CRIMES & INCIDENTS Emergency Water Storage The China earthquake has gotten me fired up to get prepared for an inevitable disaster here. Of course, geologically speaking, inevitable could be in 100 years, but just in c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by JJames, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 14, 2008 at 9:34 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 11:37 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man caught by police dog after car, foot chase A man was arrested late Saturday morning after he tried to evade Palo Alto police twice, by car and on foot after crashing his car, Palo Alto Police Agent Dan Ryan reported Tu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 14, 2008 at 8:54 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 11:12 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Children's Theatre costume-sales probe ends The costumes-sales aspect of the Children's Theatre financial-irregularities investigation will not result in any charges being filed against anyone, Police Chief Lynne Johnso... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 13, 2008 at 9:57 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 7:17 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 'Reasonable' accommodations? Palo Alto woman, housing corporation battle over disability, responsibility
A disabled woman is being evicted from her apartment by the Palo Alto Housing Corporati... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 9, 2008 at 10:37 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 30, 2009 at 9:30 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Sweepstakes law passes state Senate A bill aimed to curtail deceptive sweepstakes practices was passed on a 31-1 vote today by the state Senate and now will have a hearing in the state Assembly in June.
Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 9, 2008 at 6:01 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2008 at 12:26 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Hooded men rob Palo Alto gas station Two men walked into the Valero gas station at 1963 El Camino Real in Palo Alto at 6:30 p.m. Monday, one pulled out a handgun and the two men made off with about $400 from the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 7, 2008 at 10:54 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2008 at 11:03 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man dies after shooting near Willow Road Menlo Park police are searching for clues in a shooting that killed a 19-year-old East Palo Alto man early this morning.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 6, 2008 at 3:57 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 4, 2011 at 11:46 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Enough's enough, theater supporters say The Palo Alto Children's Theatre community continued to rally behind the 76-year-old institution and its staff members Monday night, despite recent revelations that police sus... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 6, 2008 at 7:01 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2008 at 10:02 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Childrens' theatre What happened to the story about the teenaged suspects in the theatre burglary???Did the police find out who they were in exchange for agreeing to give Torres
a lighter sente... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mark, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 3, 2008 at 12:11 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2008 at 4:04 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Judge issues gag order in landlord case A San Francisco judge issued a gag order Friday in the case of a Palo Alto couple who have been charged with threatening and stealing from the tenants of the San Francisco apa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 3, 2008 at 7:40 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 31, 2009 at 2:53 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Briggs' attorneys challenge police statements Attorneys for Pat Briggs, the embattled director of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, sharply accused Palo Alto police investigators Thursday of misinterpreting innocuous fact... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 2, 2008 at 12:04 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 6, 2008 at 9:34 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Five years after "Mission Accomplished" they're giving us the rest of the spin "...the banner should have been much more specific and said `mission accomplished' for these sailors who are on this ship on their mission," White House press secretary Dana P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on May 1, 2008 at 12:51 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2008 at 2:16 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Theater employees suspected of embezzlement Palo Alto police suspect Children's Theatre Director Pat Briggs, the late Assistant Director Michael Litfin and Costume Supervisor Alison Williams of embezzlement, according t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 1, 2008 at 8:50 am There have been 110 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2008 at 11:58 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Study: One in 10 people have driven drunk Nearly one out of 10 people admit they have recently driven while drunk, while most believe they are more careful drivers than others, according to a study released today by A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 29, 2008 at 9:44 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2008 at 3:54 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Woman killed by Caltrain in Atherton A woman seen lying on the Caltrain tracks just north of the Atherton station Sunday night was struck and killed by a southbound train, a Caltrain spokeswoman said today.
Read... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 28, 2008 at 10:14 am There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2008 at 6:13 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Open Letter to the Palo Alto Community Full text of Police Chief Lynne Johnson's response to the Daily News article relating to Sgt. Michael Yore.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 26, 2008 at 9:34 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2008 at 7:29 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto landlord couple remain in SF jail A Palo Alto landlord couple accused of harassing their tenants in a South of Market District apartment building remains in jail today (Friday) after
being denied a bail redu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 25, 2008 at 6:06 pm There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 6, 2009 at 8:34 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS CCTV - Closed Circuit Television Due to the almost daily reporting of crime incidents appearing in Palo Alto and the questions asked as to "something" and "what" can be done, I would like to advocate to us al... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2008 at 4:38 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2008 at 3:40 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Unknown teens linked to theater burglary Two or three unidentified teenagers familiar with the Palo Alto Children's Theatre may have instigated the June 17, 2007, burglary at the theater, Chief Lynne Johnson disclose... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 24, 2008 at 3:04 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 1, 2008 at 1:04 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Crime and blame I must apologise as I am one of the anonymous posters who have accused EPA residents shopping in Palo Alto as possibly having something to do with the increase in crime in Pal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 23, 2008 at 4:24 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2008 at 6:07 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS EPA man admits role in June Children's Theatre burglary For more than a month, Palo Alto police have known that 20-year-old Abraham Esquivias Torres "readily admitted" he broke into the Palo Alto Children's Theatre last June and st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:31 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2008 at 3:55 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Brutal attack, robbery on El Camino Park path A man walking through El Camino Park in Palo Alto was brutally attacked and robbed by one or more persons shortly before midnight Tuesday, police reported.
Read the full sto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:17 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2008 at 8:53 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS County settles 1999 lawsuit by former PA family Santa Clara County settled a 9-year-old lawsuit Tuesday afternoon with the children of former Palo Altan Nelson Galbraith, who was wrongfully accused of murdering his former w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:02 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:02 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS EPA police arrest 21 in 'crime emergency' After declaring a crime emergency almost two weeks ago because of a series of shootings, East Palo Alto police have arrested 21 people on various charges and recovered seven g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 22, 2008 at 1:03 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2008 at 5:37 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Children's Theatre probes still under wraps Frustration is growing about continued silence on the status of parallel administrative and criminal investigations into Palo Alto Children's Theatre. "It's a nightmare," a co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 20, 2008 at 10:59 am There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2008 at 10:16 pm.