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Western Union agrees to money laundering settlement

Written on 17 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 Comments
Western Union agrees to money laundering settlement

Western Union has agreed to pay $94 million as part of a settlement in which the money transfer company is accused of helping Mexico’s drug dealers and human traffickers launder money. To more effectively address illegal money laundering, Western Union has... (Continue reading)

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Nipomo death ruled a homicide

Written on 16 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 0 Comments
Nipomo death ruled a homicide

Police identified the body found on Bonita School Road as 32-year-old Pedro Gonzalez of Guadalupe. [KSBY] The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department has ruled the death a homicide and continues to investigate. A passerby discovered Gonzalez’s body at 6:49 a.m. on... (Continue reading)

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Tax preparer accused of identity theft

Written on 15 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 Comments
Tax preparer accused of identity theft

Police are searching for a tax preparer who is suspected of stealing an Arroyo Grande resident’s identity in order to collect bogus tax refunds. [TimesPressRecorder] The suspect, the former owner of Exact Tax in Grover Beach, filed amended returns for at... (Continue reading)

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Avila assault suspect is a registered sex offender

Written on 10 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 13 Comments
Avila assault suspect is a registered sex offender

A man recently accused of slicing the throat of a man at a bar in Avila Beach is a Megan’s List sex offender as the result of convictions for “continuous sexual abuse of a child.” He was arrested Feb. 5... (Continue reading)

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Mustang Village armed robbery attempt foiled

Written on 5 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 1 Comment
Mustang Village armed robbery attempt foiled

A masked robber with a semiautomatic handgun attempted to rob two security guards at Mustang Villiage in San Luis Obispo earlier today. Michael Leon and Otis Vanadore were finishing up their shift just after midnight at the student housing complex near... (Continue reading)

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Students injured in strong arm robberies

Written on 16 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 19 Comments
Students injured in strong arm robberies

San Luis Obispo police arrested three men early Saturday morning in connection with a string of strong-armed robberies that unfolded after midnight. The two Cal Poly students received injuries. Neither victim was hospitalized, though one did require medical treatment. At approximately 2:19... (Continue reading)

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Reward offered in AG horse shooting

Written on 16 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 Comments
Reward offered in AG horse shooting

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information in the recent shooting of two horses in Arroyo Grande. Police continue to search for leads in the case. The two horses were shot, one fatally, at Varian Arabians on Corbett Canyon Road... (Continue reading)

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“Red Sharpie” bank robber arrested

Written on 23 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 0 Comments

Law enforcement officials today announced the arrest of a man alleged to be the “Red Sharpie” bank robber, suspected in a string of bank robberies on the Central Coast and in southern California. Anthony William Frisco, 44, who recently resided in... (Continue reading)

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SLO man beaten and kicked by strangers

Written on 13 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 10 Comments
SLO man beaten and kicked by strangers

Philip Hauser, a 26 year old San Luis Obispo man, was walking along the railroad tracks near the intersection of Phillips and Pepper Street Sunday at 5 a.m. when he encountered a pair of transients from Arizona. Hauser engaged in conversation... (Continue reading)

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Newly Discovered: Internet Traffic School

Written on 12 Dec, 2009 in Discovered | 2 Comments
Newly Discovered: Internet Traffic School

BY DAVID CONGALTON As a confirmed agnostic, I’m not inclined to believe in a Higher Power, but, frankly, I don’t know how else to explain Internet Traffic School other than as proof of Divine Intervention. I mean, how cool is this? 75... (Continue reading)

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