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Pleasanton couple sentenced for business loan fraudA Pleasanton husband and wife who ran a chain of convenience stores in Northern California have been sentenced in federal...
Original post made on Dec. 25, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Dec 29, 2008 at 1:44 pm | 11 comments | 6602 Views
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McKewon's bail set by judge at $250,000It was a scene riddled with emotion this morning as the arraignment for Katie McKewon was held. Friends and family members...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2007Last comment by Foothill Graduate and sociologist, on Dec 28, 2008 at 5:26 pm | 67 comments | 12170 Views
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Mystery persists as to cause of house fireThere's still many unanswered questions as to what led to an explosion and the ignition of flames that destroyed a house...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2008Last comment by jessica, on Dec 23, 2008 at 2:14 pm | 3 comments | 4839 Views
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Mystery persists as to cause of house fireThere's still many unanswered questions as to what led to an explosion and the ignition of flames that destroyed a house...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2008Last comment by Member, on Dec 22, 2008 at 10:34 pm | 4 comments | 2062 Views
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BEWARE BAD CONTRACTORS THENI should have known that someone would have taken exception to my description of the people that took advantage of me rather...
Original post made by James on Dec. 1, 2008Last comment by James, on Dec 8, 2008 at 3:32 pm | 27 comments | 5481 Views
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Vintage Hills Crime ???Does anyone what happend today December 5th around 4:00pm on Tawny and Touriga? The street was blocked off and must have...
Original post made by Tom on Dec. 5, 2008Last comment by MainStreetDiva, on Dec 6, 2008 at 10:22 pm | 1 comment | 4368 Views
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Mall purse snatcher arrestedAn alleged purse snatcher was arrested this morning after two witnesses chased after him and kept him from driving off in...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2008Last comment by bel, on Dec 4, 2008 at 6:31 pm | 5 comments | 5530 Views
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Germain's case continued againHenry Germain was back in court today, only to have his case continued again Dec. 16. The former Castlewood Country Club...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2008Last comment by miranda, on Dec 3, 2008 at 11:30 pm | 18 comments | 6205 Views
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Graffiti (Stoneridge/680)I couldn't believe the massive amounts of graffiti off the freeway in North Pleasanton. I moved from Fremont to Pleasanton...
Original post made by Resident on Oct. 13, 2008Last comment by Lindsay Wright, on Dec 3, 2008 at 4:04 pm | 28 comments | 5074 Views
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Pleasanton Ridge 11/15/2008 @ 9:10am - Please Come Forward!To All: On Saturday, November 15, at approximately 9:10am, on or more hikers on the Pleasanton Ridge came across an unconscious...
Original post made by RPM on Nov. 16, 2008Last comment by maddie, on Dec 3, 2008 at 3:36 pm | 7 comments | 6214 Views
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Woman hijacks highway patrol carA woman hijacked a California Highway Patrol car in Sunol at 3:40 this afternoon, leading sheriff's deputies on a high speed...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2008Last comment by Mark Byerly, on Dec 3, 2008 at 1:49 pm | 14 comments | 7122 Views
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Police nab alleged hotel TV thievesPolice have arrested four people believed to have stolen flat screen TVs, as well as other goods, from several hotels in...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2008Last comment by Joy, on Dec 3, 2008 at 10:22 am | 5 comments | 6310 Views
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BEWARE THE TONGANSYou might have noticed a lot of landscaping renovations around town the last few months being done by crews of Tongans. ...
Original post made by James on Nov. 25, 2008Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Dec 1, 2008 at 5:50 am | 32 comments | 6851 Views
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12-foot cross vandalizedA 12-foot wooden cross on the property of R. Roman, was chopped down sometime between the evening of Nov. 6 and 7. The Happy...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2008Last comment by Qwerty, on Nov 30, 2008 at 10:30 pm | 29 comments | 6839 Views
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Interstate 580 clear following injury crashAll westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 580 reopened in unincorporated Alameda County west of Pleasanton this morning,...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 30, 2008 at 7:41 pm | 2 comments | 5811 Views
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Drug rehabilitationDrug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic...
Original post made by sandy2008 on Nov. 13, 2008Last comment by unclehomerr.., on Nov 24, 2008 at 6:27 pm | 6 comments | 4191 Views
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Sixteenth molestation charge added against GermainInvestigators are looking into the past of Henry John Germain, an accused child molester, which is leading them to Southern...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2008Last comment by Joan Ledoux, on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:48 pm | 69 comments | 10702 Views
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Paul StonebargerDoes anyone know what happened at Paul Stonebarger's court hearing last Friday?...
Original post made by curious on Nov. 11, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 15, 2008 at 1:35 pm | 2 comments | 4816 Views
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Vandals appear to be racially motivatedA home in the 3900 Block of Kern Court was vandalized in the early hours of Nov. 5 and the owners believe it was politically...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2008Last comment by A Donlon Family, on Nov 14, 2008 at 11:22 pm | 47 comments | 8146 Views
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Another anti-Prop 8 vandal at work....What a learning experience for my children this morning as I was taking them to school. As we were going down West Las Positas...
Original post made by Concerned Parent on Oct. 30, 2008Last comment by yomama, on Nov 4, 2008 at 9:22 am | 44 comments | 4837 Views
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