News Flash

Santa’s Sleigh is coming to Paso Robles!!

Meet Santa and your Paso Robles Firefighters and Police Officers on December 6th at Centennial Park and December 7th at Oak Park

PASO ROBLES, CA, November 28, 2023 - The Paso Robles Police Department and Department of Emergency Services in partnership with the City of Paso Robles Recreation Department are pleased to announce that Santa Claus is making his way to Paso Robles. Santa ...

Paso Robles Police Department Awarded Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety

Paso Robles, Calif. – The Paso Robles Police Department was awarded a $71,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will support our ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious in...

Law Enforcement Operation Leads to 14 Arrests of Potential Sexual Predators

Paso Robles, CA- This press release is a reprint of a press release sent by Fresno County Sheriff’s Office regarding a multi-jurisdictional operation that included Paso Robles Police Department and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s ...

Deceased Person / Suspected Overdose

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Saturday October 14, 2023, the Paso Robles Police Department responded to the 100 Block of the Salinas Riverbed for a report of a deceased person. The Paso Robles Police Department and Paso Robles Emergency Services responde...

Police Make Arrest for Child Pornography & Weapons Violations

PASO ROBLES – On Thursday, October 12th, the Paso Robles Police Department served search warrants at two separate locations to recover evidence related to possession of child pornography. Officers and detectives searched locations in the 4200 Bl...

Possible School Threat - Update

UPDATE:

During further investigation, The Paso Robles Police Department determined the screenshot of the threat circulating on the Central Coast was from Texas. The San Antonio Police Department determined the threat was not credible. The Paso Robles Polic...

Back to School Safety Tips from PRPD

As local students prepare to head back to school, the Paso Robles Police Department would like to share the following safety tips.

PASO ROBLES, CA - August 14, 2023 – As local students prepare to head back to school, the Paso Robles Police Department would like to share the following safety tips: 

Please be aware that school days bring traffic congestion: Yellow sch...

Vandalism Arrests

PASO ROBLES, CA – On 08/10/2023, shortly after midnight, PRPD Dispatch received an alarm call at the Paso Robles High School, located at 801 Niblick Rd. Officers received information of alarm activations in multiple rooms throughout the campus. As officer...

Grand Theft Arrest

PASO ROBLES, CA – On 07/17/23 at about 09:00 a.m., officers from the Paso Robles Police Department responded to Lowes, 2445 Golden Hill Road, on a report of a grand theft suspect (Kody Samuels, 36, of Santa Maria) who had returned to the store. ...

City of Paso Robles Condemns Distribution of Antisemitic and Anti-LGBTQ Literature

On June 7, 2023, City staff received a report from a citizen indicating small plastic bags containing offensive literature were found at multiple locations within the River Oaks neighborhood area. The bags are believed to have been intentionally distribut...

Burglary Arrest

PASO ROBLES, CA – On 05/21/2023 at approx. 1208 hours, officers from the Paso Robles Police Department responded to the 300 block of Montebello Oaks for a report of a residential burglary in progress. The victim was not home but was alerted by t...

California Police Agencies Receiving Swatting Calls

Paso Robles, CA,- On May 10, 2023, at approximately 2:39pm, the Paso Robles Police Department received a single call of an active shooter at the Allegretto Vineyard Resort, 2700 Buena Vista Drive in Paso Robles. The call appeared to originate from a phone...

eBike Donation to Paso Robles Police Department

Paso Robles, CA,- On May 05, 2023, the Paso Robles Police Department received a donation of two Hummer eBikes from Borjon Auto Center, 2345 Golden Hill Road in Paso Robles. The eBikes are fully electric bicycles with a top speed of about 40MPH, and can be...

Paso Robles Police Investigate Two Separate Assaults

Update February 11, 2023:

As reported yesterday, Paso Robles Police officers and detectives responded to a stabbing victim, who claimed to have been stabbed in the Salinas Riverbed.

Detectives worked throughout the night and into the early morning hours, fo...

Paso Robles Police Make a Drug and Weapon Arrest From a Traffic Stop

Friday, February 3rd, shortly before 1:00 pm, a Paso Robles Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on Niblick Road for an equipment violation. The 17-year-old driver pulled over into the parking lot of the Paso Robles High School. During the traffic stop...

Mountain Lion Sighting in Paso Robles

The Paso Robles Police Department received a report from a resident of a mountain lion sighting at approximately 6:30PM in the area of Vista Cerro Drive off Golden Hill Road on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Residents and those walking in the area should be...

Community Risk Reduction

Paso PD and Fire Cleanup in Salinas Corridor

PASO ROBLES, CA – We are currently experiencing another year of record low rainfall and unseasonably warm temperatures. California continues to experience longer wildfire seasons because of the drought. Over 4,900 fires have been recorded this y...