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275 Forest Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Phone: 650-329-2413 (non-emergency)
Fax: 650-617-3120
Hours:
Field Operations: 24/7
Front Desk: 8-5 (M-F)

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Police Press Releases

Press Releases
Attempted Strong-arm Robbery on Colorado Avenue
Attempted Strong-arm Robbery on Colorado Avenue
Revision Date: 08/19/2008
Arrest Made In Attempted Robbery
Arrest Made In Attempted Robbery
Revision Date: 08/18/2008
Enrollment Begins for Citizens Academy Session
Enrollment Begins for Citizens Academy Session
Revision Date: 08/15/2008
Arrest Made In 2002 Rape Of Elderly Woman
Arrest Made In 2002 Rape Of Elderly Woman
Revision Date: 08/15/2008
Arrest Made in Burglary
Arrest Made in Burglary
Revision Date: 08/06/2008
Attempted Auto Burglar Caught
Attempted Auto Burglar Caught
Revision Date: 08/04/2008
Additional Suspect in Homicide Arrested
Additional Suspect in Homicide Arrested
Revision Date: 08/04/2008
Additional Photo of Shooting Suspect
Additional Photo of Shooting Suspect
Revision Date: 07/29/2008
Shooting Suspect Sought – Press Conference at Noon 7-16-2008
Shooting Suspect Sought – Press Conference at Noon 7-16-2008
Revision Date: 07/16/2008
Shooting Suspect Identified
Shooting Suspect Identified
Revision Date: 07/16/2008
City Hall Parking Lot Shooting Investigated
City Hall Parking Lot Shooting Investigated
Revision Date: 07/14/2008
Foothills Park Attack Report Not Substantiated
Foothills Park Attack Report Not Substantiated
Revision Date: 07/14/2008
Man Shot During Robbery in Downtown Palo Alto
Man Shot During Robbery in Downtown Palo Alto
Revision Date: 07/13/2008
Mountain Lion Attack in Foothills Park
Mountain Lion Attack in Foothills Park
Revision Date: 07/13/2008
Parents Successfully Graduate from Parent Project Program
Parents Successfully Graduate from Parent Project Program
Revision Date: 07/03/2008
Two Suspects In-Custody For Residential Burglary
Two Suspects In-Custody For Residential Burglary
Revision Date: 06/27/2008
Robbery at the Downtown Palo Alto Wells Fargo Bank
Robbery at the Downtown Palo Alto Wells Fargo Bank
Revision Date: 06/27/2008
New Laws Restrict Cell Phone Usage
New Laws Restrict Cell Phone Usage
Revision Date: 06/27/2008
National Night Out 2008
National Night Out 25th Anniversary Tuesday, August 5, 2008 6:30PM – 8:30PM
Revision Date: 06/26/2008
Child Safety and Fingerprinting Event
Child Safety and Fingerprinting Event
Revision Date: 06/25/2008
Two Women Robbed at Knifepoint
Two Women Robbed at Knifepoint
Revision Date: 06/24/2008
Palo Alto Bike Thief Arrested on the Stanford Campus
Palo Alto Bike Thief Arrested on the Stanford Campus
Revision Date: 06/04/2008
Palo Alto Resident Interrupts Burglary
Palo Alto Resident Interrupts Burglary
Revision Date: 05/20/2008
Criminal Investigation of Financial Irregularities at CT Ends
Criminal Investigation of Financial Irregularities at Children’s Theatre Ends
Revision Date: 05/15/2008
Police Officer Assaulted While Sitting in Patrol Car
Police Officer Assaulted While Sitting in Patrol Car
Revision Date: 05/14/2008
Vehicle Crashes Into Bryant Street Residence
Vehicle Crashes Into Bryant Street Residence
Revision Date: 05/07/2008
Wandering Two Year-Old Returned Home Safe
Wandering Two Year-Old Returned Home Safe
Revision Date: 05/04/2008
Open Letter to the Palo Alto Community
