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Fake solicitors foiled in alleged burglaryThree suspects were recently arrested by Livermore police after allegedly trying to burglarize a Livermore home. According...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2008Last comment by Ima Knutt, on Nov 5, 2009 at 4:58 pm | 7 comments | 5074 Views
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AT&T 3rd Party BillingAnyone out there using AT&T for a long distance carrier, beware. We received our bills and found erroneous charges from 3rd...
Original post made by Cindy on Aug. 20, 2009Last comment by john, on Nov 5, 2009 at 3:08 pm | 4 comments | 3045 Views
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Four police and vehicles at Fairlands Elementary SatI was walking my dog through the green belt behind Fairlands El Saturday evening when I saw a group of police surrounding...
Original post made by Reader on Nov. 2, 2009Last comment by Fairlands Parent, on Nov 3, 2009 at 9:43 pm | 2 comments | 3229 Views
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Did anyone else hear gunshots early this morning, around 5 AM?Hey, am I crazy, or did anyone else hear gunshots around 5 AM on October 24th? ...
Original post made by Kevin on Oct. 24, 2009Last comment by Barbara, on Oct 31, 2009 at 8:12 am | 10 comments | 3943 Views
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Highway patrol to focus on cell phone users todayThe California Highway Patrol on Tuesday will conduct the second zero-tolerance enforcement this month of the state's hands-free...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2009Last comment by Jerry, on Oct 24, 2009 at 10:08 am | 11 comments | 4315 Views
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Spilled milk cartons litter I-680 for 25 milesA spilled load of milk crates and plastic milk cartons littered I-680 early this morning from Concord to I-580 near Pleasanton,...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2009Last comment by moo, on Oct 23, 2009 at 3:57 pm | 2 comments | 4697 Views
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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...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2009Last comment by Big Poppa, on Oct 23, 2009 at 1:54 am | 3 comments | 3252 Views
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EditorialFor most of us, the closest we came to Monday's mass demonstrations over state and federal immigration policies was on the...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2009Last comment by Cholo, on Oct 22, 2009 at 12:46 pm | 2 comments | 3406 Views
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What Happened Sunday morning on Vineyard by Amador CourtThere was firetrucks, police, ambulances..and men in white suits with masks on the court next to Amador Court on Vineyard..Does...
Original post made by Ben on Oct. 12, 2009Last comment by vv neighbor, on Oct 12, 2009 at 9:12 pm | 1 comment | 3614 Views
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What's with SOME bike riders around Ptown lately?!In less than two days, it's been an almost unfortunate and always frustrating situation when some (not all), bike riders...
Original post made by MiffedPtownDriver on Oct. 5, 2009Last comment by Get the facts, on Oct 6, 2009 at 4:33 pm | 5 comments | 3562 Views
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Panel finds Chowchilla kidnapper suitable for paroleA two-person panel has found one of the three men who kidnapped a busload of Chowchilla schoolchildren in 1976 and buried...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2009Last comment by A mom of three, on Sep 20, 2009 at 3:35 pm | 14 comments | 4857 Views
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Dublin, Hayward police search Garrido's Antioch homeHayward and Dublin police yesterday were searching the home in unincorporated Antioch where Phillip and Nancy Garrido allegedly...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2009Last comment by DL, on Sep 18, 2009 at 10:54 pm | 7 comments | 5074 Views
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Two foil burglary attempt in their Pleasanton home on city's west sideA burglary plan was foiled Monday morning when a man entering a home in a Pleasanton neighborhood on the city's west side...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2009Last comment by JS, on Sep 17, 2009 at 10:52 am | 17 comments | 13377 Views
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Incident at the Hilton Pleasanton Saturday night (9/12)I was in town staying at the Hilton Pleasanton Saturday night and around 11pm two ambulances, two police cars and a fire...
Original post made by Jake on Sep. 14, 2009Last comment by Emily West, on Sep 15, 2009 at 4:25 pm | 12 comments | 4716 Views
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Latest revealing news on Garrido and the kidnapped victim and the children-Horror and grief-UnimaginableGarridos' neighbours reveal 'Creepy Phil's' drug-fuelled orgies with the hillbillies: By Andrew Malone Last updated at...
Original post made by New news on Aug. 30, 2009Last comment by Censored, on Sep 14, 2009 at 1:06 pm | 11 comments | 7159 Views
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Death Penalty for Rapists/Child MolestersI am for the death penalty for rapists and child molesters. Rape is a crime that devastates humans and the traumatic effects...
Original post made by Paula on Sep. 2, 2009Last comment by 2ME4U, on Sep 13, 2009 at 7:02 pm | 42 comments | 6531 Views
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Hit and Run, Can Anyone Identify this Vehicle?On August 30th at 2:00pm, a heavy, white male, around 5'9" brownish hair with a goatee, wearing a dirty white t-shirt, driving...
Original post made by Please Help Us Find the Hit and Run Driver! on Sep. 8, 2009Last comment by adding emergency number to cell phone, on Sep 13, 2009 at 4:21 pm | 17 comments | 6918 Views
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Religious Zealots downtown - should something be done?No less than 4 or 5 times this summer I have been with my children and had to listen to religious zealots screaming at the...
Original post made by McPleasanton on Sep. 7, 2009Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 13, 2009 at 7:31 am | 45 comments | 4585 Views
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Police: East Angela Street house fire was arsonA December house fire on East Angela Street that left one woman severely injured is being ruled as arson, police said this...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2009Last comment by Robber Barons, on Sep 8, 2009 at 3:29 pm | 3 comments | 3903 Views
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Man arrested for alleged car break-in at Larkspur Landing HotelA 26-year-old man was arrested in Pleasanton this morning after authorities saw him trying to break into a car parked in...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2009Last comment by elegant pheasant, on Sep 7, 2009 at 6:57 pm | 3 comments | 4627 Views
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