CRIMES & INCIDENTS Victor Frost cited for violating sit-lie ordinance Long-time Palo Alto panhandler and a perennial City Council candidate Victor Frost received a citation Tuesday as he sat at his usual spot along Homer Avenue -- nine months af... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 16, 2008 at 9:02 am There have been 100 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 28, 2009 at 12:40 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Tool thieves nabbed at East Bayshore construction site By stopping to investigate a car parked "as if it had broken down" on the side of East Bayshore Road Saturday night, Palo Alto police apprehended two men suspected of trying t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 14, 2008 at 6:24 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 16, 2008 at 6:59 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Burpee faces further charges from Oct. 30 attack Todd Burpee pleaded not guilty to additional criminal charges Monday in an arraignment following his preliminary hearing last week, which included emotive testimony from victi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 14, 2008 at 5:39 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2009 at 3:46 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Young man shoots at police in East Palo Alto Within the first 24 hours of East Palo Alto's "crime emergency," officers apprehended three men with guns, including one man who shot at an officer, according to Capt. John Ch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 14, 2008 at 4:24 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2008 at 11:31 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS man hurt at El Camino & Alma Does anyone know if the man hurt and laying yesterday (Saturday afternoon) on El Camino Real near the Tall Tree is okay? Several people had stopped traffic for him. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Craig, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2008 at 12:55 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2008 at 10:30 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Van Bragt A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered by the court for Herman "Tim" Van Bragt, who is charged with the stabbing murder of his mother's friend in her Palo Alto Waverley Str... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 12, 2008 at 1:22 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 12, 2008 at 6:49 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man stabbed to death in Midtown A 72-year-old man, identified so far only as "Bob," was stabbed to death Friday night at a Midtown residence, allegedly by his girlfriend's 46-year-old son, Herman Van Bragt o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 12, 2008 at 12:27 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2008 at 1:20 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Loma Verde closed I drove down Loma Verde near Middlefield and Ross at just after 4.00 p.m. and saw heavy black smoke coming out of the sidewalk. Residents told me they had lost power and had c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 11, 2008 at 6:47 pm
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Increase in Crime in Palo Alto I am a former Palo Alto resident, and during the several years that I lived there (in the late 1990's and early 2000's) the only "crime" related incidents were mostly loud par... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Former Palo Alto Resident, a resident of another community, on Apr 11, 2008 at 3:05 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2008 at 7:47 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Armed robber hits Midtown ice-cream shop A man held up Baskin Robbins on Middlefield Road late Thursday, threatening a clerk with a semi-automatic gun and leaving with an unknown amount of money, Palo Alto Police Sgt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 11, 2008 at 1:44 pm There have been 83 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 7, 2008 at 6:35 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 'Crime emergency' declared in East Palo Alto The East Palo Alto Police Department declared a "crime emergency" Thursday after seven people were shot in the previous 10 days. None of the shootings were fatal.
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 11, 2008 at 10:02 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 11, 2008 at 9:25 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Auto Break-Ins Three automobiles were broken into in Charleston Gardens this week. Two of them were in driveways, and an I-Pod was stolen. Two of the cars had unlocked doors. So, lock yo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by JW, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Apr 10, 2008 at 7:17 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 11, 2008 at 6:16 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Ballet dress stolen from Stroller in front of Children library Ballet dress with leggings are stolen from Stroller when we parked in front of Children Library for the 11:00am story time. My daughter's ballet dress is ordinary and not val... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mom E, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 7, 2008 at 5:18 pm
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man killed by Caltrain in Menlo Park is identified The man killed by a Caltrain Monday morning in Menlo Park has been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner's office as Stephen Lahane, 66, of Menlo Park. No determination h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 7, 2008 at 10:39 am There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 19, 2008 at 9:32 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Bank robber uses 'getaway wheelchair' A man in an electric wheelchair robbed the Wachovia Bank at Stanford Shopping Center Thursday afternoon of an undisclosed amount of money. There was a delay in the bank notify... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 4, 2008 at 10:26 am There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2008 at 12:40 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades :Espionage Network Said to Be Growing
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/02/AR2008040203952.html?hpid=topnews
Prosecutors called Chi Mak the "perfect sleeper agent," though he hardly... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by mike w b, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2008 at 11:51 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2008 at 3:47 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Assault, kidnap victim can't ID assailant The Gunn High School student who was beaten, kidnapped and sexually assaulted last Oct. 30 appeared in court Wednesday in Palo Alto and described in a sometimes quiet but clea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 3, 2008 at 5:59 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2008 at 3:36 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Sheriff's contract with East Palo Alto ends Today is the first day in 25 years that San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies aren't assisting in the policing of East Alto. After the city incorporated in 1983, the sheriff con... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 31, 2008 at 5:49 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2008 at 1:54 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Sting operations target underage drinking The Santa Clara County Sheriff's office announced Tuesday that it will be cracking down on underage drinking throughout the county with a series of operations through June.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 26, 2008 at 10:12 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 9, 2008 at 6:50 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Woman robbed at gunpoint in Palo Alto A woman walking in the 1100 block of Harker Avenue in Palo Alto at noon today was robbed by a young man with a gun, Detective Brian Philip said.
Read the full story here http... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 25, 2008 at 7:13 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2008 at 9:05 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police arrest six in St. Patrick's weekend sting Using an underage decoy, Palo Alto police arrested six people over the St. Patrick's Day weekend for allegedly serving alcohol to minors, police announced late last week.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Candles -- not 4,000 -- mark U.S. Iraq War deaths What was billed as a lighted-candles representation of America's war dead in Iraq turned into an auditory display Monday evening, thanks to the supportive honking of passing c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 25, 2008 at 12:22 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2008 at 10:42 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 'Skimmer' devices threaten area ATM users' funds ATM users beware -- cash machines can harbor an illegal credit- or bank-card copying device, known as a "skimmer." The Midpeninsula is experiencing a jump in skimming cases, w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 24, 2008 at 11:10 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2008 at 2:21 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS EPA, PA police arrest armed man in stolen car A man driving a stolen car was arrested in East Palo Alto Wednesday after police forced his car to stop and then chased him on foot as he tried to climb a fence at an apartmen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 21, 2008 at 8:48 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2010 at 2:31 am.
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