Officers Tased a man who used a broom and then a deadly shovel to assault a California Highway Patrol officer on Tuesday, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Around 11 a.m., the CHP officer was working a traffic assignment... (Continue reading)
Grover Beach police arrested a 31-year-old San Luis Obispo man Friday who allegedly drugged and raped a teen he met on the internet In 2013, Joel Gerardo Valdez Vazquez met his victim online through Facebook and Kik and began attempting... (Continue reading)
A bicyclist survived a hit-and-run collision with a vehicle in Grover Beach Thursday night. The bicyclist only suffered minor injuries but was taken to the hospital, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Police are still searching for the driver.... (Continue reading)
A person described as an “adult woman” was found dead in a Grover Beach home Tuesday morning. Grover Beach police and the San Luis Obispo County coroner’s office are investigating the death, but initial findings indicate no foul play, according... (Continue reading)
Police are on the look out for two men who robbed and stabbed a clerk at the 7-Eleven in Grover Beach early Saturday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m., the clerk was disposing trash in a bin behind the store. Two... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A registered sex offender filed a federal lawsuit last week against the city of Grover Beach challenging an ordinance that makes it a crime for sex offenders to set up residency in most of the city. The... (Continue reading)
OPINION By JULIE TACKER Einstein’s definition of insanity is, “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I don’t know who is insane; the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) for using bully tactics to get their... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former Grover Beach police officer filed a $2.3 million defamation claim last week against the city, Chief Jim Copsey and Commander John Peters. Peters is slated to replace Copsey as chief during a swearing in ceremony Monday... (Continue reading)
The Grover Beach City Council selected Police Commander John Peters as the city’s next chief. [KEYT] Peters is a 10-year veteran of the Grover Beach force. He will take over as chief on June 1 with a base salary of... (Continue reading)
OPINION By OTIS PAGE There is a sense of smoke in the air in Arroyo Grande. The smoke suggests that there may be a fire burning at the Board of the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) that meets on Friday,... (Continue reading)