Crime & Safety
Palo Alto Man Charged With Hate Crime In Transit Center Outburst
The victim reported that, in an effort to scare away the suspect, he removed a closed pocket knife from his bag and held it in his hand.
September 10, 2024
Palo Alto police arrested a man on Sunday afternoon at the downtown transit center after two separate incidents where he approached strangers and committed crimes against them. One of the victims sustained a minor injury. The suspect was cited for multiple charges, including a hate crime.
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At about 2 in the afternoon on Sunday, September 8th, our 24-hour dispatch center received a call from a passerby reporting two men fighting at the Palo Alto Transit Center at 95 University Avenue. Police arrived on scene about one minute later and located the two involved men nearby.
The investigation revealed that a Hispanic man in his twenties had been seated on a bench on the bus platform when he heard another man yelling derogatory things about people from Mexico. When he stood up and asked the man to stop yelling or move away from him, the suspect advanced toward him, continued to shout derogatory things about Mexican people, and punched the victim in the face.
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