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)
By DANIEL BLACKBURN Former Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon has withdrawn her claim for workers’ compensation, a claim which city officials had promised they would not contest, City Manager James App confirmed in a terse email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 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)
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)
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)
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)
By DANIEL BLACKBURN Members of the Paso Robles Police Officers Association (PRPOA) discussed ongoing contract negotiations for several hours the night of Nov. 9, 2011, unaware that at least one city spy sat among them. With the resulting inside information... (Continue reading)
When the Paso Robles City Council agreed last week to pay Police Chief Lisa Solomon $250,000 for the embattled 46-year-old’s early “retirement,” more questions were raised than answered. Meanwhile, additional details of the city’s first female police chief’s checkered career are... (Continue reading)
Paso Robles police are looking for a 13-year-old girl who ran away on March 17. Siera Tharp left her father Christopher Tharp a note saying she was running away because of ongoing family disagreements. Police do not suspect foul play,... (Continue reading)
By DANIEL BLACKBURN Lisa Solomon has stepped down as chief of police of Paso Robles following a tumultuous two months of relentless accusations by her own officers of sexual misconduct. An agreement between her and the city calls for payment... (Continue reading)