In his three decades as an officer, investigator and Redding police supervisor, Peter Hansen had a hand in sending hundreds of killers, child molesters, rapists, robbers, violent suspects and petty thieves to prison.

Redding police Chief Peter Hansen said he'll notify the city's 16 medical marijuana dispensaries ahead of an upcoming City Council discussion that could lead to elimination of city permits for the collectives.

In explaining the Redding Police Department's perspective on red-light cameras last night, Chief Peter Hansen mentioned something telling both about Redflex and about RPD: Asked about whether the department had a mind to expand the program, the chief told the...

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen said in a news release Friday that he has fired an officer arrested in August on suspicion of driving a patrol car while drunk.

City Manager Kurt Starman today announced the appointment of Robert Paoletti, a Captain with the Stockton (California) Police Department, as Redding Chief of Police. He replaces Peter Hansen, who will retire as chief on November 14. Paoletti, 41, is an 18-year veteran of the Stockton Police Department, serving in various ro

You could safely bet your last dollar on this: If Redding's crime rates were rising after the repeated cutbacks at the city's Police Department, Chief Peter Hansen and his crew would be quick to tell the public that a shortage of officers was giving criminals freedom to prey on the public.

A police officer arrested for drunk driving last week was reportedly driving a Redding Police patrol car at the time. In the early morning hours of last Wednesday, the C-H-P was called to take over an investigation, leading to the arrest of 44-year-old Officer Matthew Zalesny for driving under the influence of alcohol.

A Redding police officer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in a city vehicle, Police Chief Peter Hansen confirmed today.

By Josh F.W. Cook on August 5, 2011 10:27 AM Interesting how perspectives can change so quickly...In light of yesterday's officer involved shooting in Redding I think the Major Redding newspaper editorial from earlier this week suddenly becomes more real, more meaningful.Here are some gre

Peter Hansen did not get the Redding police chief job he'd hoped for.

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen is retiring. The 54-year-old Chief has been with the Department for 28 years, having started as a Patrol Officer. Hansen made the surprise announcement Tuesday, saying he intends to step down effective November 12th. A nationwide search for a replacement will begin later this month.

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen will retire this fall after more than 28 years with the department.

Redding Police Chief Peter T. Hansen has announced his retirement, effective November 12, 2011. Hansen, 54, is a 28-year veteran of the Redding Police Department. He began as a patrol officer and rose through the ranks to become chief of police in November 2008. Just a year and a half later, Hansen announced he planned [...

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen will retire this fall after more than 28 years with the department.

Career lawmen and pot smokers don't normally pal around, but Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen has a surprisingly positive attitude toward the city's medical-marijuana collectives.

Despite recent data suggesting 40,000 people belong to Redding's medical marijuana collectives, Police Chief Peter Hansen says there's no way these groups have that many individual members, which means his department will have to start enforcing the city ordinance that forbids membership to more than one collective.

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen is not retiring

Bruce's blog on the RPD survey showing Redding has 40,000 MMJ patients begged for a comment by Peter Hansen, our police chief. Herewith: Marc, The city ordinance prohibits anyone from belonging to more than one collective. The reason for this...

On the radio this morning, Chief Peter Hansen sez over the past year and a half, due to budget cuts and layoffs in his department, police response times have gone from an average of 11 minutes to around 12 ½...

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen knows a thing or two about identity theft.

The Annual Crime Report released Thursday by the Redding Police Department is prefaced with a sobering statement by Chief Peter Hansen. He says budget cuts have reduced the Department’s personnel by about 25%, severely impacting emergency response times, proactive enforcement efforts, and just about any program tha

Not everybody has a place to call their own, but everybody needs a place to stay. As Redding Police conduct evictions to clear homeless people out of various makeshift camps in the area, an effort has been launched by homeless advocates to establish a safe area for people with nowhere else to go. With that goal in mind,

If the city of Redding had a dollar for every time a union member or anti-incumbent candidate complained last summer and fall about how the City Council was “wasting $50,000” on Measure A and Measure B on the November ballot, the fire department wouldn’t be closing Station 2 and Chief Peter Hansen would

[www.khsltv.com]Reported by: Elizabeth GadleyEmail: egadley@khsltv.comLast Update: 12/16/2010 7:09 pmRecent budget cuts have hit the Redding Police Departme

Meet Shane Wesley Shannon, age 27. His mug, above, turns up frequently on a local web site that features mug shots of suspects booked into the county jail. I e-mailed Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen about him. His response:...

DNA evidence has linked a 43-year-old Iowa convicted rapist to a 19-year-old murder and rape in Redding, police said today.

Redding’s an opinionated town. Someone among its vocal residents must not share the apparently universal respect for Police Chief Peter Hansen.

After reconsidering an earlier decision to step down, Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen will keep his post at least one more year..

Last week I sat down with Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen to discuss the June flare-up in gang-related crimes. In last Tuesday’s

Top City of Redding officials want city employees to be on the lookout for signs of gang activity following several recent highly publicized gang incidents in the Redding area. An internal communication memo sent out last week asks city employees to keep their eyes open for gang-related activity since many employees are

As a police sergeant in the early 1990s, Peter Hansen saw a surge in gang violence in Redding that peaked with a 1994 retaliation murder on Hilltop Drive. Now as chief of the Redding Police Department, Hansen said there appears to be another spike in gang-related crime in the city.

An Anderson police officer is accused of raping a woman he was supposed to be driving to the Shasta County jail after she was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

An Anderson police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave as Redding police detectives investigate claims he sexually assaulted a 24-year-old woman he was transporting to Shasta County jail following her arrest.

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen will step down later this year after leading his department through an unprecedented series of program cuts.

Generous pension formulas mean experienced officers like soon-to-retire Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen are essentially working as volunteers.

Just a year and a half into his tenure as Redding Police Chief, Peter Hansen has announced he's stepping down. Hansen, who took over for Chief Leonard Moty in November of 2008, will remain on the job until Dec. 3 to help ease the transition to a new chief. He leaves with 27 years of service with Redding Police Department a

By coincidence I had a meeting with Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko and Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen this morning, just a few minutes after Hansen officially confirmed that he intends to leave his job at the end of the...

After 27 years with the Redding Police Department and over 30 years in law enforcement, Redding Police Department Chief Peter Hansen has decided to retire. "The proudest moment of my professional career was when I was chosen to lead this organization as Chief of Police. I firmly believe, and have always believed, the most

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen has confirmed news reports he will retire by the end of this year.

For the first time under the city’s new medical marijuana ordinance, Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen is recommending the suspension of a cannabis club’s operating permit because he says it’s been a nuisance.