Ex-San Luis Obispo County employee pleads no contest to 7 embezzlement counts
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The former San Luis Obispo County information technology employee accused of embezzling more than $250,000 pleaded no contest last week to seven counts of embezzlement. [Tribune] In February, investigators arrested Norman Hibble, 54, and prosecutors filed 12 felony embezzlement charges against him. The former SLO County information...
Santa Maria man arrested for child porn, sex with dog
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police detectives arrested a Santa Maria man on Thursday for possessing hundreds of files of child pornography, as well as for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with his dog. At about 7 a.m., the Santa Maria Police Department Detective Bureau served a search warrant in the 1300...
Deputies arrest Nipomo man after nightlong standoff
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Nipomo man after a nightlong standoff at the suspect’s house. At about 11:30 p.m., a witness reported a disturbance in the 100 block of S. Avocado Avenue in Nipomo. The suspect vandalized a vehicle by breaking windows and damaging...
Missing woman’s car found in Morro Bay
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Local officers, along with police from the Central Valley, are searching for a missing woman whose car was found in Morro Bay. Recently, the Tulare Police Department received a missing person report about Tiffany McClure, 49. McClure’s vehicle was found parked legally in a residential area in...
Adam Hill’s tortuous journey to San Luis Obispo County
Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series regarding the history of former San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill based on statements and interviews released as part of a federal criminal trial regarding corruption, bribery, and fraud. By KAREN VELIE Philanderer, corrupt politician, bully, and drug addict...
San Luis Obispo police investigating alleged hate crime
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department investigated a series of suspicious incidents in downtown locations as possible hate crimes on Wednesday. In each incident, an adult male is caught on surveillance cameras affixing burned items to doors or draping them across doorway thresholds. The items consist of...
Fire burns close to structures east of Paso Robles
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire burned five acres east of Paso Robles on Wednesday, coming close to multiple structures and requiring the evacuation of a tortoise. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning in the 6600 block of Stoney Place. Firefighters arrived at the scene, stopped the...
