Resident alleges police-records manipulation and says she will file civil grand jury complaint

During public comment at the April 2 Clearlake City Council meeting, Crystal Pac — identifying herself as power of attorney for a property on Clickmore Street — accused city officers of a pattern of improper inspections and manipulating official records.

Pac said she previously raised the matter at the March 19 meeting and has since reviewed footage and records that she says show the department removed metadata from body-worn-camera files, edited footage, and overwrote log entries to fit a different timeline. She alleged four unauthorized inspections with no notice on February 12, 23, March 5 and March 25 and said the city later demanded interior access by April 10 related to a fence fire she says the fire chief cleared nine months earlier. Pac told the council she has retained certified-mail receipts and will file a complaint with the civil grand jury.

She read portions of audio she said remain in the record in which an officer told a colleague, "I'm going to go take some pictures. see how more mad I can make him," which she offered as evidence of retaliatory conduct.

Council did not debate the substance of the allegations during public comment; staff and council acknowledged receipt of public comment and moved on to the consent calendar. The Brown Act limits council responses to matters raised during public comment; the mayor noted concerns may be referred to staff or placed on a future agenda.

Pac's assertions, as stated to council, are claims by a resident and are unresolved in the public meeting record. The article reports those claims and the resident's stated next steps; it does not adjudicate the allegations.