Posted by Refused, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2012 at 12:51 pm

What is a home holdup? You mean a robbery of a person or a home invasion? And "police know Dillon on sight".... what does that mean? This is straying even further from a professional newspaper.

Posted by Anon, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2012 at 1:18 pm

Very strange piece.

Contract negotiations with the Police Department must be heating up.

It's too bad that PW is being used as such a tool.

Posted by WTF?, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2012 at 2:32 pm

Very odd indeed, poorly written to say the least.

Now let's take into account the following:

"Police received a call about the robbery at about 10:17 p.m. Jan. 8; no additional information was available from police, although the report indicates a suspect has been identified."

Police "reports" are NOT available to the public prior to

conclusion of the investigation and after the case is closed.

A "report" is evidence in an open case.

Finally, the folks talking about how they work so hard to live in such a "nice" town, that will be not such a nice town after low income housing..... Wake Up....

Posted by Pete , a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2012 at 3:35 pm

Having lived here for decades... it is called a... "rub in your face tactic" Very strange Glenn...?

Posted by Plenty of room for improvement, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2012 at 3:42 pm

Yes, Anon, I think you're on to something: "Contract negotiations with the Police Department must be heating up."

Posted by Peter Malloy, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Jan 15, 2012 at 7:35 pm

If you people seriously believe the Pleasanton Police Department is making up a "Holdup at a home" because "Contract negotiations...must be heating up" you're hopelessly ignorant. I suppose PPD made up the shooting at the nightclub called Club Neo on Saturday night, too.

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Posted by Mary, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood, on Jan 16, 2012 at 5:37 pm

Its pretty clear Peter hasn't needed PPD to do anything complicated or that would require them to write a report. I have personally seen them flat out ignore a crime because they felt it. It's a joke. Ten years ago, thus was not the case. But the current PPD is not what it used to be. I will leave it at that do they can't figure out who I am to retaliate.

Posted by Linda B, a resident of the Ironwood neighborhood, on Jan 16, 2012 at 5:41 pm

I was thinking the same thing, but Peter Malloy sounds like he is likely a male Caucasian so he's not likely to have issues with Pleasanton Police.

Posted by Peter Malloy, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Jan 16, 2012 at 10:29 pm

Mary and Linda B.- What are you two women talking about!? Did you talk to each other to see who could post the most off-topic comments? Go back and re-read what I posted. You are proving my point.