Open Letter to the Palo Alto Community
Revision Date: 04/25/2008
Juvenile Approached By Male
CANS Report of Suspicious Activity - Juvenile Approached By Male
Revision Date: 04/24/2008
Robbery Victim Struck in the Head
Robbery Victim Struck in the Head
Revision Date: 04/23/2008
Arrested Suspect Linked to Children’s Theatre Burglary
Arrested Suspect Linked to Children’s Theatre Burglary
Revision Date: 04/22/2008
Palo Alto Police to Wait Tables to Raise Money for Special Olympics
Palo Alto Police to Wait Tables to Raise Money for Special Olympics
Revision Date: 04/21/2008
Suspect Brandishes Gun after Accident
Suspect Brandishes Gun after Accident
Revision Date: 04/10/2008
Man in Wheelchair Robs Bank
Man in Wheelchair Robs Bank
Revision Date: 04/03/2008
Thieves Target Unlocked Vehicles
Thieves Target Unlocked Vehicles
Revision Date: 03/25/2008
Citizen Robbed at Gunpoint
Citizen Robbed at Gunpoint
Revision Date: 03/25/2008
Palo Alto Police Presents Parenting Skills Program
Palo Alto Police Presents Parenting Skills Program
Revision Date: 03/18/2008
Confrontation with Knife Results in Death
Confrontation with Knife Results in Death
Revision Date: 03/08/2008
New Parking Payment Machines
New Parking Payment Machines
Revision Date: 03/04/2008
Burglaries on the Rise in Palo Alto
Burglaries on the Rise in Palo Alto
Revision Date: 02/28/2008
Alleged Bike Thief Nabbed via Craig’s List Ad
Alleged Bike Thief Nabbed via Craig’s List Ad
Revision Date: 02/26/2008
Palo Alto Police Use New Crime Reporting Tool
Palo Alto Police Use New Crime Reporting Tool
Revision Date: 02/18/2008
Palo Alto Man Robbed
Palo Alto Man Robbed
Revision Date: 02/18/2008
Update from the Police Chief to the Community about the Children's Theatre
Update from the Police Chief to the Community about the Children's Theatre
Revision Date: 02/13/2008
Palo Alto City’s Children’s Theatre Closed
Palo Alto City’s Children’s Theatre Closed
Revision Date: 01/24/2008
Noxious Odor Reported in North End of Town
Noxious Odor Reported in North End of Town
Revision Date: 01/24/2008
Police Still Search For Motorist Who Approached Teens
Police Still Search For Motorist Who Approached Teens
Revision Date: 01/21/2008
Join Palo Alto Citizens’ Police Academy
Join Palo Alto Citizens’ Police Academy
Revision Date: 01/17/2008
Police Arrest Parolee in Stolen Vehicle after Pursuit
Police Arrest Parolee in Stolen Vehicle after Pursuit
Revision Date: 01/16/2008
Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint
Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint
Revision Date: 01/08/2008
Alert Citizen Helps Police Catch Three Burglars
Alert Citizen Helps Police Catch Three Burglars
Revision Date: 01/05/2008
Lytton Burglary Suspects Apprehended
Lytton Burglary Suspects Apprehended
Revision Date: 12/24/2007
Burglary Suspects Arrested
Burglary Suspects Arrested
Revision Date: 12/20/2007
Officers to Tow Vehicles for Sale on State Routes
Officers to Tow Vehicles for Sale on State Routes
Revision Date: 12/14/2007
Armed Robbers invade Palo Alto Apartment
Armed Robbers invade Palo Alto Apartment
Revision Date: 12/09/2007
Police cite six in Liquor Law Sting
Police cite six in Liquor Law Sting
Revision Date: 12/09/2007
Bank Robbery
Downtown Palo Alto Bank Robbed
Revision Date: 12/06/2007
Attempted Robbery Suspect Arrested
Attempted Robbery Suspect Arrested
Revision Date: 11/13/2007
