Sunday | Burlingame Daily News
Police chief appointments spark officers' dissent
“I didn't endorse him, but I'm not crusading against him. I think he affords the opportunity to do it, but I did let the chief know about how several of the members felt about Chalmers.”
The recent appointment of John Chalmers as one of two new captains in the East Palo Alto Police Department has sparked dissent within the police union, half of which didn't support his promotion by Chief Ron ... via Burlingame Daily News
Friday Apr 18 | San Mateo Daily News
E. Palo Alto police nab 21 since last week
“When I was looking at the gun it looked like it was three feet long”
The East Palo Alto Police Department has arrested nearly two dozen people since Chief Ron Davis declared a crime emergency a week ago following a spate of injury shootings that rattled the city. via San Mateo Daily News
Thursday Apr 17 | Santa Cruz Sentinel
EPA police chief announces appointment of two new captains
East Palo Alto Police Chief Ronald Davis on Thursday announced the appointment of two new police captains in the department. via Santa Cruz Sentinel
Wednesday Apr 16 | San Mateo Daily News
Report: Recycling numbers flawed
“The fact that the system is so convoluted that no one can understand what their city is doing is a problem”
The method used to calculate recycling rates in San Mateo County is so flawed that it's impossible to tell whether cities are meeting their state-mandated recycling requirements, concludes a Civil Grand Jury ... via San Mateo Daily News
Tuesday Apr 15 | Palo Alto Weekly
Kaiser gives $60,000 to EPA health programs
Three East Palo Alto community health organizations are receiving a total of $60,000 from Kaiser Permanente's Redwood City Medical Center, the hospital announced this week. via Palo Alto Weekly
Sunday Apr 13 | San Jose Mercury News
East Palo Alto crime crackdown nets three arrests
One suspect was arrested Friday and two were arrested early Saturday during the beginning of the East Palo Alto police department's two-week "crime emergency," police reported. via San Jose Mercury News
Friday Apr 11 | San Francisco Examiner
6. Hells Angels member arrested on assault charges
A Pacifica member of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assaulting three women with a deadly weapon recently. via San Francisco Examiner
Friday Apr 11 | Palo Alto Weekly
'Crime emergency' declared in East Palo Alto
“Enforcement actions are not enough to stop crime and violence in our community”
The East Palo Alto Police Department declared a "crime emergency" Thursday after seven people were shot in the previous 10 days. via Palo Alto Weekly
Friday Apr 11 | San Mateo Daily News
“If this was a crime done in the heat of passion, like the argument that occurred before the shooting, it should be a manslaughter charge, not premeditated murder”
Opening statements in the trial of a 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a 24-year-old man after an argument at an East Palo Alto birthday party began Thursday morning in San Mateo County Superior ... via San Mateo Daily News
Thursday Apr 10 | Inside Bay Area
Shootings prompt anti-crime plan
“The key is to stop it before it gets out of hand”
Police have arrested 39-year-old Eric Layne Johnson of Hayward on suspicion of shooting an acquaintance in the leg after a heated argument over a missing cell phone. via Inside Bay Area