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Attorney: Mom lied to cops BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A woman told police that a man inappropriately touched her son in downtown Palo Alto so that she could get a larger police response to a stolen wallet, according to a motion filed by the man’s defense attorney. “When the police get here, I want you to tell them a man was in the car
DA dropped child assault case and stole your dad’s money. Tell them he touched your huevos and grabbed your chile,” Yansy Garrido Aguilar allegedly told her 7-year-old son. Joshua Keenan Brass, 31, of East Palo Alto, spent four months in jail and is still affected by the false accusation,
his defense attorney said. The alleged crime happened around 12:45 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2024, when Garrido Aguilar and her boyfriend were cleaning four downtown restaurants. Garrido Aguilar’s 7-year-old and 11-month-old sons waited in the car
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‘A GOLDEN AGE’: President Trump yesterday during his State of the Union address said the country is in a golden age and is “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever.” He also threatened military action in Iran as leaders there haven’t agreed to not build a nuclear weapon.
AIRCRAFT BILL KILLED: Legislation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent midair collisions failed to win approval in the House yesterday. The head of the National Transportation Safety [See THE UPDATE, page 4] 60 Linaria Way
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while she cleaned San Agus at 115 Hamilton Ave. Garrido Aguilar told police that she found Brass touching himself in the front seat while holding a knife against her 7-year-old son, and that Brass took the infant out of a car seat and hit him in the head. Police found Brass around 4 a.m. [See LIED, page 18]
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SKIPPED SPEECH: Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-San Mateo, skipped last night’s State of the Union speech as a form of protest and said he expects Trump to use the occasion “for selfpromotion and turn it into a political spectacle where he incites division.”
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Caltrain crews have installed panels with soft rubber cones that are difficult to walk across to improve safety at the Churchill Avenue crossing. Palo Alto City Council on Monday voted to hire security guards to watch the crossing 24/7 for the next year while the city pursues a temporary closure. Post photo by Braden Cartwright.
The Palo Alto Unified School District will pay former Superintendent Don Austin $596,802 in exchange for his resignation, according to a settlement agreement obtained by the Post yesterday. That includes his $35,106 monthly paycheck through June 30, a $331,272 payment on Aug. 1, and a $90,000 payment on Jan. 15. The payments add up to 17 months of his salary. AUSTIN Austin and his wife will get full [See $500K, page 18]
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