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Paso Robles residents arrested in narcotics bust

Written on 9 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Officers on the Paso Robles Special Enforcement Team arrested a 46-year-old Paso Robles woman and a 21-year-old man with the same last name during a narcotics bust Friday. A Paso Robles Police Department spokesperson said it is not public record... (Continue reading)

Capps’ aide arrested for hit and run

Written on 6 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

An aide to Congresswoman Lois Capps allegedly critically injured a women in a hit and run incident Friday. Shortly after midnight, Raymond Morua, 32, struck the 27-year-old woman in Santa Barbara, police said. After glancing at the woman, he drove... (Continue reading)

Man barricades himself in Oceano mobile home

Written on 6 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A parolee barricaded himself in a motor home at the Pismo Sands RV Park in Oceano on Thursday. Responding to reports of shots fired, San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the park and heard additional gun shots. Deputies then... (Continue reading)

15 arrested in SLO County drug ring with ties to Mexican cartels

Written on 5 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit arrested 15 members of a suspected drug trafficking ring with ties to Mexican cartels during a bust Wednesday morning. The bust spanned three counties and concluded a five-month investigation into a... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police arrest counterfeiting suspects

Written on 22 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Pismo Beach police officers arrested a man and woman from San Diego on Tuesday who attempted to use a counterfeit $100 bill to make a purchase at an outlet store. Officers responded to the Pismo Beach Premium Outlets around 5:30... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputy turned bank robber?

Written on 22 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The 70-year-old Paso Robles man arrested Wednesday for robbing a Cambria bank was a former Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy. [KCOY] From 1969 to 1977, Bruce Valentine served as a deputy before leaving the department because of a non-service related... (Continue reading)

70-year-old man arrested for robbing Cambria bank

Written on 21 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 70-year-old Paso Robles man was arrested on Wednesday morning for allegedly robbing a Rabobank in Cambria earlier this month. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Bruce Valentine after serving a search warrant at Valentine’s Heritage Ranch home. On... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande community leader robs bank

Written on 19 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The former president of the Arroyo Grande Rotary Club allegedly robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in Santa Maria on Saturday. Shortly after 9 a.m., Arthur McClay Watkins, wearing a ski mask and brandishing a handgun, entered the bank and demanded... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles robber beats store clerk

Written on 16 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a man for allegedly stealing beer and then beating a Smart and Final clerk in the head with brass knuckles on Thursday. Shortly before 7 p.m., the store clerk spotted two Paso Robles men attempting to... (Continue reading)

Fire inspection conman strikes Santa Barbara

Written on 8 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A New York man running a nationwide scam charged a Santa Barbara restaurant more than $900 for a phony fire inspection. Michael Angelo Carrion, 47, is accused of posing as a fire inspector and scamming businesses in Atlanta, Georgia and... (Continue reading)