Crime briefs | March 17, 2023 | Almanac | Almanac Online |

Almanac

News - March 17, 2023

Crime briefs

Stanford Shopping Center bomb threat

A bomb threat called in to the Stanford Shopping Center on Wednesday prompted Palo Alto police to sweep the area in search of any explosives with the help of a K-9. The preliminary investigation turned up nothing.

The threat was called in to the shopping center's management office at around 10:15 a.m., police said. The mall is located along El Camino Real between Sand Hill and Quarry roads.

Officers and mall security team members were sent across the mall with a police K-9 to look for explosives, according to the Police Department. At that point, most stores weren't open for business. The police sweep was wrapped up as of 11:30 a.m. with no bomb found, police said.

The Police Department planned to increase patrols in the area due to the called-in threat. The agency plans to release more information on the incident later this afternoon.

The public was advised to avoid the area during the investigation. No evacuations or lockdowns were ordered.

Highway 84 closed between Portola Road and Highway 35

Highway 84 is closed between Portola Road and Highway 35, the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Management said Saturday, March 11, afternoon.

This area of Highway 84 will be closed "indefinitely" due to major roadway damage, according to the emergency management office.

Motorists are advised to use alternate routes such as Highway 92, the emergency management office said.

Comments

There are no comments yet for this post

Post a comment

In order to encourage respectful and thoughtful discussion, commenting on stories is available to those who are registered users. If you are already a registered user and the commenting form is not below, you need to log in. If you are not registered, you can do so here.

Please make sure your comments are truthful, on-topic and do not disrespect another poster. Don't be snarky or belittling. All postings are subject to our TERMS OF USE, and may be deleted if deemed inappropriate by our staff.

See our announcement about requiring registration for commenting.

Stay informed.

Get the day's top headlines from Almanac Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.