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Santa Clara County Superior Court puts out call for volunteer watchdogsThe Santa Clara County Superior Court is looking for volunteers to serve on the 2020-2021 civil grand jury panel, a group...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 15, 2020 at 12:24 pm | 1 comment | 2174 Views
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Police: Bloomingdale's burglars break into store, flee with $83K in stolen goodsPalo Alto police are looking for burglars who brazenly broke into Bloomingdale's early Tuesday morning and made off with...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2020Last comment by Crime & Punishment, on Jan 14, 2020 at 3:40 pm | 10 comments | 5341 Views
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Women fleeing from Stanford Shopping Center with $5K worth of merchandise arrestedFour women who allegedly stole arms full of clothing and shoes from Macy's at Stanford Shopping Center were arrested Sunday...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2020Last comment by john, on Jan 14, 2020 at 9:14 am | 8 comments | 6386 Views
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Police records reveal nearly 50 car break-ins in Palo Alto within 10 daysFor some local drivers, the holiday season was not the most wonderful time of year. Between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2, nearly 50...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 13, 2020 at 12:30 pm | 34 comments | 7764 Views
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Police nab 5 teens for auto burglaries near Greer ParkPalo Alto police caught five teenagers on Monday in connection with eight auto burglaries in the area around Greer Park,...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2020Last comment by SuperD, on Jan 8, 2020 at 10:53 am | 6 comments | 4499 Views
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Police arrest 2 for auto burglaries after brief chase leads officers to car carrying childrenA man and a woman were arrested in connection with a series of car burglaries at a Palo Alto parking lot, the latest one...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2019Last comment by Worried, on Jan 7, 2020 at 11:55 am | 15 comments | 4333 Views
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Police release sketch of bicyclist who robbed woman last month on University AvenuePolice on Saturday released a sketch of a man suspected of grabbing a woman's purse and dragging her several feet last month...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2020Last comment by Marrol, on Jan 7, 2020 at 9:02 am | 3 comments | 3246 Views
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Vandal sprays graffiti at historically black church in Palo AltoThe peace and goodwill of the Christmas season at University AME Zion Church in Palo Alto was disturbed early Saturday morning...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2019Last comment by YP, on Jan 2, 2020 at 5:10 pm | 23 comments | 12412 Views
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Palo Alto police face fresh claim of excessive forceThe Palo Alto Police Department was hit this month with a fresh claim of excessive use of force, stemming from a July incident...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by Bill Bucy, on Dec 31, 2019 at 10:03 am | 41 comments | 10281 Views
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Power outage affects over 3,300 customers in Palo AltoMore than 3,300 Palo Alto Utilities customers are without electricity due to a late-afternoon power outage in Midtown and...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2019Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 19, 2019 at 7:21 pm | 10 comments | 12206 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Man arrested for assaulting pedestrian, threatening him with a knifeA man suspected of assaulting a pedestrian and threatening him with a knife at Town & Country Village shopping center in...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2019Last comment by Ray, on Dec 17, 2019 at 2:45 pm | 4 comments | 3701 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman puts up fight against robber on a bikePalo Alto police are looking for a bicyclist who robbed a woman, dragged her on University Avenue for several feet and had...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2019Last comment by kar4ma for trump enabling, on Dec 13, 2019 at 5:24 pm | 8 comments | 4709 Views
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Man arrested for Rubrik stabbing charged with attempted murderA man who allegedly stabbed a co-worker at the Palo Alto headquarters of Rubrik, a cloud data management company, on Wednesday...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2019Last comment by steve jobs' ghost, on Dec 13, 2019 at 4:31 pm | 1 comment | 6452 Views
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Verbal altercation turns into assault, robbery at Palo Alto WalgreensA man who allegedly assaulted a Walgreens employee and attempted to take another employee's cellphone at the Midtown Palo...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Dec 12, 2019 at 1:02 pm | 6 comments | 4456 Views
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BevMo! pays $359K consumer protection settlementRetail beverage giant BevMo! will pay $359,000 to resolve a lawsuit contending that the company sometimes charged customers...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Dec 12, 2019 at 11:44 am | 2 comments | 1960 Views
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Timber! Forty-foot-tall tree falls down on Middlefield RoadA 40-foot-tall Chinese elm tree collapsed on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto early Tuesday morning, blocking northbound lanes...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2019Last comment by bikermom, on Dec 10, 2019 at 9:24 pm | 5 comments | 5788 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Buena Vista resident who received city settlement faces burglary chargesGustavo Alvarez, the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park resident who recently received a $572,500 settlement from the city of Palo...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by Lauren , on Dec 10, 2019 at 9:01 am | 17 comments | 4954 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former Palo Alto school employee killed in Mountain View collisionThe Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office has identified two people who died in a fiery head-on collision...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by member 1, on Dec 9, 2019 at 9:52 am | 12 comments | 13031 Views
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'Hell on Earth: A New Musical' premieres in Mountain View"Hell on Earth: A New Musical (About Middle School)" follows seven best friends as they join forces to survive the final...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2019Last comment by meggie_ros, on Nov 30, 2019 at 11:51 am | 1 comment | 665 Views
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Man confronts homeowner during burglary, arrested in neighbor's backyardA man who startled two women in the middle of a home burglary in Old Palo Alto on Monday got away with money, electronics...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Nov 28, 2019 at 5:55 am | 4 comments | 4956 Views
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Benefiting local non-profits
The 36th annual Moonlight Run and Walk is Friday evening, October 2, wherever you are! Proceeds go to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund, benefiting local non-profits that serve families and children in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Join us under the light of the full Harvest Moon on a 5K walk, 5K run, 10K run or half marathon.
