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Paintings stolen as Pleasanton Hotel restaurant closesNoted Pleasanton artist Charlotte Severin said yesterday that three of her five original paintings were stolen from the front...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2009Last comment by Claudette McDermott, on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:32 am | 24 comments | 6900 Views
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Sirens last night 12/8/08Does anyone know what all the sirens were for last night? There were a lot of them for about a half hour to 45 minutes. I'm...
Original post made by Ray on Dec. 9, 2008Last comment by tyler, on Jan 8, 2009 at 10:56 am | 6 comments | 3843 Views
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4th Tracy torture suspect arrested where he works in PleasantonA fourth suspect was arrested Tuesday at his Pleasanton job in the Tracy torture case that's made national headlines of a...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2008Last comment by jj, on Jan 8, 2009 at 10:49 am | 13 comments | 5551 Views
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UPDATE: Fatal I-580 accident not a hit-and-runA 23-year-old Tracy woman was killed Monday night when she was struck by a car on Interstate 580 in Livermore, the CHP reported....
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2009Last comment by John Williams, on Jan 6, 2009 at 3:31 pm | 4 comments | 5617 Views
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Bay Area DUI arrests fluxuateThe number of arrests for drunken driving during the holiday season in Sonoma, Alameda and Santa Clara counties is down from...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Jan 1, 2009 at 2:20 pm | 4 comments | 5244 Views
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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 | 6009 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 | 11368 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 | 4492 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 | 2006 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 | 5162 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 | 4068 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 | 5069 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 | 5685 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 | 4729 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 | 5885 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 | 6591 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 | 5804 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 | 6287 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 | 6340 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 | 5205 Views
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