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Two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, attempted to rob three women walking together in downtown Palo Alto last night. The women fled on foot and no property was taken.
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A woman walking in downtown Palo Alto was the victim of a strong-arm robbery late on Monday night. She was not hurt and the suspect is at large.
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As part of the "Lock It or Lose It!" public education campaign, the Palo Alto Police will regularly publish a map showing the most recent 30 days of residential burglar activity.
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Tips from law enforcement officers from two different local agencies led to the arrest of the suspect in Saturday's robbery of a credit union.
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A man entered Provident Credit Union in Palo Alto on Saturday morning and robbed the business of an undisclosed amount of cash.
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A man arrested last week by the Milpitas Police Department for bank robbery has now also been charged with robbery in two Palo Alto cases from December 2012 and January 2013.
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The Palo Alto Parent Project class, created by and for parents with strong-willed or at-risk teens
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Police arrested three suspects for auto burglary last night after officers on a plainclothes crime suppression detail were able to connect them to two car break-ins that had just occurred at a downtown parking garage.
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Police have arrested a suspect for the armed robbery and sexual assault that occurred inside a room at the Glass Slipper Inn earlier this month.
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The Palo Alto Police Department will host its third "virtual ride-along" via Twitter this Friday night, along with150 police agencies in 8 countries.
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Police arrested a suspect last week for burglarizing a closed pharmacy and stealing more than 10,000 pills of prescription narcotic drugs.
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Over the weekend, a suspect armed with a knife who had pre-arranged to meet a woman inside a hotel room robbed her of cash, then committed a sexual assault. He also attempted to rob an associate of the woman as he left the hotel room. There were no injuries. Police are asking for the public's assistance with identifying the suspect.
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A man armed with a handgun entered Public Storage yesterday afternoon and robbed the business and employee of cash and other property.
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A woman returning to her vehicle in the Civic Center parking garage was the victim of a strong-arm robbery overnight. She was not hurt and the suspect is at large.
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Police arrested a man for strong-arm robbery overnight after he stole cash from a woman downtown and bit her when she tried to hold onto her money. Detectives do not believe this suspect is involved in any of the other street robberies that have occurred downtown in recent weeks.
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Police arrested a maintenance worker after he was photographed by a surveillance camera burglarizing an apartment.
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Detectives recently identified and arrested the two suspects responsible for the armed robbery of a Midtown Palo Alto liquor store in December 2012. The suspects wound up being the same two people arrested by patrol officers on January 5, 2013, for carjacking a woman in the California Avenue business district.
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A suspect armed with a handgun attempted to rob a pedestrian in a downtown Palo Alto parking garage last night. The victim fought back briefly, then ran away and escaped without injury while retaining his property. The suspect is at large.
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Detectives conducting follow-up investigation into a routine fraud arrest from the Stanford Shopping Center wound up locating an AK-47 assault rifle, a stolen handgun, and high-capacity magazines at the Oakland residence of the suspect.
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In what may be a first among the nation's police chiefs, Chief Dennis Burns of the Palo Alto Police Department will be hitting the beat this Friday night in his very own "virtual ride-along" via Twitter.
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In the last week, police have arrested two juveniles for bringing weapons onto the Palo Alto High School campus during school hours in two separate, unrelated incidents. Prompt action on behalf of students, school staff, and police ensured that both situations were dealt with safely. No one was injured during either incident. School administrators have taken immediate disciplinary action against both students.
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A woman sustained minor injuries tonight after she was the victim of a strong-arm robbery as she walked by herself near downtown. The suspect is at large.
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A man walking through an apartment complex carport was the victim of an armed robbery this morning. There were no injuries and the suspect is at large.
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A collaborative effort between three police departments and a local non-profit organization is bringing an anonymous gun buy back event to East Palo Alto on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
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olice are looking for a man who attempted to grab an 11-year-old girl's arm as she rode her bicycle past him on Monday afternoon after cursing at her as she approached him.
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Officers arrested a man for indecent exposure and lewd conduct on Wednesday morning after a citizen reported that he was walking down a neighborhood street while touching himself in a sexual manner.
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Police arrested a man today for indecent exposure after he exposed himself to a woman yesterday morning as they both walked down a street just north of downtown. Police do not believe this case is related to two prior indecent exposure incidents that occurred earlier in January.
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A pedestrian crossing Embarcadero Road last night was struck and killed by a vehicle.
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A man and woman walking together near downtown last night were the victims of an armed robbery. There were no injuries and the suspect is at large.
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For the second time in two days, an unknown suspect exposed himself to a woman in Palo Alto. Police believe it is likely the same suspect in both incidents.
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A man armed with a handgun entered Provident Credit Union in Palo Alto this afternoon and robbed the business of an undisclosed amount of cash.
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An unknown suspect exposed himself to a woman seated in a parked car last night in the California Avenue business district.
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Police arrested two suspects who carjacked a woman using a BB gun on Saturday night after an officer spotted the stolen vehicle leaving the scene of the crime.
