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Officer recounts being shot
Clutter waited four minutes for the first officers to arrive after the shooter drove off, leaving him alone in an alley A detective who was shot during a 2022 traffic stop in downtown Moun- short of his skin. Clutter said he didn’t shooter. Clutter said he couldn’t imme- called Wild Cherry Lane. Clutter said he went to the hospital tain View took a long look yesterday feel any pain when he stumbled back diately call for backup because anothwith hearing loss because he was only at the frayed bulletproof vest that may to his patrol car, used a tourniquet and er officer was using the frequency to a foot or two away from the muzzle of have saved his life. waited for help. check a license plate. the gun. A bullet went through Detective “There was blood all over my foreAfter several seconds that felt like “I am happy to report he is alive,” Raymond Clutter’s forearm and into arm and hand,” Clutter told jurors an eternity, the frequency was finally Deputy District Attorney Marisa McKthe vest near his shoulder, leaving a yesterday at the Hall of Justice in San clear: “Code 3 fellas, I’ve been hit,” [See OFFICER, page 38] bruise from the impact but stopping Jose at the beginning of the trial for the Clutter said.
Trial of shooter began yesterday
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CAMPAIGN SUSPENDED: Leor Melamedov, a pro-Israel activist and ally of board member Rowena Chiu, has terminated her campaign for Palo Alto school board, campaign finance forms show. NEW CEASEFIRE: A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel has started. The truce, if it holds, could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war that killed thousands of people and upended global markets by disrupting the flow of oil.
CHEZ TJ sat empty yesterday during its usual dinner service. Post photo by Stephanie Lam.
80 CLOSURE: Eastbound Interstate 80 between 17th and 4th streets in San Francisco wil be closed this weekend, starting today at 11 p.m., and lasting until Monday at 6 a.m. The last exit for drivers heading toward the Bay Bridge on I-80 in the city will be at Vermont Street.
Official questions need for new tax pare measures for a parcel tax on the November ballot, but board member A Las Lomitas School District board Paige Winikoff questioned where the member is questioning the need for a district’s money is going. The board is eyeing a parcel tax to parcel tax after a year of financial misclose a $2 million deficit after rejecting management. The board hired attorneys from the options such as cutting bus drivers and Jones Hall law firm for $20,000 to pre- asking parents to pay for bus pickup, or BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
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