Third Hate Crime Vandalism Found In Palo Alto Park Restroom

Palo Alto CA

23 September, 2021

3:23 PM

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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. 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 [email protected] or sent via text message or voice mail to (650) 383-8984.