Arrest Made in Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Case
Arrest Made in Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Case
Revision Date: 11/02/2007
Arrest Made in Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Case - Update
Arrest Made in Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Case - Update
Revision Date: 11/02/2007
Abduction and Sexual Assault of Teenager
Abduction and Sexual Assault of Teenager
Revision Date: 10/31/2007
Palo Alto Has Mass Notification System in Place
Palo Alto Has Mass Notification System in Place To Keep Residents Informed During Emergency
Revision Date: 10/25/2007
Purse Snatch Suspect Taken Into Custody
Purse Snatch Suspect Taken Into Custody
Revision Date: 10/23/2007
Robbery Suspect Arrested in San Francisco
Robbery Suspect Arrested in San Francisco
Revision Date: 10/16/2007
Police Respond To An Attempted Child Abduction
Police Respond To An Attempted Child Abduction
Revision Date: 10/16/2007
Thieves Rob the SOS Market on Emerson Street
October 5, 2007 - Thieves Rob the SOS Market on Emerson Street
Revision Date: 10/09/2007
El Camino Deli Robbed at Gunpoint
El Camino Deli Robbed at Gunpoint
Revision Date: 09/27/2007
Bomb Scare at Cubberley Campus
Bomb Scare at Cubberley Campus
Revision Date: 09/26/2007
Woman Assaulted and Robbed of a Purse
Woman Assaulted and Robbed of a Purse
Revision Date: 09/25/2007
Police Warn of Office Burglaries
Police Warn of Office Burglaries
Revision Date: 09/25/2007
Armed Robbery at Liquor Store
Armed Robbery at Liquor Store
Revision Date: 09/25/2007
Suspect Arrested in Hurricane Katrina Fraud Ring
Suspect Arrested in Hurricane Katrina Fraud Ring
Revision Date: 09/14/2007
Parenting Skills Program
Palo Alto Police Present New Parenting Skills Program
Revision Date: 09/11/2007
Residential Burglar Arrested
September 2, 2007 Residential Burglar Arrested
Revision Date: 09/03/2007
Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Project CAD IP
SVRIP CAD IP Press Release and Fact Sheet
Revision Date: 08/24/2007
Police Arrest Four in Liquor Law Sting
Revision Date: 08/07/2007
Burglary and Carjacking Suspect Convicted
Revision Date: 07/27/2007
National Night Out
Revision Date: 07/18/2007
Pedestrian and Child Struck by Vehicle
Revision Date: 07/18/2007
Police Investigate Homicide
Revision Date: 07/17/2007
Palo Alto Police and Fire Depts. along with the ATF National Response Team Announce Cause of Walgreens Fire
Revision Date: 07/10/2007
Tiffany's at Stanford Shopping Center Robbed
Revision Date: 07/09/2007
Updated Road Closures in Palo Alto
Revision Date: 07/03/2007
Police Arrest Five in Liquor Law Sting
Revision Date: 07/02/2007
Update on Fire on University
Revision Date: 07/02/2007
Fire Damages Business in Downtown Palo Alto
Revision Date: 07/02/2007
Sandwich Shop Burglar Arrested
Revision Date: 06/30/2007
Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle Outside Stanford Hospital
Revision Date: 06/30/2007
Woman Killed in Collision with Train
Revision Date: 06/28/2007
Stolen 1956 Ford T-Bird located 31 years later- Owner Located
Revision Date: 06/21/2007
Stolen 1956 Ford T-Bird Located 31 Years Later
Revision Date: 06/21/2007
Click it or Ticket
Revision Date: 06/15/2007
Ming's Employee Robbed at Gunpoint
Revision Date: 06/03/2007
Pedestrian Hit in Crosswalk
Revision Date: 05/29/2007
Suspect Arrested Evading Police Near Town & Country Center
Revision Date: 05/29/2007
Student Police Academy Graduates
