, 2013 at 3:05 pm | 49 comments | 30207 Views
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Another woman sexually assaulted in Palo AltoA woman was sexually assaulted while jogging through El Palo Alto Park at Palo Alto Avenue early Wednesday morning, Sept....
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2012Last comment by 2nd Ammendment, on Sep 30, 2012 at 1:57 pm | 48 comments | 5841 Views
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Palo Alto joins lawsuit against rail agencyPalo Alto has decided to join the ongoing lawsuit against the state agency charged with running a high-speed rail from San...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2009Last comment by Mediator, on May 10, 2009 at 12:47 pm | 48 comments | 5827 Views
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Man mugged at downtown Caltrain station0...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2008Last comment by Kathy, on Oct 10, 2008 at 12:20 am | 48 comments | 7612 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 | 6214 Views
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Palo Alto police arrest three for assaultThree people were arrested in Palo Alto Tuesday evening after allegedly assaulting a man with chunks of rock and concrete,...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2009Last comment by Concealed, on Sep 11, 2009 at 11:11 pm | 48 comments | 5677 Views
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Palo Alto officials brace for story in The Atlantic magazinePalo Alto school and city officials, with the help of local mental health professionals, are bracing for the release of a...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2015Last comment by Michael O., on Nov 17, 2015 at 9:58 pm | 48 comments | 29041 Views
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Woman hit with milkshake loses $2,000A woman who was struck with a milkshake and angrily threw her purse at a vehicle full of teenagers lost $2,000 after the...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2012Last comment by Steve, on Jul 7, 2012 at 7:24 pm | 48 comments | 29743 Views
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Restraining order filed against school superintendent's husbandMarielena Gaona-Mendoza, a trustee on the Ravenswood City School District Board of Education, has filed a restraining order...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by concerned parent, on Jan 28, 2019 at 10:44 pm | 48 comments | 10555 Views
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Cleaver attack sets off California Ave. manhuntA bloody assault with a meat cleaver early Wednesday night in an Asian restaurant on California Avenue in Palo Alto left...
Original post made on May. 27, 2009Last comment by OhlonePar, on May 29, 2009 at 5:53 pm | 48 comments | 5446 Views
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Seventeen-year-old arrested for infant's homicideTwo teenage boys, ages 16 and 17, have been arrested, one in connection with the fatal shooting Sunday (June 5) of a 3-month-old...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 7, 2011 at 9:29 pm | 48 comments | 10151 Views
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Menlo Park cop caught with prostitute keeps jobHearing a knock at the Motel 6 door, a prostitute wearing a black catsuit answered, $20 bills stashed in her cleavage. In...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2013Last comment by dano, on Apr 9, 2013 at 8:30 pm | 48 comments | 18190 Views
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16 arrested at Palo Alto DUI checkpointsA "sobriety checkpoint" at University Avenue and Seneca Street in Palo Alto netted nine drunk-driving arrests Saturday and...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2009Last comment by calcheckpoint, on May 14, 2010 at 1:34 pm | 48 comments | 7645 Views
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Coronavirus weekend update: Local leaders expect summer spike in casesWith other states beginning to relax their public health restrictions, Santa Clara County leaders on Friday predicted a local...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Apr 28, 2020 at 11:14 am | 47 comments | 27057 Views
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Officer testifies he was concerned for his safetyPalo Alto Police Officer Kelly Burger testified in court Thursday afternoon that he took his Taser out of its holster March...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2008Last comment by reading between the lines, on Dec 24, 2008 at 9:30 pm | 47 comments | 7034 Views
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