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Man grazed by bullet in East Palo Alto
A man apparently grazed in the head by a gunshot in East Palo Alto Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, refused to cooperate with police as he was treated at Stanford Hospital, according ... |
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on Jan 6, 2013 at 1:43 pm by Just tell the truth..., a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Driver to go to trial for fatal Mountain View crash
Matthew Pumar, the driver accused of hitting and killing Mountain View resident William Ware last June, will stand trial on the charge of felony vehicular manslaughter with gr... |
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on Jan 5, 2013 at 7:52 pm by Jimmy, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Manhunt for prowler turns up empty-handed
A man who prowled outside a woman's bathroom after she had showered eluded Palo Alto police on New Year's Eve, police Sgt. Patty Lum said.
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 11:40 pm by ???2, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Palo Alto police arrest three people for burglary
Three people from Albania were arrested Thursday, Dec. 27, on commercial burglary and conspiracy charges at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Police Dep... |
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:34 am by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Midtown Palo Alto liquor store robbed at gunpoint
Two men armed with handguns robbed a liquor store in Midtown Palo Alto on Saturday night, Dec. 29, and absconded with alcohol and cash, Palo Alto police said.
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 7:45 am by Local, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Some details may remain unknown about crash that killed three horses
With at least two routes to the northbound lane of Interstate 280 north of Alpine Road, the management at Webb Ranch in Ladera may never know exactly which route four mature h... |
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on Jan 2, 2013 at 11:47 pm by DDee, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Catalytic-converter thefts on rise in Palo Alto
Thieves are targeting catalytic converters on the Peninsula and three thefts were reported in Palo Alto Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9, according to police.
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on Jan 2, 2013 at 10:01 am by lenehey, a resident of Mountain View |
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Photo gallery: Christmas Tree Lane
Christmas Tree Lane (Fulton Street between Embarcadero Road and Seale Avenue) has been a continuous Palo Alto tradition since 1940, when it was conceived over a bridge table -... |
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on Jan 1, 2013 at 7:44 pm by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
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Court rebukes Assistant DA Boyarsky for misconduct
Chief Assistant District Attorney Jay Boyarsky, the second-highest-ranking official in the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, was castigated in court documents by ... |
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on Dec 30, 2012 at 1:05 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Palo Alto hires polling firm to help with measure
With an eye toward a 2014 ballot measure, the Palo Alto City Council this week approved a $90,000 contract with a public-opinion firm to determine which infrastructure project... |
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on Dec 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm by resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Palo Alto lawyer sentenced for bribery attempt
A Palo Alto patent attorney who was convicted of attempting to bribe a police officer and drunken driving after being pulled over outside a Colma casino received an 8-month ja... |
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on Dec 29, 2012 at 10:39 am by Steve C, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Burglary wave topped Palo Alto crime news
Crime was No. 1 on the list of Palo Alto neighborhood concerns in 2012, with residential burglaries taking center stage. Home burglaries jumped by 56 percent in 2012, police s... |
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on Dec 28, 2012 at 6:55 pm by Mr.Recycle, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Attorney gets jail time for trying to bribe the police
Where is the story about the Palo Alto attorney that try to bribe a Palo Alto police officer out of a DUI? 3rd DUI and 8 months in jail. |
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on Dec 27, 2012 at 4:03 pm by Frank, a resident of another community |
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Graffiti Vandalism in California Ave Underpass
What can be done about the huge graffiti tag that has completely obliterated a large panel of the beautiful undersea mural in the California Ave Pedestrian/Bike underpass?
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on Dec 27, 2012 at 12:43 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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DUI arrests down over holiday weekend
Over the Christmas holiday weekend, DUI arrests were down, but fatal collisions were up in the Bay Area from a year ago, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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on Dec 27, 2012 at 11:59 am by It\'s the law, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Catholic school gets green light for expansion
A new preschool will soon open in Crescent Park after Palo Alto officials voted on Monday to approve an expansion of the St. Elizabeth Seton School.
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on Dec 26, 2012 at 7:57 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Woman sues over alleged Menlo Park dog attack
A woman who said she was maimed during a dog attack at Nealon Park has sued the owner of a German shepherd and the rescue organization that adopted out the dog.
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on Dec 24, 2012 at 6:55 pm by Wondering, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Accused killer of East Palo Alto activist can't beat weapons trial
Gregory Elarms Sr., the man who was accused of gunning down East Palo Alto community activist David Lewis at the Hillsdale Shopping Center in 2010, will be tried on weapons ch... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 1:31 pm by Pitful, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Man faces more felonies after highway shooting
An East Palo Alto man who is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 faces 11 more felonies after a court in San Mateo County g... |
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on Dec 20, 2012 at 9:18 pm by Sylvia, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto finds willing partners in Shanghai
Two weeks after a delegation including Mayor Yiaway Yeh and City Manager James Keene made a pilgrimage to Yangpu, the council voted 8-0 to pursue a series of joint efforts wit... |
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on Dec 20, 2012 at 9:09 am by T. Skoog, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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iCrime epidemic video released by DA's office, Palo Alto police
A new video addressing an electronic-devices crime wave was released Tuesday by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. The video, called "The Epidemic of iCrime," ... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 5:38 pm by Tony, a resident of another community |
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60 arrests in county's holiday DUI campaign
Sixty people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs last weekend during an ongoing, holiday anti-drunken driving program by the Santa Clara County S... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 3:10 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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East Palo Alto police investigate Sunday homicide
A man was shot and killed in East Palo Alto Sunday night, police said. The city's ShotSpotter system alerted police to a shooting in the 1500 block of Bay Road at 9:55 p.m., p... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 2:45 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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DUI driver strikes hydrant on Sand Hill Road
A portion of Sand Hill Road near Stanford University in Palo Alto was temporarily closed Tuesday morning after a DUI driver struck a fire hydrant that flooded the roadway, acc... |
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on Dec 18, 2012 at 3:21 pm by rick, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Feature story: High altitude, high risk
When Chris Klinke and a group of fellow mountaineers started up K2, they knew the risks of climbing the second highest, and possibly most dangerous, mountain in the world. He ... |
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on Dec 18, 2012 at 2:25 pm by radar, a resident of another community |