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October, 2014

Repeat San Luis Obispo DUI offender arrested

Written on 19 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Police arrested a 53-year-old San Luis Obispo woman for felony DUI on Saturday afternoon after she crashed into another driver causing injuries. Shortly after 2 p.m., Lisa Rae Davis drove her Ford F-150 pickup into the back of a Subaru... (Continue reading)

GOP candidate Kashkari contributes another $1 million to his campaign

Written on 18 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari contributed another $1 million of his own money to his campaign. Even so, his campaign cash continues to fall far behind his opponent Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. On Friday, Kashkari reported another $1 million contribution... (Continue reading)

U.S. Marshal arrested in marijuana heist

Written on 18 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a deputy U.S. marshal for allegedly stealing 24 pounds of marijuana from drug traffickers with the intent to sell the pot. [KCRA] On Oct. 11, Clorenzo Griffen and two accomplices, Andre Jamison and Rodney... (Continue reading)

Wild high speed chase lands Los Osos woman in jail

Written on 18 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Los Osos woman who led Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies on a high speed chase with speeds that reached over a 100-mph was arrested along with her two companions on Friday, officers said. At about 2:45... (Continue reading)

South County landowner chops 100 oak trees

Written on 17 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A rural Arroyo Grande landowner has recently cut down approximately 100 oak trees on his property, angering neighbors about the devastation of nature. [New Times] Nick Stephenson the proprietor of Arroyo Grande’s Pro-Tech Landscape Management, owns a 50-acre parcel near... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria robber search leads to arrest of alleged child molester

Written on 17 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

After serving a search warrant at home as part of an investigation into a series of recent robberies, Santa Maria police arrested a 31-year-old man at the house for having sexually assaulted a minor. [KSBY] Officers arrested Santa Maria resident... (Continue reading)

Court overturns part of conviction in Arroyo Grande cross burning case

Written on 17 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A California appellate court has overturned two of the four convictions of a San Simeon man currently serving an 11-year prison sentence for his involvement in the 2011 cross-burning incident in Arroyo Grande. [Tribune] In June 2012, a San Luis... (Continue reading)

New red panda cubs at the Charles Paddock Zoo

Written on 16 Oct, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

The City of Atascadero and the Charles Paddock Zoo  announced Thursday the arrival of two new red panda cubs at the zoo. The cubs were born at the zoo on June 26, but have been kept under wraps until zoo... (Continue reading)

Five San Luis Obispo radio stations to be sold to new media company

Written on 16 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A new media company, Dimes Media of Camarillo, announced it has entered into an agreement with Mapleton Communications to purchase five San Luis Obispo market radio stations. The five stations are the first Dimes Media acquisition. Mapleton is attempting to... (Continue reading)

Sex offender spotted near SLO school, then arrested for parole violation

Written on 16 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a registered sex offender Tuesday who was spotted walking in front of an elementary school. But, the arrest had no relation to Robert Anthony Menendez’s presence near Sinsheimer Elementary. Rather, police arrested Menendez, a 35-year-old... (Continue reading)