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Officers near sheriff’s storage locker pass drug tests

Written on 28 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers who work around the department storage locker agreed to and passed drug tests following the arrest of Narcotics Task Force member Cory Pierce. Pierce, a San Luis Obispo police... (Continue reading)

SLO burglary suspect arrested

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 35-year-old man early Wednesday morning in connection with a string of recent burglaries across the city. Police conducted a traffic stop on Aaron Kirby’s Ford pickup truck around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to... (Continue reading)

Man flees CHP by foot in Pismo Beach

Written on 19 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Grover Beach man jumped out of his car and ran across Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Tuesday after a California Highway Patrol officer attempted to pull him over. [KCOY] CHP tried stopping the vehicle of 28-year-old Dustin Palmer of... (Continue reading)

Recovery advocate overdoses at treatment facility

Written on 17 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A well-loved advocate of alcohol and drug recovery was discovered unconscious at the Lighthouse Foundation treatment facility in Santa Barbara on Saturday. Steven Hartman, 52, is in a coma at Cottage Hospital following an overdose at the sober living facility... (Continue reading)

FBI agents arrest San Luis Obispo Police officer

Written on 5 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

FBI agents arrested a San Luis Obispo Police officer earlier today following an approximately two-week sting into allegations of police misconduct, sources said. Officer Cory Pierce allegedly took drugs from criminals and the evidence locker in order to resell. He... (Continue reading)

Parolee leads police chase from Santa Maria to Avila

Written on 24 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Santa Maria police chased a wanted parolee driving a stolen vehicle through south San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday. [KCOY] Parole officials sought Bradley Larson, who was driving a stolen vehicle Wednesday morning with three passengers and methamphetamine inside. Larson... (Continue reading)

Drug dealer arrested at SLO Budget Inn

Written on 16 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Deputies arrested three people after discovering an alleged heroin operation at the Budget Inn in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. Responding to a tip, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies made contact with three people in the hotel room. During... (Continue reading)

Six SLO burglary suspects arrested

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Police arrested six San Luis Obispo residents who they suspect to have participated in a string of residential burglaries. Early Tuesday morning, police served several search warrants that led to the discovery of stolen property including jewelry and a handgun.... (Continue reading)

SLO transient burglarizes shop and passes out in gas station across the street

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A 29-year-old transient was arrested for burglary after he insisted on sleeping inside a downtown San Luis Obispo gas station Sunday evening. When San Luis Obispo police arrived around 7:30 p.m., officers discovered that the man had burglarized a popular... (Continue reading)

Family files lawsuit against Grover Beach man, trucking company

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The family involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer truck that left their vehicle dangling off of a Highway 101 bridge last year has filed a lawsuit against the trucking company and the estate of the Grover Beach driver. [Noozhawk]... (Continue reading)