Blotter Paper

• Los Altos-Tuesday, 800 block of Fremont Ave., 8:48 a.m.: Someone was taken to the hospital for a 72 hour mental evaluation. (Come to think of it has anyone seen King Lear lately?)
• Palo Alto-Tuesday, 700 block of Homer Ave., 2:44 p.m. Someone was taken to the Valley Medical Center for a 72 hour mental evaluation. (Ditto Victor Frost.)
• Palo Alto-Tuesday, Police Station, 6:15 p.m.: A 59 year-old Menlo Park woman was given a notice to appear in court for an outstanding Palo Alto warrant. (Civic pride is a thing to behold.)