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17-year-old arrested for recent tire slashings
Pleasanton police arrested a 17-year-old male for allegedly slashing tires on 27 vehicles in the early hours of March 6. Police said the damage was estimated at $6,075.
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 3:52 pm by romleys, a resident of Dublin |
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Reward now at $40,000 for information on condor shootings
Conservation groups have added to a reward worth tens of thousands of dollars for information relating to two California condors found with shotgun wounds in Monterey County i... |
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 9:42 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Pleasanton's Motel 6 robbed at gunpoint
Pleasanton police are searching for a man who robbed a motel at gunpoint Saturday evening.
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on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:33 pm by aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
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Police seek information on fatal hit-and-run on I-880
California Highway Patrol investigators are searching for the driver of a light-colored Nissan Sentra who possibly witnessed a fatal hit-and-run Sunday morning on Interstate H... |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 10:29 pm by unclehomerr.., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Court orders reduction in prison population
A three-judge federal panel has tentatively ruled that the population of California's severely overcrowded prisons must be reduced by approximately 34,000 to 55,000 inmates to... |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:59 pm by Lucky Guy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Two Livermore children dead, two women in custody
Livermore police are investigating two separate suspicious child deaths that occurred in the past week resulting in the arrests of two women.
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on Mar 30, 2009 at 8:31 am by Annoyed at CofC\'s comment, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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Castlewood in cold blood
The golf course community of Castlewood is in a state of shock after a husband and wife were discovered dead in what authorities described as a gruesome crime scene.
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on Mar 27, 2009 at 12:37 pm by Mnkeller, a resident of the Ridgeview Commons neighborhood |
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Germain case continued again; to appear in court March 25
Accused child molestor Henry Germain was in court again to yesterday, only to have the case be continued to March 25.
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on Mar 24, 2009 at 9:21 am by Former friend, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
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U.S. Attorney's Office arrests Vassallo in Ponzi scheme
In a late afternoon news conference in Sacramento, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced it has charged Anthony Vassallo for his role in a massive investment fraud scheme.
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on Mar 23, 2009 at 9:48 am by AVHS Dad, a resident of the Stoneridge Park neighborhood |
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Speeding driver killed on I-680 Saturday is identified
A man who died in a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate Highway 680 in Danville has been identified as 30-year-old Juan Sandoval-Gomez, according to the Contra Costa Co... |
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on Mar 22, 2009 at 8:14 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Scherer asks for public defender at arraignment
Ernest Francis Scherer III asked for a public defender this afternoon at his arraignment for charges of double homicide with special circumstances. Wearing an orange jumpsuit ... |
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on Feb 28, 2009 at 7:42 pm by Pleasanton Gal, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood |
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UPDATE: Middle school, youngest boy's friend start donation efforts for family displaced by house fire
Pleasanton Middle School is spearheading a donation drive for the Zuffa family, which has been displaced by a house fire Monday morning on East Angela Street.
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 6:51 am by BobSmith Charles, a resident of the Ridgeview Commons neighborhood |
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Bay Area DUI arrests, fatalities up over same period year ago
California Highway Patrol officers have arrested 116 drunken drivers in the Bay Area so far during their maximum enforcement period that continues through Tuesday.
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on Jan 13, 2009 at 6:51 am by Steve, a resident of Livermore |
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Paintings stolen as Pleasanton Hotel restaurant closes
Noted Pleasanton artist Charlotte Severin said yesterday that three of her five original paintings were stolen from the front lobby of the Pleasanton Hotel restaurant Dec. 30.... |
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on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:32 am by Claudette McDermott, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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4th Tracy torture suspect arrested where he works in Pleasanton
A fourth suspect was arrested Tuesday at his Pleasanton job in the Tracy torture case that's made national headlines of a 16-year-old boy, who escaped to a local gym begging f... |
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on Jan 8, 2009 at 10:49 am by jj, a resident of the Avila neighborhood |
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UPDATE: Fatal I-580 accident not a hit-and-run
A 23-year-old Tracy woman was killed Monday night when she was struck by a car on Interstate 580 in Livermore, the CHP reported. CHP identify the other driver as a 73-year-old... |
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on Jan 6, 2009 at 3:31 pm by John Williams, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Bay Area DUI arrests fluxuate
The number of arrests for drunken driving during the holiday season in Sonoma, Alameda and Santa Clara counties is down from last year, but up slightly in San Francisco as of ... |
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on Jan 1, 2009 at 2:20 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Pleasanton couple sentenced for business loan fraud
A Pleasanton husband and wife who ran a chain of convenience stores in Northern California have been sentenced in federal court in San Francisco for crimes uncovered in a loan... |
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on Dec 29, 2008 at 1:44 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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McKewon's bail set by judge at $250,000
It was a scene riddled with emotion this morning as the arraignment for Katie McKewon was held.
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on Dec 28, 2008 at 5:26 pm by Foothill Graduate and sociologist, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Mystery persists as to cause of house fire
There's still many unanswered questions as to what led to an explosion and the ignition of flames that destroyed a house on East Angela Street, seriously injuring a woman and ... |
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on Dec 23, 2008 at 2:14 pm by jessica, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Mystery persists as to cause of house fire
There's still many unanswered questions as to what led to an explosion and the ignition of flames that destroyed a house on East Angela Street, seriously injuring a woman and ... |
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on Dec 22, 2008 at 10:34 pm by Member, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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Mall purse snatcher arrested
An alleged purse snatcher was arrested this morning after two witnesses chased after him and kept him from driving off in a motorcycle. Dwight Admues Mondaime, a 21-year-old r... |
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on Dec 4, 2008 at 6:31 pm by bel, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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Germain's case continued again
Henry Germain was back in court today, only to have his case continued again Dec. 16. The former Castlewood Country Club tennis director, who faces 16 charges of child molesta... |
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on Dec 3, 2008 at 11:30 pm by miranda, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Woman hijacks highway patrol car
A woman hijacked a California Highway Patrol car in Sunol at 3:40 this afternoon, leading sheriff's deputies on a high speed chase on northbound Interstate 680 until she flipp... |
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on Dec 3, 2008 at 1:49 pm by Mark Byerly, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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Police nab alleged hotel TV thieves
Police have arrested four people believed to have stolen flat screen TVs, as well as other goods, from several hotels in Pleasanton, Dublin and San Ramon last month.
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on Dec 3, 2008 at 10:22 am by Joy, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |