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Palo Alto Sex Assault: Police Release Suspect Sketch
Police said a man assaulted a woman in her 50s as she walked through an underpass Sunday. A passerby helped and called the police.

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Police said a man assaulted a woman in her 50s as she walked through an underpass Sunday. A passerby helped and called the police.

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