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Burpee defense challenges evidence handlingThe trial of Palo Alto High School graduate Todd David Burpee, who is accused of attempted murder, kidnapping and sexual...
Original post made on May. 15, 2009Last comment by Arev, on Jan 27, 2010 at 2:51 pm | 20 comments | 6071 Views
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Palo Alto police nab residential burglary suspectPalo Alto police arrested a 17-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon after a phone call tipped them off to a possible residential...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2009Last comment by Cynthia, on Sep 9, 2009 at 1:34 am | 20 comments | 3961 Views
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Another home-invasion robbery reportedA man forced his way into a Mountain View woman's apartment through a closed window early Saturday morning, held her at gunpoint...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2009Last comment by to ms. davis, on Nov 17, 2009 at 1:58 pm | 20 comments | 3699 Views
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Train hits car in Palo Alto -- no injuriesA Caltrain clipped a car at Churchill Avenue in Palo Alto shortly after 6 p.m. today, but no injuries were reported, according...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2009Last comment by train rider, on Nov 27, 2009 at 9:51 pm | 20 comments | 3985 Views
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Student, caught in cyberattack, applauds Google standStanford University sophomore Tenzin Seldon was not entirely surprised to learn that someone from China had hacked into her...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2010Last comment by Chris, on Feb 1, 2010 at 12:29 am | 20 comments | 5203 Views
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Another driveway robbery this a.m. in Palo AltoAn armed robber snagged a Palo Alto woman's purse shortly after midnight this morning (Saturday, Jan. 8) just after she had...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2011Last comment by Ladrome, on Jan 10, 2011 at 1:51 pm | 20 comments | 4158 Views
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Special report: murder victim Jennifer Schipsi's final hoursA narrative account of Oct. 15, 2009, the day Palo Alto real-estate agent Jennifer Schipsi was murdered, based on testimony...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2011Last comment by AnnaNicoleSmith, on Feb 22, 2011 at 11:10 am | 20 comments | 65593 Views
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Three busted for drugs, guns by Menlo task forceThree East Palo Alto men watched their fortunes take a turn for the worse on March 3, as police officers and FBI agents pounced. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2011Last comment by Sonny, on Mar 7, 2011 at 4:56 pm | 20 comments | 3914 Views
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Accused Greenmeadow embezzler Kimball Allen pleads not guiltyKimball Allen, the 29-year-old former administrative manager accused of embezzling more than $65,000 from the Greenmeadow...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2011Last comment by Jon, on Apr 16, 2011 at 2:12 pm | 20 comments | 6767 Views
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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 | 5173 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 | 4768 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 | 5618 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 | 4346 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 | 32152 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 | 7559 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 | 7311 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 | 17485 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 | 7207 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 | 8459 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 | 13732 Views
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