By Melissa GomezLos Angeles TimesFRESNO, Calif. — Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama, who had been under investigation since February following allegations he had an affair with an officer’s wife, resigned Tuesday morning. City officials announced that the investigation had been completed and that Balderrama had submitted his resignation, effective July 25, which they have accepted. The men and women of the Fresno Police Department are second to none,” he said in the statement. Evidence presented, not true.”Dyer, who is a former Fresno police chief, praised Balderrama. “I think he did some remarkable things as a police chief in Fresno, and we should not forget about that, as we recognize the indiscretion that he had, involving himself with a police officer’s wife.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 26, 2024 20:08 UTC