Chief's Weekly Update - April 30. 2023
Thank you for visiting our website and taking a moment to read this community update.
Meetings
Community member Antoine Brooks has agreed to coordinate a series of community meetings for me to solicit feedback from you, our community members. I firmly believe for our Police Department to reflect the values of our entire community and build our partnership; I must hear from you. The first meeting (date, time and location to be determined) will focus on our annual military equipment report and fireworks. Please bring me your proposed solutions to address fireworks in our community.
Traffic Enforcement
This past Wednesday, Officers Davis and Pitre volunteered to work on their regularly scheduled day off and focus on traffic enforcement, specifically stop sign violations and grid lock during commute hours. The duo issued around 15 citations before they were interrupted by a mandatory court appearance. We expect our new LIDAR (speed detection device) to arrive soon. With the new speed survey completed, and the new LIDAR device in hand, we will increase our enforcement efforts for speeding and reckless drivers.
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
