Suspect swims away from deputies in Goleta
A man fleeing Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies in Goleta jumped in the ocean Saturday afternoon and swam for an extended period of time, possibly contracting hypothermia before getting rescued and arrested. [Cal Coast Times] At about 1 p.m., a domestic violence incident reportedly occurred near the Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resort....
Two people killed in DUI crash in Santa Maria
Two people were killed Saturday morning and another was critically injured in a suspected DUI crash in Santa Maria. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 3 a.m., two cars collided at the intersection of Donovan Road and Miller Street, according to police. During the crash, two occupants of one of the...
Cal Poly varsity track team suspended for 7 meets for hazing
Cal Poly’s administration suspended the Cal Poly Varsity Track Team from competing in seven track meets in March and April because some senior team members hazed new recruits. [Mustang News] School officials determined senior team members provided alcohol to underage members, coerced members to drink and forced exercise on those...
SLO County students strike against climate change
Several dozen San Luis Obispo County students skipped school on Friday, joining more than a million students from 123 countries, to demand stronger climate policies. [Cal Coast Times] Locally, students demands included opposition to the Plains All American pipeline project, opposition to the Cat Canyon oil project, and to have...
San Luis Obispo police searching for elder abuse suspect
San Luis Obispo police are searching for a woman whom they say is a suspect in an elder abuse investigation. [Cal Coast Times] Lindsey Gray, 33, is avoiding law enforcement, the San Luis Obispo Police Department posted on Facebook. The police department did not provide any details about the elder...
Fire damages Avila Barn in Avila Beach
A fire broke out in the attic of Avila Valley Barn Thursday evening, but firefighters managed to salvage the structure. [Cal Coast Times] The fire started at about 6 p.m. and reportedly burned an area where ice cream is kept on the second floor of the produce stand sweet shop...
Motorcyclist killed while fleeing Pismo Beach police identified
Pismo Beach police have identified the man who died in a motorcycle suspected DUI crash Wednesday morning while fleeing a police officer in South County as 31-year-old Takoma Woodward of Orcutt. [Cal Coast Times] Woodward was arrested in San Luis Obispo in 2012 for sales of cocaine, prescription drugs, and...
