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Salinas boy kills dog by hanging

Written on 29 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A 12-year-old Salinas boy allegedly hung and killed his terrier-mix dog on Friday. [TheCalifornian] Police said he told them he was angry at the 12-pound dog and wanted to see it die. Shortly after 4 p.m., a 911 caller hung... (Continue reading)

Investigative journalist arrested in Greece

Written on 28 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The Greek police arrested and then quickly released the owner of a respected investigative magazine on Sunday morning hours after he published a list of more than 2,000 suspected tax cheats who were said to have accounts at a bank... (Continue reading)

Officer and suspect shot in Paso Robles

Written on 27 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

Article and photos by DANIEL BLACKBURN A high-speed, early-morning car chase in Paso Robles ended Saturday in a fusillade of bullets, leaving a California Highway Patrol officer and a suspected parolee hospitalized with gunshot wounds. At about 5:50 a.m., a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman strikes driver in road-rage incident

Written on 27 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a Paso Robles woman and her 19-year-old son following a road rage incident that became violent. [Tribune] Irene Martinez, 39, was headed south on Highway 101 when she cut off Randall Griffin as both drivers... (Continue reading)

Man arms himself with rifle against imaginary threat

Written on 22 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man Sunday who appeared to be hallucinating while wielding a loaded rifle. The police department received a call about 8 a.m. saying that an intruder had entered the residence of Collin Fitzgerald, 23. A... (Continue reading)

Police defend homeless arrest

Written on 20 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Department is defending its officers following allegations they ruffed up of a homeless man during an arrest on Thursday. At the end of a poorly made video of the arrest that went viral, an officer... (Continue reading)

Four chihuahuas missing, Nipomo man arrested

Written on 18 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies are searching for four chihuahuas that they unintentionally let loose in Nipomo during a suspect pursuit Tuesday evening. Shortly after 10 p.m., a deputy attempted to pull over Ruben Rivera, 28, for a traffic violation... (Continue reading)

Pair robs SLO gas station

Written on 16 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man and woman for robbing a Shell gas station Sunday night. Police received a call around 11:25 p.m. Sunday saying that a man entered the Shell station at 296 Santa Rosa St., signaled that... (Continue reading)

Fleeing parolee leads deputies on wild chase

Written on 11 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A parolee driving a stolen car fled from law enforcement officers Wednesday evening in Pismo Beach led to a multi-agency chase that ended in a Grover Beach backyard. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office sought Leon Clowers III Wednesday... (Continue reading)

Gang members arrested for attempted murder and torture

Written on 11 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Maria police arrested two gang members Wednesday for attempting to murder and torture of a man in June [KSBY]. Simon Gutierrez and Johnny Lugo stabbed the man, also a gang member, on North Broadway in Santa Maria, police said.... (Continue reading)