Chief's Community Update - August 20, 2023
Thank you for visiting our website and taking a moment to read this community update.
We are hiring!
Do you know someone who is genuinely a good person, has a passion for serving others, and would be a great fit for our department and community please bring them in. We are hiring for:
- Police Recruit
- Police Officer
- Police Reserve Officer
- Records Supervisor
- Police Commander (remaining open until the position is filled)
- Management Analyst (Limited term)
Our open recruitments can be found at https://www.calopps.org/city-of-east-palo-alto.
Parking Enforcement
We are actively distributing flyers with instructions for how to park along rolled curbs. As we find cars parked on rolled curbs, we are putting instructional flyers on the windshields to keep our sidewalks clear for pedestrians, strollers, and people with mobility impairments. We do not anticipate issuing parking citations until the middle of September.
If you would like to help distribute flyers, please come by the East Palo Alto Police Department.
Anonymous tips and immediate service
We appreciate all the anonymous tips we have been receiving. It is important to note that anonymous tips are not a resource for immediate police response as it is not monitored 24/7. For immediate police response, either call 9-1-1 or our non-emergency phone number 650-321-1112. For complaints related to property violations, please contact Code Enforcement department, which operates under our building department (https://www.cityofepa.org/building/page/code-enforcement).
When providing information to the police, we need specific information about the crime or criminal. As an example, if you are reporting someone for dealing drugs, we need to know:
- where and when they are selling the drugs
- a detailed description of them (white female, blue jeans, red jacket, baseball cap)
- any description of a vehicle
- any other information you have about the crime.
While we don’t expect you to jeopardize your safety to get this information, it is very important information if we make an arrest. Not only will your tip provide us with accurate information about the suspect, but we are also able to serve as a witness to the crime and we can testify in court. Please use these options for providing an anonymous tip.
You can make an anonymous tip to the police by calling or texting to (650) 409-6792.
If there is a topic you would like addressed in the next update, please feel free to send an email at jliu@cityofepa.org.
Thank you,
Jeff Liu
Chief of Police
