Chief's Community Update - December 11, 2022
Happy Holidays East Palo Alto community members. Thank you for visiting our website and taking a moment to read this community update.
Safety tip:
The wet weather is upon us. Wet weather means more accidents and slicker roadways. Please watch for pedestrians and bicyclists.
If you are planning to drive, please give yourself some extra time to reach your destination and follow all traffic laws. The laws were created to make the roadways safe for everyone.
We encourage everyone to contribute to a safe driving environment.
Personnel:
We are seeking good people who want to serve the East Palo Alto community as Police Officers. If you are interested or know somebody who would be a great fit for our community in these roles, please visit https://www.calopps.org/city-of-east-palo-alto.
The Community Service Officer recruitment currently has over 30 applicants. Human Resources will hopefully start reviewing the applications and inviting qualified candidates in for oral panel examinations to fill 2 Full Time positions and 2 Part Time positions.
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.
Reminder:
The December 2022 Beat Meeting Schedule is as follows and the flyer is attached. To determine which beat you live in, please use our map on our Community Policing page.
Beat One and Four
Time: Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 06:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91306910301?pwd=d0QvdjVaaGlPWk1RY3oyZ3RWUFM2Zz09
Meeting ID: 913 0691 0301
Passcode: 360742
Dial by your location
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
Beat Two
Time: Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 06:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94814753040?pwd=Vk5RaUVseURDcUZQbHBEbm9xbWFkQT09
Meeting ID: 948 1475 3040
Passcode: 373498
Dial by your location
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
Beat Three
Time: Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 06:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96665120833?pwd=blR1Mk9uaW4zMG1oN1BVbmx3WTRMQT09
Meeting ID: 966 6512 0833
Passcode: 914233
Dial by your location
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
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
