Did county staff ignore board direction at first cannabis hearing?
By KAREN VELIE Months after the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed a temporary resolution barring expansion of marijuana cultivation or additional grows, the county planning department is processing multiple expanded cannabis cultivation permits. [Cal Coast Times] On Friday, the county planning department approved a permit for a...
Homeowner interrupts burglar in their bedroom
Police are looking for a 20-year-old man suspected in a string of residential burglaries in Paso Robles. [Cal Coast Times] On Thursday, a homeowner returned to a home on the 1200 block of Katherine Center and discovered a burglar in their bedroom. In a review of surveillance video, officers discovered...
Atascadero teacher allegedly victimized at least 20 kids
A 48-year-old Atascadero Unified School District teacher who allegedly videotaped his female students’ underwear victimized at least 20 children, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] Chris Lynn Berdoll is now facing 44 felony child pornography charges. Berdoll is a sixth grade teacher at...
Deputies arrest suspect in Shandon crime spree
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested on Friday the suspect in a crime spree that included several vehicle thefts and a home burglary in Shandon. [Cal Coast Times] On Thursday afternoon, Larry Charles Harvey, 27, allegedly started his crime spree by stealing a truck, which he later crashed. He...
Knife wielding man robs Atascadero gas station
A man with a knife robbed an Atascadero Chevron station of alcohol Thursday evening, then successfully evaded officers from multiple law enforcement agencies who were trying to catch him. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8:25 p.m., a man entered the Chevron station in the 8900 block of Montecito Avenue, brandished...
Shandon crime spree suspect escapes capture
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies failed to catch a suspect or suspects who committed a crime spree in Shandon on Thursday that included a home burglary and three auto thefts. [Cal Coast Times] The string of incidents began at about 2:20 p.m., when it was reported that a truck...
SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats
A San Luis Obispo man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for stalking a woman in person and on social media. [Cal Coast Times] During the summer and spring of 2016, Michael Sidney Smith, 50, followed a woman in violation of a criminal protective order and threatened...
