Chief's Community Update - December 26, 2022
Happy Holidays East Palo Alto community members. Thank you for visiting our website and taking a moment to read this community update.
Holiday Season:
It was wonderful getting out and connecting with our Seniors at the East Palo Alto Senior Center for our annual breakfast. A big Thank You to Record’s Clerks David Sacor with Titus Uelese and his band of brothers and cousins for providing live music throughout the event. I would also like to publicly thank the “Charles” patrol team who came in on their off day to cook breakfast, and the “David” patrol team for serving.
Thank you to everyone who came across our Officers this holiday season during those chance positive encounters in our community. In a profession where Officers are usually called to respond to conflict or trauma, we look forward to and prefer the positive interactions with members of our community.
As we approach the New Year, I want to remind everyone of the dangers of celebratory gunfire. A bullet fired into the air must come down and can cause injury to people and damage to property. Please find a safer way to celebrate the New Year. We plan on tripling our patrol staffing on December 31 to combat celebratory gunfire.
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
Interim Chief of Police
