Jonathan Turner stands at the intersection of Chester Street and Menalto Avenue, where he and DeBraun Thomas were stopped by police in the Willows neighborhood on Dec. 19. Since the incident, he said he has stopped making Doordash deliveries to residences in Menlo Park. He said he is apprehensive about returning there on a cat-sitting assignment because of concerns that neighbors might call the police. (Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac.)
By Kate Bradshaw
February 21, 2017
In Menlo Park’s Willows neighborhood, a spate of home burglaries since September has put residents on edge, leading to an undercover police presence, an increase in calls to the police to investigate “suspicious” characters, and a number of recent arrests.
While some residents herald the arrests as an unequivocal win for the community, others point out how heightened police attention can affect innocent people, often people of color, who are stopped and detained by police.
The Almanac interviewed a number of people of color who have been stopped by Menlo Park police and asked them to talk about the experience and how it has affected them.
Read more at almanacnews.com.
Kate Bradshaw 
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