The Palo Alto Police Department released a new batch of public incident reports on Nov. 2, logging dozens of cases spanning several weeks. The incidents include an injury crash on Embarcadero Road, paired theft reports on Park Boulevard and two felony burglaries reported on the same night.
The report log, generated at 11:04 a.m. Nov. 2, contains reports dated July 29 through Oct. 28. The department explains that its daily logs include newly processed reports, sometimes involving older cases. Dates and times identify when events were reported, not necessarily when they occurred or when someone was arrested.
Arrests
The log lists seven people as booked and one as cited. Another named person’s entry has no booking or citation disposition. Selected entries follow.
Steven Cary Taylor, 68, of Palo Alto was listed as booked on suspicion of misdemeanor public nuisance under Penal Code Section 372. The case was reported Oct. 28 at 7:50 a.m., with a location of Encina Avenue and Urban Lane. A separate PAPD log released Oct. 26 lists Taylor as booked in a case reported Oct. 16 at the same intersection, on suspicion of lodging without the owner’s consent under Penal Code Section 647(e).
Jeffrey Dean Kamm, 36, of Concord was listed as cited in an outside misdemeanor warrant case reported Oct. 24 at 1:42 p.m. at 2699 Middlefield Road. The entry lists Penal Code Section 978.5.
David Lee Wilson, 67, was listed for allegedly smoking or ingesting cannabis in a public place at 200 University Ave. in a case reported Oct. 16 at 2:24 p.m. The entry lists Health and Safety Code Section 11362.3(a)(1). The log does not list a booking or citation disposition for Wilson’s case.
Injury crash, thefts and burglaries
A vehicle accident with injury was reported Oct. 5 at 7:48 p.m. at 1840 Embarcadero Road. No further details appear in the log.
Two theft cases were logged at the same address, 2865 Park Blvd., at the same time on Oct. 6 at 11:53 a.m. One is classified as petty theft from a building; the other as theft of personal property from a building. They have separate case numbers, but the log does not explain their relationship.
Two felony burglaries from a motor vehicle were reported at 451 Ramona St. on Oct. 22, one at 9:18 p.m. and another at 11:20 p.m.
Other property crimes on the log include felony vehicle burglaries reported at 4 Roosevelt Circle on Oct. 22 and 4079 Wilkie Way on Oct. 21. Separate felony burglary reports involving breaking and entering were listed at 164 Lois Lane and 1353 Martin Ave. on Oct. 23. Shoplifting was reported at 180 El Camino Real on Oct. 22.
Other incidents
The log also lists a criminal threats case reported at 500 N. Pasteur Drive on Oct. 25, three mental health evaluations, multiple suspicious-circumstances reports and entries labeled “Property for Destruction.”




