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Backyard prowler in ‘monster teeth’ mask pulls knife on resident
A prowler wearing all black clothes and a "monster teeth" mask allegedly pulled a knife on a resident who confronted him Wednesday evening.Read More
Repeated BLM sign vandalism highlights tension between communities of color
Police are investigating vandalism of a Palo Alto Black Lives Matter yard sign as a hate crime. The is the third incident at the same property where the sign...Read More
Potential hate crime investigated after Ukrainian flag torn down from yard, defiled
Palo Alto police investigated a potential hate crime earlier this week in a neighborhood after a Ukranian flag was torn down from a front yard and defiled.Read More
Anti-Semitic flyers show up on hundreds of Berkeley doorsteps
The Berkeley Police Department and City Council released a joint statement on Monday afternoon condemning hateful messages left on the doorsteps of houses in the north Berkeley hills. According...Read More
Fleeing sideshow suspects suffer major injuries in crash, dog dies
Two people were seriously injured and a dog died as a result of crash while fleeing police from a Palo Alto sideshow. Read More
Police use ‘less-lethal projectiles’ on suspect who allegedly threatened to shoot officers
Police arrested a man in connection with acts of felony vandalism Friday at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto after he allegedly broke car windows and threatened repeatedly...Read More
Security guard detains suspect in robbery, brazen assault near Union Square
Police in San Francisco are investigating after an assault and robbery on Saturday near Union Square left a 65-year-old man in critical condition. According to police, around 3:30 p.m.,...Read More
Police say Palo Alto man assaulted two people in hate crime, injured police dog
Palo Alto police arrested a 26-year-old man following an assault on two people on a downtown street early Sunday. Alexander Joseph Furrier, of Palo Alto, was booked into county...Read More
Racist graffiti shows up in same garage for second time this month
Racial epithets directed at Black people and an anti-Semitic symbol were discovered in a Palo Alto parking garage Friday after a similar incident the week prior.Read More
Police investigate three graffiti incidents as hate crime
Police in Palo Alto are investigating vandalism in a park restroom found Wednesday as a hate crime.Read More
Caltrans to shut down portion of Highway 101 over weekend
Caltrans will be implementing a full closure of U.S. Highway 101 this weekend in Palo Alto for construction related to a pedestrian and bicycle overcrossing. The northbound and southbound...Read More
Palo Alto launches free pop-up Covid-19 test site next week
Free pop-up Covid-19 testing will be available each Tuesday starting this week, Palo Alto officials announced. Testing will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking...Read More
Police arrest 74-year-old math tutor suspected of molesting several teens
Police in Palo Alto on Tuesday arrested a math tutor in connection with the molestation of several teenagers. Mark Allan Hodes, 74, was arrested on suspicion of nine felony...Read More
Police arrest 18-year-old on suspicion of violent assault on elderly man
An 18-year old man was arrested as the suspect in a violent assault on a pedestrian last week in Palo Alto, police said. Shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, officers...Read More
Federal grand jury indicts former VA cardiology chief for alleged abusive sexual conduct with subordinate
The former chief of cardiology of a Veterans Affairs Department hospital in Palo Alto has been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Jose on a charge of...Read More
SFBay morning Covid-19 update: Marijuana dispensaries reopen, SJSU student tests positive
San Francisco officials announced Tuesday that dispensaries could reopen.Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: rising numbers, campus closures, cruise ship evacuation
San Francisco’s total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases, or COVID-19, jumped to 13 since the announcement of the first two cases by health officials last week. On Friday,...Read More
Driver of flatbed truck collides with, kills boy on bicycle
A Palo Alto boy riding a bicycle was killed Friday night after the driver of a flatbed truck collided with the child, Palo Alto police said. The bicyclist and...Read More
Music teacher arrested on suspicion of child pornography possession
Police in San Jose have arrested a man in connection with a child pornography case. Matthew Joseph Goulart, 29, was arrested on suspicion of possession of child pornography, according...Read More