Palo Alto Police Department

Backyard prowler in ‘monster teeth’ mask pulls knife on resident

A prowler wearing all black clothes and a "monster teeth" mask allegedly pulled a knife on a resident who confronted…

2 years ago

Repeated BLM sign vandalism highlights tension between communities of color

Police are investigating vandalism of a Palo Alto Black Lives Matter yard sign as a hate crime. The is the…

2 years ago

Four teens arrested in connection with robbery, attempted carjacking

Four Oakland teenagers, ages 14 to 16, were arrested Monday in connection with a Palo Alto robbery and attempted carjacking.

2 years ago

Fleeing sideshow suspects suffer major injuries in crash, dog dies

Two people were seriously injured and a dog died as a result of crash while fleeing police from a Palo…

2 years ago

Police say Palo Alto man assaulted two people in hate crime, injured police dog

Palo Alto police arrested a 26-year-old man following an assault on two people on a downtown street early Sunday. Alexander…

3 years ago

Racist graffiti shows up in same garage for second time this month

Racial epithets directed at Black people and an anti-Semitic symbol were discovered in a Palo Alto parking garage Friday after…

3 years ago

Police investigate three graffiti incidents as hate crime

Police in Palo Alto are investigating vandalism in a park restroom found Wednesday as a hate crime.

3 years ago

Racist graffiti prompts Palo Alto hate crime investigation

Police in Palo Alto are investigating a vandalism incident discovered on Wednesday at a parking garage as a hate crime.…

3 years ago

Police arrest Palo Alto man suspected of shooting child with air rifle

A Palo Alto man was arrested on suspicion of shooting a child at a neighboring private school Friday using a…

3 years ago

Police arrest 74-year-old math tutor suspected of molesting several teens

Police in Palo Alto on Tuesday arrested a math tutor in connection with the molestation of several teenagers. Mark Allan…

4 years ago

Driver of flatbed truck collides with, kills boy on bicycle

A Palo Alto boy riding a bicycle was killed Friday night after the driver of a flatbed truck collided with…

4 years ago

Police arrest two of three suspects in Safeway armed robbery

Two men suspected of robbing a Safeway store in the Midtown neighborhood of Palo Alto in January have been arrested…

4 years ago

One lane reopens at Palo Alto shooting scene

One eastbound lane along San Antonio Road in Palo Alto has reopened but the second eastbound lane remains closed for…

4 years ago

Three suspects rob Palo Alto Safeway pharmacy at gunpoint

Police in Palo Alto are searching for three men suspected of robbing a Safeway at gunpoint early Friday and making…

4 years ago

Smash-and-grab burglars make off with $83k in Bloomingdale’s merchandise

Police in Palo Alto are investigating a burglary that occurred Wednesday at the Bloomingdale's at the Stanford Shopping Center. On…

4 years ago

Teen suspect in custody for two strong-arm robberies

Police in Palo Alto have arrested a juvenile suspect in connection with robbing two people within minutes of each other…

4 years ago

Police arrest knife-wielding suspect after threatening man in Palo Alto parking lot

Police arrested a San Francisco man Friday after he allegedly waved a knife and threatened to harm another man in…

4 years ago

Facebook moderators catch school shooting threat, student in custody

Police in Palo Alto on Friday took a 17-year-old student into custody in connection with online threats made about a…

4 years ago

Police say ‘several’ people hospitalized in Palo Alto three-car collision

Palo Alto police are asking people to avoid the area of East Charleston and San Antonio roads because of a…

4 years ago

Indecent exposure suspect arrested in possession of meth, cocaine

Police in Palo Alto on Monday arrested a man in connection with an indecent exposure incident. Ximena Noly, 34, was…

4 years ago

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