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CBS News
28-01-2025
- CBS News
Man accused of anti-Asian hate crime near Palo Alto City Hall
A man accused of yelling a racial epithet at a woman in Palo Alto was arrested on suspicion of a hate crime, police said Monday. On Friday at about 7 a.m., an off-duty Palo Alto officer was flagged down in the 600 block of Ramona Street by a woman reporting that she was being chased by a man. More officers arrived, but no one could locate the suspect. The woman told police that just before 7 a.m., she was walking through Civic Center Plaza on Hamilton Avenue when a man suddenly rushed toward her in front of the entrance to City Hall. The suspect allegedly blocked her path aggressively and yelled a racial epithet about Asian people. The woman, who is in her 40s, fled on foot with the suspect behind her, still yelling, police said. He stopped following her when she reached the street. As officers got the woman's story, police dispatch received a call about a man harassing customers and walking in and out of traffic in front of the Town and Country Shopping Center on Embarcadero Road. Police located the suspect and detained him. They believe he is the same man that had allegedly harassed the woman earlier. Gavin Lamar Mour, 44, was booked into jail on suspicion of malicious obstruction and a hate crime.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Yahoo
Palo Alto man arrested for hate crime against Asians: police
(KRON) — A man was arrested Friday in Palo Alto for allegedly committing a hate crime against the Asian community, the Palo Alto Police Department (PAPD) announced in a news release. Around 7 a.m. on the 600 block of Ramona Street, a woman reported to an off-duty officer that she was being chased by a man. On-duty officers were notified but did not locate him. Police later discovered the man yelled a racial epithet directed at Asian people, according to PAPD. Around 6:55 a.m., a woman in her 40s was walking through Civic Center Plaza. As she was heading towards the front entrance, the man rushed at her, 'aggressively blocked her path' and yelled the racial epithet. LIST: Union Square newly-opened establishments look to revive downtown SF In fear, the woman ran away, but the man still followed, police said. He eventually stopped following her as she set foot on the street. While officers were speaking to the victim, PAPD received a call regarding the same individual. According to police, the man was harassing customers in front of the Town and Country Shopping Center on Embardcadero Road. The man, identified as 44-year-old Palo Alto resident Gavin Lamar, was eventually arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Jail for two misdemeanors of malicious obstruction and a hate crime. PAPD says anyone with information is asked to call the department at 650-329-2413. Anonymous tips can be emailed to paloalto@ or sent via text message or voicemail to 650-383-8984. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
