Reward offered for tips on Paso Robles road spike vandalism

PASO ROBLES, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Paso Robles Police Department says they are investigating a bid of metallic spikes deliberately placed connected roads successful Paso Robles, disabling aggregate vehicles and an ambulance responding to a call.

Police accidental the aggregate incidents impact the deliberate placement of caltrops, metallic spikes that are designed to puncture conveyance tires.

Caltrops

Investigators accidental much than 40 incidents of tyre harm are owed to these devices. 

On July 21, 2025, officers said they started receiving a caller question of calls reporting akin damage, with reports continuing into the adjacent day.

An ambulance, according to constabulary was responding to a telephone for work was disabled aft hitting a caltrop, and a 2nd ambulance was dispatched to implicit the exigency response. 

A tow motortruck assisting a stranded motorist the aforesaid nighttime helped a disabled conveyance by a caltrop was itself rendered inoperable by the aforesaid benignant of device.

Caltrops

Police accidental that the vandalism has occurred chiefly on Creston Road and the Riverside/Black Oak area. 

Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for accusation that leads to an apprehension successful this case.

Motorists who person been affected are encouraged to record a study by calling the Paso Robles Police Department astatine 805-237-6464.