Eyewitness News has learned that there will be a change in leadership at the top in the North Las Vegas Police Department. Police Chief Mark Paresi was told his services were no longer needed.
Officially, a spokeswoman for the city of North Las Vegas says Chief mark Paresi is, quote, on paid leave while we resolve a personnel matter.”
Sources within the NLV police department report that the chief is on paid leave and that he has been relieved of his duties as chief. His picture has been removed from the lobby of the police station.
A source close to the city manager says Paresi was called in Monday and told the city wanted to move in a different direction and were working on a transition plan.
A deputy chief, Joe Chronister, has been named acting police chief.
When Eyewitness News questioned the city spokeswoman, she said any more official information would be getting into personnel matters.
We are told Paresi left his police car in the lot and was taken home by a police officer Monday night.
The North Las Vegas Police Union says they have the same questions about what's going on that we do.
Paresi, well respected in Southern Nevada law enforcement circles, has been police chief in North Las Vegas since June of 2002.
A formal announcement on the transition will be announced next week. Neither Paresi nor the North Las Vegas city manager was available for comment.
It should be noted that the city manager's contract was just renewed two weeks ago for four years.
E-mail Reporter Edward Lawrence.
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