PASO ROBLES, CA – On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 6:57 p.m. Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services responded to a report of a structure fire at 558 Ferro Lane in Paso Robles.
First arriving firefighters found a single family dwelling with light smoke showing from the front door of the house. The fire was quickly contained to the living room with significant smoke damage throughout the house. Six people were displaced by the fire.
Three fire engines, a heavy rescue and a Battalion Chief from Paso Robles responded. Under the City’s automatic aid agreements one engine from Cal Fire responded with one Battalion Chief.
A total of 15 firefighters responded to the incident. Assistance was also provided by San Luis Ambulance and the Paso Robles Police Department.
The cause of the fire was related to a rechargeable battery that overheated and caught the couch on fire, then extended to the rest of the living room.
The Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services Department wants to remind everyone to make sure that you have working smoke detectors in your house and reinforce with the upcoming time change it is a great time to change your batteries.
Paso Robles, CA. March 9, 2023, 2:00PM – City officials and staff are preparing for a series of two atmospheric river storms forecasted to bring multiple inches of rain each to Paso Robles between Thursday, March 9 and Friday, March 17. Please note the following:
Storm Info: • This storm is now looking very similar to the storm activity we witnessed on January 9 and 10. • A flood watch is in effect from 4:00PM Thursday, March 9 until 4:00am Saturday, March 11. • Wind Gusts upwards of 50 MPH. • Peak rainfall rates expected 8:00PM to noon tomorrow. Could see rain rates as high as 3⁄4 to 1” per hour. • Rainfall projections are 2-5 inches through SLO County and 5-10 inches in the NW areas of the County.
Road Closures and Safety Measures:
• River Road will be preemptively closed to through traffic from Navajo to Creston and Union to River Oaks beginning at 7:00PM on Thursday, March 9 and will reopen when it is safe to do so. Access to businesses along N. River Road just north of Union Road will be maintained, conditions allowing. • The City has sand available for anyone wishing to make sandbags to protect private property. Sand can be found at the City Streets Yard located at 1220 Paso Robles Street. A shovel is onsite, but please bring your own sandbags as they are not available on site. If you need sandbags, as of 7:30PM on 3/9/23, they are available at: Home Depot, Kritz Excavation, Lowes, Miner’s Ace Hardware, and Steve Schmidt Topsoil. • Police and Fire personnel are allocating significant resources to advise individuals within the Salinas riverbed to relocate to higher grounds immediately.
• Staff and equipment are in place for both storms and prepared to mobilize as conditions dictate.
Care and Shelter:
Warming centers for the unhoused will be open within Paso Robles over the next several days as follows: • March 9 • Plymouth Congregation Church (1301 Oak St) • Doors open at 6:00PM and dinner will be served • March 10 and 11 • First United Methodist Church (915 Creston Rd) o Doors open at 6:00PM and dinner will be served • March 13 and 14 • Paso Nazarene Church (530 12th St) • Doors open at 6:00PM and dinner will be served.
Prepare and Protect:
• All residents living in an area prone to flooding should have a plan in place on where you will go if you need to evacuate. Plan for your pets and any medication or items you need to bring with you. • It is strongly advised to avoid driving through, entering, or playing in moving water at all times. • During major storm events, public safety resources are in high demand, avoiding situations that may require an emergency response is a priority. Residents needing to report non-emergency storm issues, such as a blocked storm drain or debris blocking safe travel on a City street, should call the non-emergency dispatch line at (805) 237-6464. If it is an emergency, dial 9-1-1. Storm updates will be provided as necessary on PRCity.com and official social media feeds. Storm updates will be posted on the homepage of http://www.prcity.com as needed.
Effective May 3, 2023, the Paso Robles Courthouse located at 901 Park Street will re-open for Traffic Arraignments and Court Trials.
Wednesdays – Cites issued in the North County Traffic Court will be held at the Paso Robles Courthouse located at 901 Park Street Paso Robles, CA 93446.
MINOR CRIMINAL & ADULT TRAFFIC.
8:30 AM Court Trial Calendar.
9:00 AM Adult Ed and Truancy Calendars.
1:30 PM Arraignments & FTA Calendars.
You may contact Lisa Valdez at (805) 706-3675 with any questions.
Paso Robles Emergency Services Held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New SaveStation AED in City Park Paso Robles Wednesday afternoon.
Fire Captain John Prickett said Today we are welcoming our new SaveStation into the community, this is the public’s opportunity to recognize the donors that contributed money to make this possible. Our public access defibrillator program has always been a challenge in terms of not being available to anybody and everybody everyday of every hour or every week or every month. So we want to make sure that it is available 365 days a year 24hrs a day, in the city we have a lot of large events, we have our downtown festivals, concerts in the park we also have a lot of tourist and visitors that come to the downtown area and there are so many businesses in the surrounding area so our population is growing in this area, so it’s nice to be able to offer this machine to the public in the event that someone should go into what’s called sudden cardiac arrest, our community and our nation in general are suffering more and more cardiac arrest events so it’s nice to have an AED available to anybody until Emergency Services can arrive.
The problem is, time is of the essence when it comes to using an AED. Anybody within the surrounding area can identify this is as a SaveStation. One great thing about this AED is that it is bi-lingual and it can treat pediatric patients and we have a park here where a lot of little kids attend. The machine is fully automatic so all a person has to do is follow the directions on the machine itself.
