San Mateo County joins other Bay Area counties and recommends masking indoors for everyone

With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley recommend that everyone, regar...

Joint Media Release – Fireworks Task Force Update

UPDATE:

The collaborative Fireworks Task Force has concluded operations for the 2021 fireworks season.   Working with our respective elected leaders and community partners, fireworks education information was spread to our communities.  A...

Menlo Park Police completes ABC Grant Program to reduce alcohol-related harm

Menlo Park Police has completed a $54,500 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to battle alcohol-related harm.

The grant resulted in approximately 85 arrests, increased visits to ABC licensed businesses, and a stronger bond between th...

Vehicle Theft Suspect Arrested

On 06-20-2021, at 4:20 PM, a Menlo Park Police Department patrol officer observed a vehicle driving recklessly. The officer effected a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle. The driver, identified as 35-year-old San Jose resident Tina Capote, was found ...

Fraud suspect arrested

On June 16, 2021, a Fremont resident responded to a Facebook Marketplace advertisement for a vehicle for sale. The buyer agreed to meet the seller in a parking lot in Menlo Park and purchased the vehicle for $15,000 in cash. Several days later, the buyer ...