Daily Briefs


Pedestrian struck and seriously injured in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An SUV struck and seriously injured a woman who was crossing a street in San Luis Obispo early Wednesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 7 a.m, the woman was crossing Los Osos Valley Road in or... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles bank robbery suspect ordered to get a psychiatric evaluation

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge has ordered one of the two men who allegedly robbed a Paso Robles bank at gunpoint last month to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. [KSBY] Michael Wallravin, 61, is the only suspect in... (Continue reading)

Investigators found SLO teen who threatened a school shooting

By CCT STAFF Police investigators have identified the teen who wrote a threatening message last month on a mirror in a bathroom at San Luis Obispo High School. On Nov. 21, the teen, with the support of one of her... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man shot multiple times

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A shooter shot a man multiple times in the torso on Monday in Santa Maria, leaving the victim in critical condition. Police do not believe the shooting is gang related. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 3 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo church pastor accused of groping and alcohol abuse

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid allegations of groping and alcohol abuse, one of San Luis Obispo’s most prominent churches has placed its lead pastor on leave, pending the outcome of an investigation. Thom O’Leary has served as the lead pastor of... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande City Council delays their own raises for two years

By CCT STAFF Amid negative feedback from the community, at the second reading of an ordinance to increase the mayor’s pay by 97 percent and the remaining council members pay by 60 percent, last week the council voted 4-1 to... (Continue reading)

SLO man killed in DUI crash identified

By CCT STAFF The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed Sunday in a DUI crash on Highway 227 between San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande as 72-year-old Terry Tilton. At about 6 p.m., Chelsea Stiles, 26, of Arroyo... (Continue reading)

Thieves snatch hemp from grow in Orcutt

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two Santa Maria men allegedly stole a car, which they then used as a getaway vehicle when they plundered a hemp grow in Orcutt on Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] At about 2 p.m., a security guard reported a... (Continue reading)

Reckless driver allegedly kills one person near San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 22-year-old woman was allegedly driving recklessly Sunday evening on Highway 227 between San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande when she struck two vehicles, killing one person. [KSBY] At about 6 p.m., the woman was traveling northbound... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man accused of flashing children

By CCT STAFF Santa Barbara police arrested a 31-year-old  man on Saturday who illegally exposed himself to several female juveniles on State Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Shortly after noon, multiple people called 911 to report a man had exposed... (Continue reading)