We have AED’s throughout the community, we have one in the city library, we also have one in the movie theatre as well but nobody really knows about them. And nor are they available all the time cause of some businesses hours So with this one being in the center of the park it is available whenever someone needs to use it. We also have other parks that could use this type of technology for example Barney Swartz Park where the hold large sporting events and or general gatherings. After this event today I will be going to all of the businesses in the area getting people familiar with sidewalk CPR and other lifesaving techniques. This was made possible by Justin Community Grant and also Paso Robles Elk’s Lodge. Both of these groups helped with getting the machine installed. If any other businesses want to help with additional AED’s you can contact Paso Robles Emergency Services.
PASO ROBLES – 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, following several leads. As it turns out, the victim fabricated the events which led to his stabbing. The victim was not stabbed in the riverbed by an unknown transient. The victim was in an argument in a vehicle with a female acquaintance, Katelyn Coffey (29, Paso Robles). During the argument, Coffey stabbed the victim several times, before dropping him off at Walmart. We also learned the stabbing occurred outside city limits, in rural Paso Robles.
Early this morning, Coffey was located by PRPD detectives in California Valley. She was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a controlled substance. Coffey was booked in the SLO County Jail.
The Paso Robles Police Department also intends to pursue charges against the victim in this case for his false report of facts that led to wasted time and resources.
This is an ongoing investigation, and the Paso Robles Police Department is requesting anyone with any information to call the PRPD at (805) 237-6464 or persons wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers’ 24-hour hotline at 805-549-STOP or by texting “SLOTIPS” plus your message” to CRIMES (274637).
PASO ROBLES – Friday, February 10th, was a busy night for Paso Robles Police Detectives. At about 7:20 pm, patrol officers were dispatched to Walmart for a stabbing victim. The victim was stabbed three times in the Salinas Riverbed, before walking to Walmart for help. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect in this case is described as a transient male wearing a baseball cap, white shirt, and blue jeans.
About an hour later, a call came in regarding a drive-by shooting in the Rite Aid parking lot, located on Spring Street. Two victims were standing in the parking lot when a vehicle drove by, southbound on Spring St. An occupant of the vehicle shot several rounds at the two victims.
Luckily, nobody was struck by gunfire.
Detectives processed both scenes, interviewing witnesses, and collecting evidence. It appears the two events are unrelated.
These are ongoing investigations, and the Paso Robles Police Department is requesting anyone with any information to call the PRPD at (805) 237-6464 or persons wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers’ 24-hour hotline at 805-549-STOP or by texting “SLOTIPS” plus your message” to CRIMES (274637).
The WayToPark app has been discontinued effective Friday, February 10, 2023. All parking sessions must be started using the parking pay stations. All Downtown parking signs have been updated to direct visitors to pay at the pay stations.
The parking rate remains unchanged at 2 hours free followed by $1 per hour.
Upcoming Changes:
City Council will be discussing the downtown parking program at their next meeting on
Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
Based on the December 20, 2023 City Council meeting the following implementations will be made on March 1, 2023*: The 2 hours free will be eliminated. The hourly rate will be increased to $2 per hour. All payments must be made using the parking pay stations.
*Pending the February 21, 2023 City Council meeting
PASO ROBLES – 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, the officer noticed a large amount of marijuana on the backseat. While conducting a search of the vehicle, officers located an unloaded 80% Glock-style handgun and a partially loaded high-capacity magazine inside a bag. The driver was arrested for drug and weapon related charges and transported to Juvenile Hall.
During this incident, there was no threat to the Paso Robles High School identified. Paso Robles Police School Resource Officers were in contact with school administrators to ensure student safety.
This is an ongoing investigation, and the Paso Robles Police Department is requesting anyone with any information to call the PRPD at (805) 237-6464 or persons wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers’ 24-hour hotline at 805-549-STOP or by texting “SLOTIPS” plus your message” to CRIMES (274637).
PASO ROBLES – Yesterday, February 1st, 2023 around 4:30 pm, Paso Robles Police Departments K9 officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near 14 and Olive. During the stop, the driver, Jacob Hamby (36, Paso Robles), started to conceal something under the driver’s seat. Hamby then sped off, pitching a stolen handgun out of the window. As officers gave chase, Hamby stopped his car to let out two passengers. Both were contacted. One of the passengers, Julian Gomez (32, Santa Margarita) was arrested for warrants. Due to Hamby’s driving, the pursuit was terminated.
Shortly after, an off-duty motor officer saw Hamby eastbound on 46, outside of City limits. Paso Robles Police detectives were in the area and located Hamby near Cholame. Detectives followed Hamby and called for a marked unit from the California Highway Patrol to assist with a traffic stop. The CHP met our trailing detectives and Hamby’s vehicle was stopped due to a successful spike strip deployment. Hamby finally gave up and was arrested in McKittrick (Kern County).
Hamby was booked in the SLO County Jail on outstanding warrants, evading, possession of stolen property, and numerous weapons charges.
This is an ongoing investigation, and the Paso Robles Police Department is requesting anyone with any information to call the PRPD at (805) 237-6464.
PASO ROBLES – On Tuesday, January 31, the Paso Robles Police Department learned of an ongoing molestation of a child, which has occurred over the past four years.
Officers located the suspect, Pablo Murillo Gonzalez (42, Paso Robles), in the 500 block of Oak Street. Upon contact, the suspect tried to flee from detectives, but he was immediately apprehended. Gonzalez was arrested for child molestation and was subsequently booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail after we secured a bail enhancement of $500,000.
This is an ongoing investigation, and the Paso Robles Police Department is requesting anyone with any information to call the PRPD at (805) 237-6464.
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