Crime & Safety
Third Hate Crime Vandalism Found In Palo Alto Park Restroom
Police believe the same suspect was responsible for all three graffiti vandalisms at El Camino Park.
PALO ALTO, CA — A restroom at El Camino Park was targeted Tuesday with a hate crime graffiti vandalism for the third time since May, according to Palo Alto police. Police believe the same suspect was responsible.
At around 6:35 a.m. Wednesday, city employees reported discovering derogatory language written inside a bathroom. Officers found that the language was directed at white people, written in black marker on several areas in the bathroom, according to a news release on Thursday. A public works crew removed the graffiti.
The vandalism occurred sometime on Tuesday, police believe. Previous similar incidents occurred in the same restroom on May 7 and July 7.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Palo Alto Police Department’s 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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