A computer foul-up and a fast-acting detective helped a grandmother recover nearly $5,000 she was scammed out of last week, a Palo Alto police spokesman said Tuesday. Last Thursday, the 99-year-old woman received a call from a person claiming to be a grandson in need of money to bail himself out of jail...
A possible mountain lion was spotted sunning itself Tuesday afternoon on San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, according to a police spokesman. A pedestrian reported seeing the big cat sitting in the creek bed near University Avenue, not far from the...
A computer foul-up and a fast-acting detective helped a grandmother recover nearly $5,000 she was scammed out of last week, a Palo Alto police spokesman said Tuesday. Last Thursday, the 99-year-old woman received a call from a person claiming to be a...
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