Paso Robles Incidents / Action

PASO ROBLES – On Monday, March 24, 2025, the Paso Robles Police Department responded to the intersection of State Route 46 East and Golden Hill Road, regarding a traffic collision involving two vehicles, 2020 Ford Truck and a 2015 Jeep. The driver of the Ford was conscious but complained of head and neck pain. The driver of the Jeep was no longer on scene and witnesses reported him running north toward Eagle Energy Gas Station.

Officers arrived on-scene within two minutes of being dispatched and began investigating the collision and searching for the Jeep driver. Paso Robles Emergency Services, along with San Luis Ambulance, also quickly arrived on scene and attend to the Ford driver. The Ford driver was transported to a local area hospital for further medical attention.

Officers located the suspect, Peter Terence Wells (49-years-old, Bakersfield, CA), hiding in the parking lot of Eagle Energy Gas Station, 2400 Golden Hill Rd. Wells attempted to run from officers, but he was quickly taken into custody after a short foot pursuit. Wells showed obvious signs of alcohol intoxication at the time he was placed under arrest. Wells also had sustained visible injuries from the traffic collision and was transported to the hospital for medical treatment. Wells was medically cleared and later booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail for felony DUI and felony hit-and-run, along with other misdemeanor violations.

Paso Robles (CA) – On 03/13/2025, officers from the Paso Robles Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) served a search warrant on a storage unit located near San Miguel. The warrant was obtained after two narcotic detection K9’s, Paso Robles Police K9 “Griff’ and Atascadero Police Department K9

“Maverick”, both indicated to the presence of narcotic odor coming from a storage unit. During the search of the storage unit, 2.5 ounces of fentanyl was located, along with a .22 Ruger handgun with the serial numbers removed. The storage unit was rented out by suspect Chris Boerner of Paso Robles.

A secondary warrant was served on Boerner’s residence, located in Paso Robles, and vehicle. Boerner was located driving his vehicle in Paso Robles, where he was stopped and arrested. Inside the vehicle, officers discovered a hidden safe in the seat headrest that contained fentanyl, cash, and evidence of drug sales.

Officers then served the search warrant on Boerner’s residence and located additional fentanyl, cocaine, cash, drug paraphernalia, and evidence of narcotic sales. The total of the seized evidence was:

•67 pounds (311 grams) of suspected fentanyl and cocaine (mixed)

$14,715 in US currency

Scales and drug paraphernalia.

The following suspects were arrested for several felony violations as a result of this narcotics investigation:

Christopher Boerner (44) of Paso Robles for possession of a controlled substance for sale (felony), possession of a firearm by restricted person (felony), false compartment to conceal narcotics (felony), and conspiracy to distribute narcotics (felony).

Carrie Cassidy (41) of Paso Robles for possession of controlled substance for sale (felony) and child endangerment (felony).

Both suspects were transported to County Jail on the aforementioned charges.

PASO ROBLES, CA -The Paso Robles Police Department is pleased to announce the newest member to its patrol force: Police K9 “Griff”. Officer Stephen Lugo has been selected to be the K9 handler, and both he and K9 Griff just completed a 5-week K9 Patrol School and K9 Narcotics Detection School. K9 Griff is a 15-month-old German Shepherd, imported from Serbia by our vendor kennel located in Ventura. K9 Griff has been trained and POST certified for handler protection, apprehension, searching and narcotics detection.

Officer Lugo and K9 Griff will be on duty this Friday, 03-07-25 starting at 4:00pm.

The Press is invited to meet and speak to Officer Lugo and K9 Griff at the Paso Robles Police Department at the aforementioned date/time.

PASO ROBLES, CA – Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services, along with the Paso Robles Police Department, is excited to announce the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony for the Paso Robles Public Safety Training Center on March 8, 2025, at 10:30 am. The Training Center will be located at 2924 Union Road, Paso Robles CA 93446. This ceremony will mark the beginning of construction of a fire training tower and an indoor training classroom building. Primary project funding is through measure J20. The project also received a $500,000 Federal Community Appropriation submitted by Congressman Leon Panetta.

