Home  »  Archives

Articles Tagged With ‘Paso Robles Police Department’




Paso Robles police safe mode scrapped

Written on 14 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 76 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A controversial limited response program initiated by the Paso Robles Police Department called “safe mode” has been discontinued. “The ‘safety and service response level policy’ is no longer in effect,” acting Chief Robert Burton told CalCoastNews in... (Continue reading)

Evidence points to evidence mismanagement

Written on 12 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

It costs county taxpayers nearly $700,000 annually to underwrite the maintenance of property and evidence rooms for county law enforcement agencies, yet those functions — vital to the administration of justice — are in chaos in many county agencies. That’s... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles must learn from history

Written on 4 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION By KAREN DANIELS There are some people in Paso Robles who believe that any process leading to selection of the city’s next chief of police should look forward, and not back. Many of those same people want the new... (Continue reading)

Public forum set for PR chief quest

Written on 30 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs | 9 comments

Paso Robles city officials will try to glean from residents their thoughts about the city’s next chief of police in a Saturday forum starting at 10 a.m. at City Hall, 1000 Spring Street. A replacement is sought for Lisa Solomon-Chitty,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles to spend $20,000 for chief search

Written on 2 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Paso Robles City Council  members voted unanimously Tuesday evening to hire an outside head-hunter firm to find a new chief of police. City officials agreed to hire the Los Gatos firm of  William Avery and Associates at a cost of... (Continue reading)

Pressure prompted Solomon claim cancellation?

Written on 21 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 74 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Former Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon has withdrawn her claim for workers’ compensation, a claim which city officials had promised they would not contest, City Manager James App confirmed in a terse email Saturday. The claim... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman accused of killing her mother

Written on 21 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Paso Robles police suspect an allegedly schizophrenic  woman of murdering her 61-year-old mother at their home on the 900 block of Olive Street. [KSBY] Police arrested Sunni Jackson, 36, for allegedly murdering her mother Earlene Grove during an argument Friday... (Continue reading)

60-year-old woman murdered in Paso Robles

Written on 20 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a 35-year-old woman for allegedly murdering a 60-year-old female relative in their home on the 900 block of Olive Street. At about 6:15 a.m., neighbors called 911 to report hearing sounds of breaking glass and arguing... (Continue reading)

Solomon costs taxpayers more than $300,000

Written on 13 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 131 comments

Paso Robles city officials have already spent about $330,000 dealing with allegations of sexual and managerial misconduct by former police Chief Lisa Solomon. [Tribune] A cost that is likely to increase as the city battles lawsuits already filed or in... (Continue reading)

Change Paso is getting to work

Written on 10 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 117 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN There are many problems facing Paso Robles these days, and most of them have been caused by poor management in an environment where cronyism thrives, said the co-chairperson of a new group with “change” high in its... (Continue reading)