Revision Date: 05/24/2007
Suspicious Fire
Revision Date: 05/24/2007
Indecent Exposure
Revision Date: 05/24/2007
Grenade Discovered at Construction Site on East Meadow Drive
Revision Date: 05/18/2007
Palo Alto Police Raise Awareness (and Funds) for Special Olympics
Revision Date: 05/16/2007
Palo Alto Police Targets Seat Belt Violators in May and June
Revision Date: 05/10/2007
Palo Alto has Experienced 18 Robberies Since First of Year
Revision Date: 05/09/2007
Suspect Arrested in Felony Hit and Run Crash
Revision Date: 05/06/2007
Police Arrest Four in Liquor Law Sting
Revision Date: 05/01/2007
Neighborhood Market Employee Robbed
Revision Date: 04/29/2007
Shooting at Midtown Apartments; One Arrested
Revision Date: 04/26/2007
From Protecting to "Serving" - Palo Alto Cops Wait Tables
Revision Date: 04/26/2007
Neighborhood Market Employee Robbed
Revision Date: 04/24/2007
Updated Robbery Information
Revision Date: 04/10/2007
Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Award Palo Alto Police Officers
Revision Date: 04/10/2007
Bank Robbery at Wells Fargo Located at 505 California Avenue
Revision Date: 04/09/2007
Two Palo Alto Dispatchers to Receive Awards
Revision Date: 04/09/2007
Palo Alto Juvenile Saves Brother
Revision Date: 04/06/2007
Police Cite Seven for Alcohol Sales to Minors
Revision Date: 03/31/2007
Missing Woman Located
Revision Date: 03/30/2007
Two Officers Recipients of Prestigious Award
Revision Date: 03/29/2007
Peninsula Lions Club and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Recognize Palo Alto Police Officers
Revision Date: 03/29/2007
Alert Citizen Helps Police Catch Two Burglars
Revision Date: 03/27/2007
Palo Alto Police Department Promotes Two Officers
Revision Date: 03/27/2007
Robbery At The Midtown Safeway Store
Revision Date: 03/22/2007
Two Arrested In Foiled Burglary
Revision Date: 03/19/2007
Early Morning Armed Robbery At 7-11
Revision Date: 03/12/2007
Bank Robbery at Bank of America, 2600 El Camino Real
Revision Date: 03/12/2007
Lost Hikers Found Using Cell Phone
Revision Date: 03/05/2007
Lost Hikers Found Using Cell Phone
Revision Date: 03/05/2007
Man Attacks Clerk, Attempts To Rob Cardinal Hotel
Revision Date: 03/02/2007
Body Discovered In Ravine Near Page Mill Road
Revision Date: 03/01/2007
Armed Robbery At Wells Fargo Bank On California Avenue
Revision Date: 02/27/2007
Beware Counterfeit Traveler’s Checks
Revision Date: 02/23/2007
Single Vehicle Crash Closes Fabian Way
Revision Date: 02/21/2007
Sketch Of Suspect From Interrupted Burglary
Revision Date: 02/20/2007
Interrupted Residential Burglary
Revision Date: 02/13/2007
Good Samaritan Sought
Revision Date: 02/09/2007
First Student Police Academy Begins
Revision Date: 02/07/2007
Interrupted Residential Burglary
Revision Date: 02/06/2007
Suspected Bomb Near American Red Cross
Revision Date: 01/25/2007
Police To Increase Traffic Enforcement Near Schools
Revision Date: 01/19/2007
Police Win Grant to Combat Alcohol Sales to Minors
Revision Date: 01/13/2007
Correction On Reward Amount For Missing Bloodhound
Revision Date: 01/07/2007
Two Teens Carjacked On San Antonio Rd
Revision Date: 01/06/2007
Palo Alto Citizens Police Academy
Revision Date: 01/04/2007
Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Church - Correction
Revision Date: 01/03/2007
Victim Hit By Passing Vehicle
Revision Date: 01/02/2007
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