Palo Alto
Judge rejects city’s argument in mural lawsuit
This story appeared in today’s (6/26) Daily Post. To stay up to date on the latest news, be sure to pick up a copy every morning. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post […]
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Girl stabbed in unprovoked attack downtown; suspect arrested
By the Daily Post staff A 16-year-old girl is hospitalized with major injuries after she was stabbed by a stranger in an unprovoked attack on a crosswalk in downtown Palo […]
Palo Alto
Police searching for sexual battery suspect
By the Daily Post staff A woman in her 60s walking along Middlefield Road in Palo Alto was smacked in the buttocks by a bicyclist, police said. Police got a […]
Palo Alto
Homeless reject offers of shelter, police say
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When Palo Alto Police tell the people who have been living in the downtown parking garages to move along and offer to secure […]
Palo Alto
Black Lives Matter mural prompts 5 police officers to sue city
By the Daily Post staff Five Palo Alto police officers are suing the city for permitting a Black Lives Matter mural, with a strong anti-police theme, to remain last summer […]
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Is full encryption of police radios necessary? Berkeley may allow public to hear one of their channels
This story was originally published June 30 in the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. […]
Opinion
Opinion: The police reform idea nobody talks about
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Last year, when the city of Palo Alto’s finances were in terrible shape because of the lockdown, some city employees stepped forward and […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested in connection with skateboard attack
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police arrested a man today that they believe whacked another man in the head with a skateboard in an unprovoked assault. Arrested was […]
Palo Alto
Group of 11 thieves take $100,000 in handbags from Stanford Shopping Center
By the Daily Post staff Police say 11 “coordinated” thieves descended upon the Louis Vuitton store at the Stanford Shopping Center and stole $100,000 in handbags. The suspects are at […]
Palo Alto
10 thieves hit Neiman Marcus, take $150,000 in handbags
By the Daily Post staff A coordinated group of at least 10 thieves ran into the Neiman Marcus store at Stanford Shopping Center this afternoon and took more than $150,000 […]
Opinion
Opinion: Council tonight can make the Police Department more transparent
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor One of the messages from last summer’s George Floyd marches was that police departments need to be more accountable. But in the months […]
Palo Alto
Police ask state if they can temporarily drop encryption
This story was printed in Saturday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 mid-Peninsula locations. BY KYLE MARTIN […]
Palo Alto
From the archives: Palo Alto to spend $4 million on new radio system; Redwood City’s experience was a fiasco
The following story appeared in the June 16, 2017, edition of the Daily Post. We’re posting the story today because it provides some background for tonight’s Palo Alto City Council […]
Palo Alto
A city policy kept police dog attack secret
To view the dog attack, here’s the video Palo Alto police released. And here’s a link to the eight videos Mountain View police released. BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff […]
Palo Alto
Police chief willing to explore alternatives to full encryption of radios, but doesn’t have any examples
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Police Chief Robert Jonsen, who decided to encrypt Palo Alto’s police radios in January without any advance notice, said in a memo to […]
Palo Alto
NAACP calls for firing of cop who ordered dog to bite sleeping man
To view the dog attack, here’s the video Palo Alto police released. And here’s a link to the eight videos Mountain View police released. BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff […]
Palo Alto
Police release video of dog attack
To view the dog attack, here’s the video Palo Alto police released. And here’s a link to the eight videos Mountain View police released. BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff […]
Opinion
Opinion: Encryption isn’t a ‘mandate,’ it’s a choice
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The dispute over the decision by Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos to encrypt their police radio frequencies may just boil down to […]
Opinion
Opinion: City should postpone construction of police station
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor This doesn’t make sense. A few months ago, the Palo Alto city budget was so tight that the Fire Department was forced to […]
Mountain View
Police dog attacks innocent man napping in his own backyard
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Mountain View man, who wasn’t suspected of any crime, was asleep in his backyard when cops mistook his identity and let a […]
Palo Alto
Police cut off their radio transmissions to the public
By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto Police Department began encrypting its police radio transmissions yesterday (Jan. 5) to prevent the public from hearing what officers are doing. Since […]
Palo Alto
Sarcasm cut from police suit
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A $10 million lawsuit against Palo Alto police over a 2019 use-of-force incident outside of Happy Donuts has been revised, after attorneys for the […]
Palo Alto
Man sues police over arrest for damaging iPhone
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A man is suing the Palo Alto Police Department, a sergeant and two officers because he said he lost his job after being […]
Palo Alto
Another burglary of home while resident slept; police step up patrols
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are investigating another nighttime burglary of an occupied home, the fourth such incident in the past two weeks. Police said they are […]
Palo Alto
Homes burglarized while residents sleep — police seek 2 men
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are looking for two burglars who hit two homes while residents slept inside and stole a car from a third in an […]
Palo Alto
Council looks at expanding the role of the police auditor
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is considering whether to expand the role of the independent police auditor. In 2006, Palo Alto City Council hired […]
Palo Alto
Police reforms proposed but department is pushing back; how much force is appropriate?
By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto City Council on Aug. 24 will discuss proposed policies on police use of force, but police say some recommendations would go […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto police release video of violent arrest at Happy Donuts
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police tonight (June 19) released a video of a violent 2019 arrest outside Happy Donuts in which the arrestee suffered broken bones around […]
Palo Alto
Uber passenger accused of carjacking, beating driver
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a 33-year-old Belmont man on suspicion of trying to carjack an Uber driver. George August Bjurberg was arrested Friday and […]
Palo Alto
Juvenile auto burglars nearly run over victim, police say
By the Daily Post staff Two juveniles in a stolen vehicle burglarized a second vehicle and nearly ran over the victim as they were trying to flee the scene, Palo […]
Palo Alto
Burglars hit Smokes & More
By the Daily Post staff Someone smashed the front window of Smokes & More at 3896 El Camino and stole $3,150 of merchandise, Palo Alto police said yesterday. The burglary […]
Palo Alto
Man accused of pulling knife on CVS employee during robbery
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police said today that they arrested a man after he threatened a CVS employee with a knife in an attempt to steal $819 […]
Opinion
Opinion: Advice I wish I had given Capt. Perron
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen will have a sit-down tonight (Feb. 24) with the City Council to talk about “crime statistics, recent […]
Palo Alto
Police investigate stabbing at tech company, man arrested
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police yesterday (Dec. 11) arrested a man who is suspected of stabbing a co-worker at a tech company off Page Mill […]
Opinion
Opinion: Council not using tool to rein in police
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Altans have reason to be concerned about a series of cases accusing the city’s police officers. • On Nov. 18, City Council […]