Chief's Community Update - May 7, 2023
Thank you for visiting our website and taking a moment to read this community update.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Thank you Comité Latino for organizing a spectacular parade and festival at Bell Street Park on Sunday May 7. I enjoyed seeing people lined up along the street watching the parade, and briefly stopping to greet some old friends. Thank you Menlo Park Fire for allowing our department to test drive their Polaris Utility Vehicle during the parade. I had been considering the purchase of the Polaris to expand our capacity to have a presence in our parks and wetland area. The festival at Bell Street Park was nothing short of amazing. The music, the vibe, the food, and everyone who attended made the event a tremendous success. I hope everyone had an opportunity to meet our police and community service officers. If you took a photo with our officers and posted to social media, please tag us on Facebook @eastpaloaltopd and Instagram @east_palo_alto_pd.
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