Please join us to celebrate this important community accomplishment.

The training will begin at 6pm and be concluded by 830pm. There will be multiple engines participating in the training event from Paso Robles Fire as well as CalFire/San Luis Obispo County Fire. Residents can expect to see posted signs in the area announcing the training event.

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Friday, February 28, 2025, Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services will be conducting an evening training drill at Centennial Park.

The training exercises will involve hose pulling and ladder use. No live fire or destructive training will take place.

PASO ROBLES, CA – On March 1 and 2, 2025, the Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services Department will utilize the old Georgia Brown School site, located at 525 36th Street, for various fire department training drills.

Over these days, residents can expect to see posted signs in the area announcing these training events. There will also be an increased presence of fire department apparatus.

The training exercises will involve hose pulling and firefighter rescue. No live fire or destructive training will take place at this location.

The Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services Department would like to thank the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District for this opportunity.

PASO ROBLES, CA – On February 13, 2025, Paso Robles Police and Fire dispatch received a report of individuals stranded on an island in the Salinas River. Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services responded with three engines, a Battalion Chief, and Rescue 8151 with Boat 8140, which was upstaffed due to the storm.

Crews were able to launch Boat 8140 and safely rescue nine individuals from riverbed encampments. The Paso Robles Police Department, CHP Helicopter 70, and San Luis Ambulance assisted with victim location and assessment. None of the victims required medical treatment, and no responders were injured.

Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services would like to remind residents of the importance of heeding evacuation messages. The Salinas River poses significant life and health hazards due to dangerous river flow and high bacteria levels. Evacuation warnings were issued to riverbed occupants starting on Monday, February 10, with additional storm and evacuation warnings continuing throughout the week.

PASO ROBLES, CA – This week’s storm is associated with an “Atmospheric River” bringing potential for significant rainfall and wind gusts up to 45 mph in the Paso Robles area. The storm is expected to be heaviest Thursday morning into Thursday evening. The peak precipitation rates are potentially up to 1″ per hour and several inches of rain is expected.

City staff have been preparing by monitoring and addressing storm drain systems, clearing out debris from flood prone areas, preparing equipment for immediate response and making staff available to respond to problems as they arise.

Free Sand for residents is available at the City Streets Yard, 1220 Paso Robles Street.

Residents must bring their own sandbags and shovels, and load materials themselves.

Local Sandbag Vendors:

Burt Industrial Supply: 2125 Golden Hill Rd, 805-237-2471

Lowe’s: 2445 Golden Hill Rd. 805-602-9051

Blake’s Hardware: 1701 Riverside Ave, 805-238-3934

SiteOne Hardscape Center: 1108 Paso Robles St, 805-239-4317

Farm Supply: 2450 Ramada Dr, 805-238-1177

Saturated ground and winds associated with these storms increase the potential for downed trees and power lines. Always be aware of your surroundings, drive safely, stay clear of downed utility lines, and avoid all water crossings.

Please do not call 911 to report power outages. You can report outages to PG&E at 1-800-743-5000 or visit http://www.pge.com for more information on outages in your area.

For more information on Flood Safety Tips visit: https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Monday, January 6, 2025, at approximately 5:20 PM, Paso Robles Police Department Dispatch received a call about a single-vehicle traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a blue Dodge Charger in the 3300 block of Spring Street. The vehicle’s driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. It was determined that drugs or alcohol were not contributing factors. The pedestrian, a 33-year-old female resident of Paso Robles, sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Thursday, January 2, 2025, at approximately 7:11 PM, Paso Robles Police Department Dispatch received a call of a single-vehicle traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a silver Toyota Highlander in the 1800 block of Spring Street.

The vehicle’s driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation and it was determined that alcohol was not a contributing factor. The male pedestrian, a 74-year-old resident of the local area sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.