Morro Rock rescue halted, crews cannot find climber
Rescue crews ascended Morro Rock Sunday evening in search of a climber and, despite have aerial assistance, failed to find the individual. Meanwhile, in an apparently unrelated case, emergency personnel tended to an unresponsive person below, who received CPR before being transported to the hospital. [KSBY] Initially, reports suggested there were...
Injured hiker rescued on Bishop Peak in SLO
San Luis Obispo fire personnel rescued an injured hiker on a Bishop Peak trail on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] The hiker suffered a medical injury in the Bishop Peak open space area, though officials did not disclose the hiker’s injuries. A Instagram photo appears to show the hiker suffered an...
FBI seeks tips on corruption in the marijuana industry
The FBI announced on Thursday it is seeking tips on public corruption involving marijuana businesses. Currently, agents have found corruption primary localized in western states where recreation cannabis has been legalized. [Cal Coast Times] In San Luis Obispo County, government employees and marijuana business insiders have accused public officials of...
No charges against man who took SLO police chief’s gun
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow has decided not to file charges against the man who found SLO Police Chief Deanna Cantrell’s firearm on a toilet paper holder in El Pollo Loco and then turned it over to police the following day, Dow announced on Saturday. [Cal Coast...
Three gang members arrested for murder of Oceano man
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo sheriff detectives arrested three men on Friday for the murder of an Oceano man who was shot multiple times in the back, a source close to the investigation said. [Cal Coast Times] Nathaniel Jara, 21, of Oceano; Robert Garay, 28, of Oceano; and his...
Person killed in single vehicle crash in Arroyo Grande
One person was killed and another suffered injuries after a vehicle crashed into a tree Friday night in Arroyo Grande. [KSBY] At about 10:30 p.m., a vehicle — possible an off-road vehicle — crashed into a tree on private property near Los Berros Road and Milton Street, according to the...
SLO sheriff deputies seize about $20 million of illegal marijuana
Deputies raided an illegal marijuana grow located in a rural area near Lopez Lake on Thursday. It appeared Mexican nationals operated the grow which was estimated to produce a harvest worth more than $20 million, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] Early this week,...
