Articles Tagged With ‘Arrest’




Seven injured in skirmish at Atascadero State Hospital

Four employees and three patients of Atascadero State Hospital were injured in an altercation Tuesday. Officers arrested the three patients and transported them to the San Luis Obispo County Jail. At about 8:30 p.m., two patients tried to provoke other... (Continue reading)

Questions surround inmate’s death

By KAREN VELIE The mother of a man who died after being incarcerated in the San Luis Obispo County Jail is questioning why her son was placed in a cell rather than taken to a hospital after officers determined he... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach traffic stop nets meth and hash

A Grover Beach traffic stop Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of a driver for several drug offenses. Around 11:10 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop of a a vehicle in the 1000 block of Highway 1 in Grover... (Continue reading)

San Miguel Peeping Tom accused of placing cameras in bedroom vents

A San Miguel man is accused of breaking into North County homes and installing hidden cameras overlooking residents’ bedrooms. Last month, San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary in the area of Bonita Place and Verde Place... (Continue reading)

DUI crash kills three in Santa Barbara

A woman allegedly driving under the influence slammed into a car in Santa Barbara early Monday morning, killing three people and leaving a fourth in critical condition. [KEYT] At 12:46 a.m. Monday, 52-year-old Kimberly Kreis crashed her white Ford Mustang... (Continue reading)

Three teens arrested for carjacking

Three teenage boys were arrested Wednesday on Highway 101 just north of Santa Margarita on suspicion of carjacking a woman in Visalia. Two teens allegedly jacked the car and a purse from a woman in a Target store parking lot... (Continue reading)

Alleged bank robber caught in Atascadero

Atascadero police arrested two people Thursday for allegedly robbing Chase Bank. [KSBY] Around 5:20 p.m., a man walked into the Chase Bank in the 8000 block of El Camino Real, told a teller he had a gun and ran away... (Continue reading)

Central Coast fish thieves arrested

Department of Fish and Wildlife wardens arrested two Santa Barbara County men Sunday for allegedly stealing from other fishermen and commercial fish markets to resell in Hollywood. The two licensed fishermen, John Wilson, 53, of Santa Ynez and Kai Griffin,... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man accused of kidnapping own child

Santa Maria police arrested a man Sunday for kidnapping his two-month-old baby and threatening the mother with a knife. [KSBY] Arthur Weston, 25, entered a home in the 2200 block of South Broadway around 9 a.m. and held a knife... (Continue reading)

Deputy busts man in SLO for hiding heroin in groin area

A search of Rio Vista man driving in San Luis Obispo Wednesday produced about 40 grams of heroin and a digital scale, both hidden in the suspect’s groin area. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s K9... (Continue reading)