Articles Tagged With ‘Theft’




Thieves steal wallet in SLO grocery store, go on Home Depot shopping spree

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pair of thieves stole a customer’s wallet inside Ralphs in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, then proceeded to spend more than $2,000 of the victim’s money at Home Depot, according to the San Luis Obispo Police... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest alleged repeat Lowe’s thief

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers last week arrested a man who allegedly stole items from the Paso Robles Lowe’s store twice in less than three weeks.  On June 30, Kody Lee Samuels 36, of Santa Maria allegedly stole a log... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for wallet thieves

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Grover Beach Police Department is asking the public for help identifying two men who allegedly stole a woman’s wallet inside of Vons on Thursday afternoon. Surveillance footage from the Grover Beach grocery store shows one man... (Continue reading)

SLO police warn public about gas thefts

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are warning residents and businesses about a recent string of gas thefts in San Luis Obispo. Since the beginning of June, callers have submitted eight reports of thieves puncturing gas tanks and siphoning gas from vehicles.... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies searching for wallet thieves

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help identifying several suspects who allegedly stole unsuspecting females’ wallets while they were shopping at Albertsons in Goleta. Officials are also warning the public to be... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria Police ask for help identifying jewelry thief

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police are asking for the public’s help identifying a jewelry thief. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, posing as a customer looking to buy jewelry for a relative, the suspect asked a clerk at the... (Continue reading)

Thieves steal Social Security card, license plate in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a man and woman from Santa Maria Tuesday morning who allegedly stole a Social Security card, license plate and catalytic converter from a single neighborhood in San Luis Obispo. Shortly before 5 a.m., a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help capturing thief

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman who allegedly stole $1,300 worth of merchandise from Target on Monday. Police are circulating surveillance images of the woman inside the store,... (Continue reading)

Grinch alert: thieves steal dozens of laptops from Goleta Best Buy

Shortly before Christmas, the Goleta Best Buy lost some valuable inventory as thieves stole approximately 60 MacBook computers valued at about $75,000 from the store early Sunday morning, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] A... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches wallet in SLO, spends $4,300 on stolen credit card

San Luis Obispo police are trying to identify a man who snatched a wallet from a woman’s purse, then made a $4,300 purchase using the victim’s credit card. [Cal Coast Times] The suspect, who is pictured in surveillance photos police... (Continue reading)