Contact Directory

   

We have officers on-duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year - just the same as we've had every day since 1894.

  • Police Station: 275 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • E-mail: pd@paloalto.gov (Note: this e-mail address is not monitored 24/7, will not generate an immediate police response, and should not be used to report crimes or emergencies)
  • Emergency: 9-1-1 or (650) 321-4433
  • 24-hour Dispatch Center (non-emergency): (650) 329-2413


Front Desk


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Police Administration

Chief Andrew Binder
Phone: (650) 329-2449
Twitter / X: @abPAPD

 

Assistant Chief James Reifschneider
Phone: (650) 838-2778

 

Lieutenant Kara Apple
Manager, Personnel & Training
Phone: (650) 329-2632

 

Lieutenant Nicolas Martinez
Manager, Administrative Services
Phone: (650) 838-2899

 

Eric Jensen
Management Analyst
Phone: (650) 329-2346

Field Services Division (Patrol and Special Operations)

   

Captain Zach Perron
Coordinator, Field Services
Phone:(650) 329-2115

 

Lieutenant Craig Lee
Watch Commander (A-side)
Phone: (650) 329-2637

 

Lieutenant David Lee
Watch Commander (B-Side)
Phone: (650) 329-2527

Investigative Services Division (Detectives, Traffic, and Animal Control)

Captain April Wagner
Coordinator, Investigative Services
Phone: (650) 329-2239

 

Lieutenant Ben Becchetti
Manager, Investigative Services
Phone: (650) 329-2232

 

Cody Macartney
Lead Animal Control Officer
Phone: (650) 496-5955

Technical Services Division (Technology, Records, and Dispatch)

Nicole Frazier
Deputy Director, Technical Services
Phone: (650) 329-2331

 

  

Lisa Scheff
Manager, Records
Phone: (650) 329-2553

 

Lindsay Moore
Manager, Communications (24-hour dispatch center)
Phone: (650) 329-2411

Independent Police Auditor

Mike Gennaco
Phone: (323) 821-0586
Email: michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com

Stephen J. Connolly
Phone: (562) 922-9337
Email: stephen.connolly@oirgroup.com

For more information about the Independent Police Auditor, please visit the Independent Police Auditor page.

 

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