Surgeon arrested after attempting to kidnap her son in Goleta
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An orthopedic surgeon attempted to kidnap her 12-year-old son during a supervised visit Sunday morning in Goleta, then escape to Montana aboard a private jet, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Theresa Colosi’s plans materialized partially. After bludgeoning a social worker in the head, Colosi...
San Luis Obispo considering 1 percent sales tax increase
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emboldened by apparent voter support, the city of San Luis Obispo is not only considering a new sales tax measure, but one that would hike the current rate by a full percent. San Luis Obispo officials have released the results of a survey conducted by a firm...
Slide closed at Sinsheimer Park in SLO because of vandalism
By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Department has closed a slide for three to four weeks because of vandalism, the second time since October that someone has damaged park property. It appears someone burned portions of the slide. In October, vandals cut out and stole a...
Man sentenced to life for killing his mother in Grover Beach
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 27-year-old Indiana man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his mother at her Grover Beach home. In Oct. 2018, Levente Laszlo Lazar drove from Indiana to his mother’s home in Grover Beach. Lazar stabbed his mother 10 times...
SLO County sexual predator sentenced to 27 years to life
BY CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo County man, who plead no contest to possession of child pornography, was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison. [Cal Coast Times] In March 2018, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office received information that Joshua Steven Jackson was in possession...
SLO County approves $20 million animal shelter
By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to move ahead with plans to build a $20 million animal services facility, in a joint funding agreement with the seven cities. The supervisors awarded the construction contract to F&H Construction out of Lodi. In 2015, the...
Santa Barbara County deputies arrest two home invasion suspects
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Deputies arrested two men on Friday who allegedly participated in armed home invasion in Isla Vista last month, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. At about 4 p.m. on Nov. 18, three suspects robbed two victims at gunpoint inside their Isla Vista home. Two of...
