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Police Unresponsive in Crime Wave0...
Original post made by Unprotected on Mar. 12, 2008Last comment by Don't be Naive, on Mar 20, 2008 at 2:51 am | 20 comments | 6042 Views
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Children's Theatre probes still under wraps0...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2008Last comment by End it Already, on Apr 28, 2008 at 10:16 pm | 20 comments | 5748 Views
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Woman killed by Caltrain in Atherton0...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2008Last comment by Walter E. Wallis, on May 2, 2008 at 6:13 am | 20 comments | 6788 Views
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'Reasonable' accommodations?0...
Original post made on May. 9, 2008Last comment by Anna, on Mar 30, 2009 at 9:30 pm | 20 comments | 17293 Views
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Police probe factually flawed, 'Friends' say0...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2008Last comment by fireman, on Jun 12, 2008 at 5:07 pm | 20 comments | 5381 Views
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Man uses garden shears in Palo Alto cab robbery0...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2008Last comment by Tim, on Jul 29, 2008 at 4:23 am | 20 comments | 5139 Views
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Fatal car crash blocks Page Mill Road0...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2008Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 7, 2008 at 6:07 am | 20 comments | 6883 Views
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Students' fatal crash was on curve of Highway 10...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2008Last comment by oh well, on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:54 pm | 20 comments | 9339 Views
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Robbery suspect had been struggling mentallyJeffrey Owen Smith, the Palo Alto man arrested Tuesday night and charged with robbing a purse from a woman in Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2008Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Nov 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm | 20 comments | 34861 Views
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Craigslist 'car sale' ends in robbery, shootingA young East Bay man who was responding to a Craigslist car-for-sale listing in East Palo Alto was robbed of his $1,300 purchase...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2009Last comment by Lynn, on Mar 18, 2010 at 12:53 pm | 20 comments | 5851 Views
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Man attempts to steal shoes, falls into creekA man who allegedly attempted to steal a pair of shoes from Macy's Men's Store in the Stanford Shopping Center today reportedly...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2009Last comment by Thanks, on Nov 24, 2009 at 9:15 am | 20 comments | 5045 Views
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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 | 6268 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 | 4095 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 | 3830 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 | 4159 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 | 5397 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 | 4317 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 | 66709 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 | 4067 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 | 7060 Views
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