SLO Black Lives Matter protester in line for a plea agreement
By KAREN VELIE One of the leaders of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests in San Luis Obispo is expected to plea to one felony count of using threats or violence to deter a police officer. In exchange, 24-year-old Elias Bautista will have his other two charges dropped. Officers arrested...
FBI investigates threats regarding Arroyo Grande High School
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Threats reportedly posted on social media about Arroyo Grande High School promoted an investigation on Monday involving administrators, police and the FBI. [Tribune] High school administrators and Arroyo Grande police investigated and, with help from local authorities and the FBI, determined there was no credible threat to...
Vehicles vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs in Orcutt
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Residents found swastikas and racial slurs painted on several vehicles in an Orcutt neighborhood last week. The vehicles included a pickup truck and a minibus, neighbors said. In addition to swastikas, “I h8” was painted on the minibus, Orcutt resident Cleona Bautista said. [KCOY] An Orcutt man...
Flash mob like thieves hit clothing store in Santa Barbara
By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara police are looking for a group of about 10 teens who stole multiple items from a Volcom clothing store on the 600 block of State Street on Monday afternoon, in a theft that resembles the spat of flash mobs that have recently hit businesses across...
SLO police searching for suspect in alleged hate crime
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking the public to help identify a man who allegedly assaulted a woman while yelling racial slurs on Nov. 22 near Miners Ace Hardware on Santa Barbara Avenue. Shortly before 6 p.m., an Asian man and a white woman were...
Four people injured, two hospitalized in Oceano crash
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pickup truck and a sedan collided in Oceano Sunday night, resulting in two people being transported to a local hospital. Shortly before 10 p.m, a caller reported a crash on Paso Robles Street by 24th Street. Four people were injured in the collision, two of whom...
Firefighters extinguish four blazes along Highway 46 near Cambria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Four fires ignited along Highway 46 east of Cambria at about noon on Sunday. Responders contained each of the blazes to less than an acre, according to Cal Fire. Officials have not stated whether a vehicle is suspect to have started the fires. Cal Fire has yet...
