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Inmate escapes from Santa Rita Jail
Alameda County deputies are searching for an inmate who has escaped from the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. Ismael Cesda, 21, also known as Ismael Ramirez, was brought back to the... |
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on Mar 5, 2011 at 3:18 pm by Stacy, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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No one injured in Del Prado home fire Wednesday morning
A fire at a home in the Del Prado neighborhood Wednesday morning resulted in $250,000 in damages. Nineteen firefighters responded to the scene, and it took about 30 minutes to... |
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on Mar 1, 2011 at 11:08 am by lights, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
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Police net closing on local burglar
Police said they're closing in on a local man believed to have committed at least five burglaries at Pleasanton homes. Officers in the Birdland area spotted a man Tuesday morn... |
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on Feb 28, 2011 at 3:42 pm by Serial Criminals, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Home burglary yields quarter million in jewelry
Jewelry worth nearly a quarter million dollars was stolen from a home in the first block of Puri Court, according to a police report. Among the stolen items was a diamond brac... |
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on Feb 25, 2011 at 4:36 pm by Concerned Californian, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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Man's body found near Valley, Case avenues Monday
Pleasanton police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man whose body was found Monday morning along an old railroad easement.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 22, 2011 at 11:42 am by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Vehicle Crash Lots of Police at Santa Rita and Valley
A chase?
There was a loud crash, followed immediately by many flashing police lights late last night, Friday or Sat morning.
Q. Does anyone know what happened?
Looks li... |
Santa Rita/Valley Police Activity? |
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on Feb 20, 2011 at 3:12 am by Wow how silly, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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PUSD says female student killed by train near downtown this afternoon
The PUSD has confirmed that a female student was struck and killed by a train around 2:30 p.m. Police are still investigating the scene near Main Street and Stanley Boulevard,... |
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on Feb 19, 2011 at 5:37 pm by Bethany, a resident of the Las Positas neighborhood |
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Las Vegas police release mugshot of Ernest Scherer III, arrested in connection with parents' murders
Nearly a year after a couple was brutally slain in their Castlewood home, authorities have arrested the son for their murders. Ernest Scherer III, 30, was arrested at 6 p.m. M... |
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on Feb 18, 2011 at 10:43 pm by US_DOJ_Gov, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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2 motorists killed in separate accidents Thursday afternoon in Livermore, Castro Valley
Two motorists, one in an SUV and the other riding a motorcycle, were killed in separate accidents Thursday afternoon in Brentwood and Castro Valley.
Read the full story here ... |
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on Feb 11, 2011 at 2:53 pm by Allan, a resident of another community |
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Speeding
Speeds just seems to keep getting faster and faster. Does anyone drive 25 mph anymore in the neighborhoods? Vintage Hills, particularly Touriga Drive, is sometimes like a race... |
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on Feb 6, 2011 at 3:09 pm by noloosedogs, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton police report for week ending Jan. 30
The Pleasanton Police Department made the following information available. Under the law, those charged with offenses are considered innocent until convicted.
Read the full s... |
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on Feb 4, 2011 at 10:53 pm by M., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Aunt of accused Castlewood killer testifies
The actions of Ernest Scherer III following the murder of his parents led family members to suspect that he was responsible for the deaths, according to testimony in court thi... |
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on Feb 2, 2011 at 2:06 pm by CCap, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Turn On Your Headlights
Fog in Pleasanton today lowered visibility to less then 500 feet. I was amazed at the number of cars that were driving the city streets without their headlights on (just havin... |
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on Jan 28, 2011 at 4:22 pm by great reminder, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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The truth needs to be told...
The ugly truth about abortion. It needs to be told, this is why we are in the bind we're in, we're no better than the Mayans throwing babies off of the pyramids for sacrifice... |
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on Jan 27, 2011 at 4:55 am by mickey, a resident of Dublin |
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Burglar nabbed in string of Pleasanton thefts
A Castro Valley man has been arrested in connection with a string of local burglaries. Peter Grgurevic III, 19, has been linked to 10 burglaries in northwest Pleasanton and Ca... |
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on Jan 26, 2011 at 3:36 pm by Castro Victim, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
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I.C.E. investigation in Pleasanton
Homeland Security officials have confirmed they are conducting an investigation in Pleasanton. "I.C.E. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) executed a search warrant in conne... |
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on Jan 24, 2011 at 3:31 pm by dorothy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Police arrest 15 so far in county-wide search for DUI suspects
Law enforcement officers in Alameda County have arrested 15 people so far as part of a county-wide drunken driver warrant sweep, a spokeswoman for the county's Avoid the 21 pr... |
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on Jan 2, 2011 at 3:15 pm by Donutpig, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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AT&T Phone Outage?
My AT&T phone service in Shadow Cliff Village has only worked intermittently since last Sunday, 12/19/10. Since then I saw AT&T crews working in a manhole on Vineyard just no... |
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on Dec 29, 2010 at 11:31 am by cvm, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood |
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3 armed men rob Union Bank on Hopyard Road, escape in stolen car
Armed men held up the Union Bank in the Crossroads Shopping Center on Hopyard Road just after noon yesterday, with one jumping over the counter and emptying teller drawers.
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on Dec 23, 2010 at 1:21 pm by truth, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Charges filed in 2008 Angela Street arson
In a case that took more than two years to investigate, the former co-owner of a home on Angela Street has been charged with arson.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 22, 2010 at 10:09 pm by A Neighbor, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Does anyone know about a fatal car crash on Bernal Ave. near St. Augustine's Sunday eve?
I heard there was an car accident Sunday evening (raining hard about 5PM)on Bernal Avenue (near St. Augustine's driveway) that appeared to be fatal. Does anyone have any info... |
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on Dec 19, 2010 at 12:28 pm by jessica, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
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Saw a lost Parrot
I just heard an odd sound and went to look. It was a full size parrot in a tree off the Lydiksen Playground area. The bird flew towards Muirwood as I approached. I hope he/... |
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on Dec 16, 2010 at 4:34 pm by Kim, a member of the Lydiksen Elementary School community |
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Amador Valley High graduates dead in apparent murder-suicide in San Diego
Michel David, 22, and a man believed to be her ex-boyfriend, Daniel Shoemake, 21, who both grew up in Pleasanton, died Friday in an apparent murder-suicide in San Diego.
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on Dec 15, 2010 at 6:00 pm by Monica, a resident of another community |
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David Harmer's campaign signs
Does anyone know why David Harmer's campaign signs were removed from the corners of Bernal and Stanley and Bernal and Nevada? |
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on Dec 14, 2010 at 8:58 am by Patriot, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Deonna Zuffa news
Has anyone heard anything new regarding the Deonna Zuffa case? When will her trial begin? I'm just curious if anyone knows anything. Please advise!!! Cheers, L. |
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on Dec 8, 2010 at 11:27 am by Excellent reporting, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |