Chief's Community Update - December 3, 2023
Thank you for visiting our website and taking a moment to read this community update.
On November 29, Patrol Officers responded to a shoplifting call at the Target store involving three suspects. The suspects were located walking away from Target at O’Connor and Clarke. When all three were detained and advised they were going to be searched, one suspect passively resisted. When the suspect, a 6’5” 240 lb male was informed he was going to be placed in handcuffs, the suspect physically resisted and fled on foot. Officers chased the suspect a short distance when he was caught and handcuffed. A search incident to arrest revealed a loaded 9mm ghost gun pistol was in his possession. The 15-year-old suspect was booked into juvenile hall.
Rolled Curb Parking
In accordance with our community discussions and the necessity to keep our sidewalks clear for pedestrians, we will start enforcing rolled curb parking regulations on January 2, 2024. We understand there will be some adjustments for all of us, but we will make these adjustments together. Please help us spread the word by educating your friends, family, and neighbors.
Rolled curb parking instructional videos can be accessed using the following links:
English / ASL
https://www.facebook.com/reel/322080010386855
Spanish
https://www.facebook.com/reel/819306486359186
Samoan
Tongan
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1511784379562596
Vehicle Thefts
Over the past couple of years there has been an increase of vehicle thefts throughout the United States involving Hyundai and Kia models. The affected Hyundai and Kia models are as follows:
- 2015-2021 Hyundai Accent (all body styles)
- 2015-2021 Hyundai Elantra (two-door and four-door)
- 2015-2021 Hyundai Kona
- 2015-2021 Hyundai Santa Fe
- 2015-2021 Hyundai Tucson
- 2015-2018 Hyundai Veloster
- 2015-2021 Kia Forte
- 2015-2021 Kia Optima
- 2015-2016 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2015-2021 Kia Rio (all body styles)
- 2015-2021 Kia Sedona
- 2015-2016 Kia Sorento
- 2015-2021 Kia Soul
- 2015-2021 Kia Sportage
If you own one of these vehicles and you live in East Palo Alto, please bring your car to the East Palo Alto Police Department for some more information.
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
Our open recruitments can be found at https://www.calopps.org/city-of-east-palo-alto.
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
