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Fake solicitors foiled in alleged burglary
Three suspects were recently arrested by Livermore police after allegedly trying to burglarize a Livermore home. According to police, 42-year-old Kevin Morgan of Modesto knock... |
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on Nov 5, 2009 at 4:58 pm by Ima Knutt, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Highway patrol to focus on cell phone users today
The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday will conduct the second zero-tolerance enforcement this month of the state's hands-free cell phone law.
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on Oct 24, 2009 at 10:08 am by Jerry, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood |
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Spilled milk cartons litter I-680 for 25 miles
A spilled load of milk crates and plastic milk cartons littered I-680 early this morning from Concord to I-580 near Pleasanton, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
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on Oct 23, 2009 at 3:57 pm by moo, a resident of another community |
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Who's responsible for plagiarism?
Please note the quote marks around the statements above. This means they were said by someone other than me. Not correctly attributing thoughts, ideas or statements is called ... |
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on Oct 23, 2009 at 1:54 am by Big Poppa, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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Editorial
For most of us, the closest we came to Monday's mass demonstrations over state and federal immigration policies was on the evening news on our home television screens. The "Da... |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 12:46 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Panel finds Chowchilla kidnapper suitable for parole
A two-person panel has found one of the three men who kidnapped a busload of Chowchilla schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them in a quarry in Livermore to be suitable for paro... |
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on Sep 20, 2009 at 3:35 pm by A mom of three, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Dublin, Hayward police search Garrido's Antioch home
Hayward and Dublin police yesterday were searching the home in unincorporated Antioch where Phillip and Nancy Garrido allegedly kept kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard for the past 1... |
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on Sep 18, 2009 at 10:54 pm by DL, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Two foil burglary attempt in their Pleasanton home on city's west side
A burglary plan was foiled Monday morning when a man entering a home in a Pleasanton neighborhood on the city's west side was confronted by one of two teenagers who were home ... |
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on Sep 17, 2009 at 10:52 am by JS, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Police: East Angela Street house fire was arson
A December house fire on East Angela Street that left one woman severely injured is being ruled as arson, police said this week.
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on Sep 8, 2009 at 3:29 pm by Robber Barons, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Man arrested for alleged car break-in at Larkspur Landing Hotel
A 26-year-old man was arrested in Pleasanton this morning after authorities saw him trying to break into a car parked in a hotel parking lot, according to the Police Departmen... |
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on Sep 7, 2009 at 6:57 pm by elegant pheasant, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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DA to investigate possible hate crime
Two men were arrested Aug. 27 for allegedly beating a local taxi driver in what appears to be a racially-motivated crime, police said.
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on Sep 7, 2009 at 8:30 am by mac, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Drunk driving case continued to Feb. 11
The drunk driving case involving 19-year-old Katie McKewon has been continued to Feb. 11, it was decided this morning by a judge.
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on Sep 2, 2009 at 4:58 pm by Jessie, a resident of the Canyon Creek neighborhood |
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Scherer to stand trial for parents' deaths
Ernest Scherer III sat emotionless in an Oakland courtroom Friday as Judge Jeffrey Horner ordered the defendant to stand trial for the deaths of his parents in their Castlewoo... |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 4:12 pm by Janet Pelletier, managing editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Fund set up for son of mother killed in Vasco car crash
A trust fund is being set up for a 5-year-old boy whose mother was killed in a car crash on Vasco Road, south of Byron, Friday night.
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on Aug 21, 2009 at 4:28 pm by J, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Amber alert issued for 2-month-old taken from mother's car this morning
Police are searching for a 2-month-old boy who was apparently taken by force from his mother by his father and uncle in Pleasanton early this morning.
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on Aug 20, 2009 at 9:03 am by Lee, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Police fine 6 Pleasanton businesses for selling liquor to minors
Officers conducting an underage decoy sting in Pleasanton last Wednesday fined six businesses suspected of supplying alcohol to a minor, police reported yesterday.
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on Aug 19, 2009 at 9:34 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Pleasanton, Bay Area transportation systems prepare for BART strike
Pleasanton traffic planners, police and the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission are encouraging commuters to prepare for a possible BART strike on Monday that coul... |
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on Aug 15, 2009 at 1:54 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Dublin bicyclist killed in collision with car
An adult bicyclist, believed to be in his 30s, was killed in a collision with a vehicle in Dublin late yesterday, California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Serena reported.
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on Aug 7, 2009 at 5:28 pm by Former Cyclist, a resident of Livermore |
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Pleasanton man carjacked in Dublin theater parking lot
A 53-year-old Pleasanton man was carjacked around 10:30 p.m. Sunday near the Regal Cinemas in Dublin, according to Dublin police.
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on Jul 27, 2009 at 8:01 pm by Ben, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Resident robbed at gunpoint in mall parking lot
Around 8 p.m. Monday night a female Pleasanton resident was robbed at gunpoint while walking to her car in the Stoneridge Shopping Center parking lot, according to police.
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on Jul 16, 2009 at 7:28 pm by Robyn, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
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Brown files another lawsuit, this time against Midas in Dublin
State Attorney General Jerry Brown, who last month joined in a lawsuit to overturn Pleasanton's housing cap, filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court yesterday against... |
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on Jul 2, 2009 at 10:23 am by tim, a resident of another community |
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22,000 pot plants seized in Sunol
Alameda County sheriff's deputies have found more than 22,000 marijuana plants at the biggest outdoor growing operation the sheriff's office has ever encountered.
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on Jul 1, 2009 at 10:30 am by Me, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Tauscher confirmed for top U.S. arms control post
10th District Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher (D-Alamo) has been confirmed by the Senate as under secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. State Departme... |
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on Jun 30, 2009 at 7:46 pm by BLT, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Driver re-arrested for Oct. 20 rear-end crash on Owens Drive
Pleasanton police have arrested a 53-year-old man on a felony drunk driving charge following an October crash that seriously injured a 9-year-old girl.
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on Jun 28, 2009 at 3:33 pm by NO WAY, a resident of the Pleasanton Village neighborhood |
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Student doing well after nearly drowning during school trip
A student at Harvest Park Middle School was said to have nearly drowned yesterday during a school trip to the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center. In an email sent by the school, ... |
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on Jun 20, 2009 at 12:48 am by Chola, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |