Articles Tagged With ‘Drugs’




Fifth SLO County Jail inmate dies

By KAREN VELIE A 33-year-old man died on Tuesday shortly after deputies found the unresponsive inmate kneeling on the floor of his cell with his head on his cot. He is the fifth man to die while incarcerated in the... (Continue reading)

Public urination prompts Paso Robles drug bust

Paso Robles police responded to a report of public urination Sunday evening and ended up arresting the suspect for drug offenses. Around 10:40 p.m., police received a report of man getting out of his vehicle and urinating on the driveway... (Continue reading)

SLO settles lawsuit over convicted cop

The city of San Luis Obispo has settled a lawsuit filed by two confidential informants of a former police officer who was convicted of extortion. FBI agents arrested Cory Pierce in Feb. 2013 after an undercover investigation revealed that the... (Continue reading)

Second Atascadero man arrested for molly overdoses

A second Wesleyan University in Connecticut student from Atascadero was arrested for his role in the molly overdoses which led to 11 students being hospitalized last month. [Gothamist] Abhimanyu Janamanchi, 21, turned himself in on Friday in connection to the... (Continue reading)

Orcutt man offers teens sex, drugs, rock and roll

A 33-year-old Orcutt man is accused of hosting parties for and having sex with underage girls. [KEYT] Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Matthew Zigan at his home last Friday. Investigators say Zigan threw parties at the house for teenagers... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man busted for bad drug batch

An Atascadero man who attends Wesleyan University in Connecticut is one of four students facing charges in connection with a batch of the party drug Molly that sent 12 people to the hospital. [LA Times] Andrew Olson, 20, faces two... (Continue reading)

Deputies catch South County mail thieves

Two alleged identity thieves are in San Luis Obispo County jail after sheriff’s deputies caught them stealing mail and stashing methamphetamine. Around 10:45 Tuesday, deputies responded to a call about a person stealing on the Nipomo Mesa. Deputies spotted the... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman accused of dealing meth out of her car

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Templeton woman Thursday for allegedly dealing methamphetamine from a car she parked in front of the Tree Man Nursery on Ramada Drive. At about 1:30 p.m., deputies received a report that a... (Continue reading)

Naked man with pit bull loses foot chase

A naked man with a pit bull led police on a half-mile foot chase Wednesday morning. Around 9:30 a.m., Pismo Beach officers responded to a report of a possibly suicidal man in the 300 block of Foothill Road, according to... (Continue reading)

Large narcotic bust in Paso Robles

Paso Robles police arrested two men on Saturday for possession of heroin and methamphetamine for sale. At about 7 a.m., police served a search warrant at a residence in the 1800 block of Serra Way. During a search of the... (Continue reading)