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An alert neighbor called 9-1-1 after watching a suspect steal a package off a neighbor's porch on New Year’s Day. Police located the suspect nearby and arrested him for a multitude of charges, including weapons violations and possession of narcotics. Detectives have since connected the suspect to a similar theft in San Jose and are conducting follow-up investigation into other property found in his possession which may have been taken in two other package thefts from porches in the San Jose area.
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Two men armed with handguns robbed a liquor store in Midtown Palo Alto on Saturday night, and absconded with alcohol and cash. There were no injuries and the suspects remain at large.
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A man approached a woman walking alone to her car near the Stanford Hospital last week and told her that he was trying to decide whether to rob her. After a passing jogger may have distracted him, the victim walked away. No robbery occurred and the victim was unharmed.
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A parolee broke into the basement of a downtown fourplex, but police arrested him shortly thereafter for an array of charges after an alert resident called 9-1-1.
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A woman sleeping near a downtown sidewalk was beaten by an unknown suspect during a robbery attempt early Sunday morning, shortly after another failed robbery attempt occurred a few blocks away. Police believe the two incidents are likely related.
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A man displayed a concealed handgun to a pharmacist at the downtown Walgreens store this afternoon and robbed the store of a narcotic pain reliever. The suspect fled on foot and no one was injured.
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A woman walking near downtown early this morning thwarted a robbery attempt and was able to keep her purse despite her attacker punching her in the face several times before fleeing empty-handed.
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Officers are investigating an early-morning break-in of an occupied residence where the unknown suspect may have been about to commit a sexual assault on the female resident.
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Officers arrested a house cleaner for residential burglary after locating jewelry in her possession that she had stolen from two Palo Alto homes that she cleans. Police believe that she may be responsible for thefts from employers in several other Peninsula cities as well.
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A Palo Alto resident received a call from his house cleaner after she found a stranger rummaging through the house. The victim came home immediately and found the suspect trying to steal his vehicle. A timely call to the police led to the arrest of the suspect on several charges including residential burglary and attempted vehicle theft.
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Officers from the Palo Alto Police Department arrested three men last week after an interrupted residential burglary, and were able to connect them to at least two other recent home break-ins as well.
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Police arrested two men on an array of charges after a patrol officer recognized them from surveillance video that had captured them stealing a bicycle from a residential neighborhood less than 24 hours earlier.
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An unmasked suspect vaulted the teller counter at Star One Credit Union in Palo Alto this morning and robbed the business of an undisclosed amount of cash.
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A resident got a clear view of a residential burglar as he left the scene of the crime yesterday morning, and worked with police to produce a sketch of the suspect.
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The number of residential burglaries reported to the Palo Alto Police Department dropped back to average in September, following an increase in August.
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A Palo Alto resident found a stranger rummaging through his car on Monday morning, and a timely call to the police led to the arrest of the suspect on a multitude of charges including attempted vehicle theft and possession of stolen property.
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An alert security guard interrupted a late-night commercial burglary in progress, and officers arrested the suspects and recovered 49 stolen laptop computers. One of the suspects happened to be an off-duty security guard assigned to the very business he had just burglarized.
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Early this morning, a female jogger was able to free herself from a man who approached her from behind and bear-hugged her, grabbing her breast in the process and possibly trying to pull her down. Police believe the suspect is likely the same person who has committed two recent sexual batteries in Palo Alto.
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If a major disaster struck Palo Alto tomorrow, would you know what to do? Would you be able to provide for the needs of your family and pets?
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The number of residential burglaries reported to the Palo Alto Police Department increased again in August and early September after occurring at relatively average rates during the months of May, June, and July.
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Officers from the Palo Alto Police Department have taken 17 auto burglary reports in the past two days. In all 17 vehicles, the windows were smashed and the suspects stole computer bags, laptops, electronic equipment and personal documents.
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A driver died after his vehicle went off the road and struck a tree near San Antonio Road and Middlefield Road this morning.
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A police manhunt in the neighborhood north of downtown Palo Alto this afternoon ended with the arrest of the suspect after a police canine found him hiding in a crawlspace underneath a house.
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A man approached a woman in the parking lot of Stanford Shopping Center this afternoon, grabbed one of her breasts over her clothes, and fled on foot.
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An unknown suspect robbed an El Camino Real market at gunpoint in Palo Alto last night and escaped with cash. There were no injuries.
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A man approached a woman from behind near downtown Palo Alto yesterday, grabbed her buttocks under her dress, and fled the area on foot.
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Detectives arrested a suspect this morning for intentionally setting last week's four-acre wildland fire at the Enid W. Pearson-Arastradero Preserve.
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A grass fire that burned about four acres of Palo Alto's Enid W. Pearson-Arastradero Preserve yesterday afternoon was likely the work of an arsonist.
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CrimeReports.com is an online mapping and analysis service.
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With support from the community, the City enacted a Social Host Ordinance, PAMC 9.04.040, to address underage drinking.
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Parking is provided for visitors and customers in the downtown area and California Avenue business district on the street, in offstreet parking lots and in parking garages.
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