Tehama County Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 729 • 502 Oak Street
Red Bluff, CA  96080
(530) 529-7900 •  (530) 529-7933 FAX
Inmate Mail:  P.O. Box 490, Red Bluff, CA  96080
 

Captain Paul Hosler commands the Sheriff’s Administrative Division.  His areas of responsibility include overseeing the Coroner’s Office, Records, Court Security, Personnel, the Civil Bureau, Budget and Finance, Fleet Management, Training, the Boating Division, Internal Investigations, Evidence, Crime Prevention, the S.T.A.R.S. program, and Special Events.  He is also the department’s Press and Public Information Officer.

Captain Hosler’s law enforcement career began in 1977, and has spanned all areas; to include jail, patrol, boating, investigations, narcotics, training and administration.

In his off-duty time, Captain Hosler is the National Rescue Director for the International Hot Boat Association, traveling with his team of paramedics and rescue personnel throughout the country to sanctioned drag boat races during summer weekends.  During the winter months, he spends weekends as the Ski Patrol Director at the Mt. Shasta Ski Park.  He also drag races snowmobiles on the northwestern circuit, enjoying full sponsorship from an apparel company.

Captain Hosler and his wife, Joy, have been married since 1976. They have two adult sons and three grandchildren.

Lieutenant Donald Thomas began his law enforcement career in 1984 as a Reserve Police Officer for the City of Red Bluff, and then as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff for Tehama County prior to being hired full time in 1986.  As a Deputy Sheriff, Donald worked in the Jail Division and then as a boating safety officer and patrol deputy/field training officer. Donald promoted to Detective in 1991 where he investigated crimes against persons and also lead marijuana cultivation investigations.

Donald promoted to Sergeant in 1993 and again worked in the Jail Division prior to being assigned as a patrol supervisor.  As a Sergeant, Donald commanded the Tehama Inter-Agency Drug Enforcement (T.I.D.E.) Task Force and became a team leader for the Tehama Inter-Agency S.W.A.T. Team and also the Sheriff’s S.C.U.B.A. Dive Team.  In 2007 Donald promoted to Lieutenant to manage Coroner’s Office investigations. 

Donald is an avid S.C.U.B.A. diver and volunteers as a Rescue Diver for International Hot Boat Association sanctioned drag races.  Donald spends his off-duty time with his family and either on his Harley-Davidson or snowmobile, depending on the season.