Serial thief convicted of robbery in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury on Thursday found a man with a long list of thefts from local stores guilty of robbery. This was the third time since 2022 that 41-year-old Scott Robert Davis used force against a store employee during a robbery. Davis faces a...
San Luis Obispo County under coastal flood, high surf advisories
By KAREN VELIE Those living in low-lying San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara county’s coastal communities are under a flood advisory until Monday at 10 p.m. In a high-surf-advisory, the National Weather Service warns beachgoers that large waves can knock people of rocks and capsize boats. “There is an increased...
Felons accused of hiding body in metal container in Santa Barbara
By KAREN VELIE Two residents of Santa Barbara, both felons, were arrested Thursday on charges they concealed the death of their 39-year-old neighbor in an apartment on the 100 block of Los Aguajes Avenue. The pair, 45-year-old Jenica Ochoa and 43-year-old Kenneth Tompkins, allegedly rolled the body of Lawrence Matthew...
San Luis Obispo police seek help finding credit card thief
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Friday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who allegedly used a stolen credit card to purchase items at several stores on Wednesday. On Nov. 4, the thief make purchases at Ziggy’s and the Royal Smoke Shop. Investigators are...
Neighbor dispute in San Luis Obispo sparks standoff, evacuations and arrest
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a man on Thursday who allegedly battered a female neighbor and vandalized her car. Police evacuated multiple homes, including one functioning as a daycare, prior to taking the suspect into custody. At about 2:30 p.m., 911 callers reported a neighbor dispute...
Fire damages building at Pismo Beach hotel
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire damaged a maintenance building at the Pacific Point Resort in Pismo Beach early Friday morning. Shortly after 4 a.m., Pismo Beach and Five Cities firefighters, as well as Cal Fire personnel, responded to the blaze at the hotel, which is located at 2555 Price Street....
Gaea Powell’s delay tactics continue, another attorney appointed
By KAREN VELIE The sentencing hearing for Gaea Powell, a San Luis Obispo County woman convicted of election fraud, was delayed again, this time after she claimed a conflict of interest with the entire public defender’s office. A SLO County jury on Sept. 21 found Gaea Powell guilty of nine...
