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Final arrest made in brazen robbery outside bankGerardo Yepez-Soto, the final suspect wanted in connection with a robbery outside Wells Fargo Bank Monday (Aug. 1), was arrested...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2011Last comment by easily, on Aug 5, 2011 at 1:14 pm | 20 comments | 5414 Views
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Man arrested after assault at Palo Alto nightclubA man was arrested early Saturday morning in Palo Alto after reportedly hitting another man with a bottle during an altercation...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2011Last comment by John, on Jan 12, 2012 at 8:33 am | 20 comments | 4933 Views
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Police make arrest after manhunt in MidtownPalo Alto police used four K-9 units -- including one from Los Altos and one from Sunnyvale -- to apprehend a man who had...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2011Last comment by laurenw, on Feb 4, 2014 at 1:24 am | 20 comments | 5816 Views
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Student jailed after assault in school garageA 19-year-old student at Summit Preparatory Charter High School in Redwood City has been jailed on suspicion of assaulting...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2012Last comment by Anon., on Jan 29, 2012 at 1:53 pm | 20 comments | 4527 Views
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Women sentenced in $256,000 Palo Alto credit union fraudTwo women who stole more than $250,000 out of a couple's Palo Alto credit union account were sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 14,...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2012Last comment by Senior Blogger, on Feb 25, 2012 at 2:42 pm | 20 comments | 32637 Views
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Man caught after eluding police at StanfordAn arrested man who was handcuffed and inside a patrol car at the Stanford Police Department early this morning escaped and...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by Hmmm, on Aug 3, 2012 at 10:19 am | 20 comments | 7837 Views
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Police: Driver at fault for hitting pedestriansThe 89-year-old driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured two women in an El Camino Real crosswalk Sept. 30 was...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2012Last comment by ndnorth, on Dec 6, 2012 at 7:44 pm | 20 comments | 7477 Views
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Suspect at large in Palo Alto armed robberyA masked man wielding a handgun robbed a 7-Eleven store in Midtown early Wednesday morning, Palo Alto police said. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2013Last comment by Yogi Berra, on Jun 14, 2013 at 5:22 pm | 20 comments | 17697 Views
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Brazen downtown bank robbery hits Palo AltoPolice are searching for the perpetrator of a bank robbery that occurred Friday evening at Chase Bank on Hamilton Avenue...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2013Last comment by CONNIE MANZO, on Oct 17, 2013 at 8:57 pm | 20 comments | 7385 Views
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Suspected burglar bitten by K-9, arrestedA Palo Alto police dog helped officers in locating and arresting a man who allegedly burglarized a vacant commercial building...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2015Last comment by Love crescent park dad, on Jan 16, 2015 at 11:10 am | 20 comments | 8721 Views
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Stanford student's vehicular manslaughter case may hinge on technicalityThe case of a Stanford University student facing charges in the death of one taxi passenger and the injury of another passenger...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2016Last comment by Sue Dremann, on Jun 17, 2016 at 6:00 pm | 20 comments | 13998 Views
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Pushing the speed limit? Beware the drones<I>Editor's note: This article was posted on April 1 -- April Fools' Day. It is satire, and thus, while occasionally referencing...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2016Last comment by funny, on Apr 2, 2016 at 6:50 pm | 20 comments | 16702 Views
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Car crashes into Palo Alto home decor storeA car crashed through the front doors into the Hudson Grace store in Town & Country Village in Palo Alto Wednesday afternoon,...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2016Last comment by Chrisc, on Oct 16, 2016 at 11:16 am | 20 comments | 16745 Views
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Caltrain strikes car at East Meadow crossingA train has struck an occupied vehicle at the East Meadow crossing in Palo Alto on Thursday afternoon, according to Caltrain....
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2017Last comment by Leslie, on Jan 23, 2017 at 2:04 am | 20 comments | 5757 Views
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Train strikes car at Churchill AvenueA southbound Caltrain car clipped a vehicle on the tracks at Churchill Avenue in Palo Alto on Monday evening, transit officials...
Original post made on May. 22, 2017Last comment by stanhutchings, on May 24, 2017 at 7:22 pm | 20 comments | 6694 Views
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Crash into big-rig, car sends man, woman to hospitalA man and a woman were rescued from a sedan that crashed into a parked big-rig and another car in Palo Alto on Saturday night,...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2017Last comment by Long Time Residents, on Jul 26, 2017 at 7:35 pm | 20 comments | 11380 Views
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Palo Alto High student charged with felony assaultA 19-year-old from East Palo Alto faces felony charges after allegedly threatening and beating two Palo Alto High School...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2018Last comment by Sea Reddy, on Sep 3, 2018 at 1:25 pm | 20 comments | 10736 Views
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Car crashes, barely misses PG&E gas linesA man crashed a sedan into a barrier protecting PG&E gas transmission lines on a major roadway in Palo Alto on Monday morning,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2019Last comment by musical, on Feb 6, 2019 at 3:16 am | 20 comments | 8735 Views
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Armed robber in bandana steals money from 7-Eleven storeA bandana-wearing man robbed the 7-Eleven store in Midtown Palo Alto of money at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, triggering...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2019Last comment by Mayfield Child, on May 17, 2019 at 12:14 pm | 20 comments | 6248 Views
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Trump to lunch in Palo Alto foothillsWith many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it's been confirmed that President Donald Trump's Bay Area fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 17, 2019 at 4:43 pm | 20 comments | 33753 Views
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