Black Lives Matter Sign In Palo Alto Vandalized In Hate Crime: Police

PALO ALTO, CA — A “Black Lives Matter” sign in a Palo Alto resident’s yard was vandalized last week, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

The word “Black” in the sign was covered and replaced with the word “Asian.” The resident, a woman in her 60s, told police that the sign was vandalized sometime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on April 5.

This was the third time the sign was tampered with since last October, the resident told police. In the other two instances, an “Asian Lives Matter” sign was slipped over the sign.

Police believe all three incidents are related, but that no similar incidents have been reported in Palo Alto this year.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Palo Alto Police Department’s 24-hour dispatch center at (650) 329-2413. Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to (650) 383-8984.