Crime & Safety
Palo Alto Police Seek Suspect in Hate Crime Vandalism At Park
Officers found epithets directed at white people in a bathroom at El Camino Park last week.
PALO ALTO, CA — Police are investigating racial epithets directed at white people found in a bathroom at El Camino Park in Palo Alto as a hate crime vandalism.
In a news release, Palo Alto police said that officers were alerted last Friday evening to the writings in black marker in several areas of the bathroom and they were removed by a public works crew.
Police believe the incident occurred either Thursday or Friday. On Mar. 21, another hate crime vandalism occurred at Heritage Park, though police don’t think there is a connection between the two events.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the 24-hour dispatch center at (650) 329-2413. Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to (650) 383-8984.
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