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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 | 3437 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 | 3384 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 | 4616 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 | 4852 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 | 12055 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 | 4493 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 | 6774 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 | 6204 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 | 6673 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 | 4356 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 | 3721 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 | 4374 Views
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DA to investigate possible hate crimeTwo men were arrested Aug. 27 for allegedly beating a local taxi driver in what appears to be a racially-motivated crime,...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2009Last comment by mac, on Sep 7, 2009 at 8:30 am | 4 comments | 3198 Views
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Czars and the Erosion of Your FreedomsThink czars are all the rage? Did everyone forget about signing statements, which have been wielded extensively by the past...
Original post made by Stacey on Sep. 7, 2009There are no comments yet. 2885 Views
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Drunk driving case continued to Feb. 11The drunk driving case involving 19-year-old Katie McKewon has been continued to Feb. 11, it was decided this morning by...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2008Last comment by Jessie, on Sep 2, 2009 at 4:58 pm | 30 comments | 8384 Views
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More Info on men who beat taxi driverI quote from a post on another thread: This is posted on the Colliers-Parish Website as their core values...they work in...
Original post made by resident on Sep. 1, 2009Last comment by SteveP, on Sep 2, 2009 at 8:43 am | 5 comments | 2983 Views
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Police activity in Charter Oaks on 9/1/2009Does anyone know what was the purpose for police activity on 9/1/2009 Kamp/Maple Leaf intersection? Stopped pickup, 4 teenagers,...
Original post made by member on Sep. 1, 2009There are no comments yet. 3039 Views
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mega-millionaire, right-wing Christian founder of Blackwater, the private security firm"America's Holy Warriors" Erik Prince is "the secretive, mega-millionaire, right-wing Christian founder of Blackwater, the...
Original post made by Mr. Prince on Aug. 20, 2009Last comment by Think, on Aug 26, 2009 at 1:18 pm | 7 comments | 13024 Views
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Scherer to stand trial for parents' deathsErnest Scherer III sat emotionless in an Oakland courtroom Friday as Judge Jeffrey Horner ordered the defendant to stand...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2009Last comment by Janet Pelletier, managing editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Aug 25, 2009 at 4:12 pm | 5 comments | 6744 Views
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Many sirens around 4:30 this morning?I wondered if anyone knows what happened this morning around 4:30am on the west side of Pleasanton. There were many sirens...
Original post made by Grace on Aug. 24, 2009Last comment by Puppetlady, on Aug 25, 2009 at 12:26 pm | 2 comments | 3024 Views
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