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Police: Reports of man with gun near Paly appear to be 'unfounded'

Original post made on Dec 14, 2023

Palo Alto police investigated on Thursday morning reports of a man who was reportedly pointing a handgun at cars near Palo Alto High School. They did not find the man and later deemed the report 'unfounded.'

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Comments (4)

Posted by Bystander
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 14, 2023 at 4:43 pm

Bystander is a registered user.

Finals week? Or coincidentally coinciding with the Alert test?


Posted by Annette
a resident of College Terrace
on Dec 15, 2023 at 6:42 am

Annette is a registered user.

That bike path is sketchy.


Posted by Consider Your Options.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 15, 2023 at 11:54 am

Consider Your Options. is a registered user.

No it is not sketchy. I bike it lot. No problems. Lots of people around throughout the day. Nice flat bike ride even for me, lone older woman..


Posted by Jennifer
a resident of another community
on Dec 15, 2023 at 6:08 pm

Jennifer is a registered user.

If he was waving a black cell phone, it probably looked like he was waving a gun. Who points a cell phone at cars?


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