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January, 2015

Correction on CMC article

Written on 26 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

CalCoastNews incorrectly listed punishments implemented following an investigation into the removal of a document from a California Men’s Colony (CMC) prisoner’s file in a Jan. 9 article. In the summer of 2012, an inmate informant began bragging about being an... (Continue reading)

Drunk pedestrian hit by vehicle in SLO

Written on 26 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An intoxicated pedestrian attempted to cross the street Sunday evening and was struck by a vehicle, according to San Luis Obispo police. [KSBY] The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Broad Street and Industrial Way. It... (Continue reading)

Appeals court orders new trial against Bakersfield police

Written on 25 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A state appeals court has ordered a new trial against the Bakersfield police in the case of a man who an officer mistakenly determined was drunk when he was undergoing a medical emergency. A Grover Beach woman has made similar... (Continue reading)

Stabbing at Isla Vista fraternity house

Written on 25 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A knife fight in front of an Isla Vista fraternity house on Saturday has left one UCSB student in jail and another in the hospital. At about 2:45 a.m., a UC Santa Barbara police officer observed a bloody fight in... (Continue reading)

Man beaten while confronting vandals

Written on 24 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Nipomo man was seriously injured Thursday afternoon after he attempted to confront a man who threw beer on his car. At about 5 p.m., a man standing on the 200 block of South Oakglen Avenue in Nipomo tossed beer... (Continue reading)

Central Coast hospital worker accused of sexual assault

Written on 24 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Ventura police arrested a 37-year-old man Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a Central Coast psychiatric hospital. [CBS] Police booked Juan Pablo Valencia into the Ventura County Jail for sexual contact with a confined person, sexual penetration of... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man arrested for child pornography

Written on 23 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Deputies arrested a Santa Margarita man Thursday for distributing child pornography depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexual acts. At about 6:30 p.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at the I Street home of Michael David... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman sentenced to 21 years to life

Written on 23 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Paso Robles woman convicted in a murder for hire case received a 21 years to life prison sentence on Thursday. [Tribune] Last month, a San Luis Obispo jury convicted Maria del Carmen Granados Fajardo of second-degree murder in the... (Continue reading)

SLO County DA takes on ex-baseball star

Written on 23 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors have charged former Major League Baseball pitcher Ted Lilly with insurance fraud. [KSBY] The district attorney’s office alleges that Lilly, 39, damaged his approximately $200,000 RV but did not file a claim until after he... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande offering Adams severance pay

Written on 23 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

In response to a threat made by ousted city manager Steve Adams, the Arroyo Grande City Council has opted to offer a settlement to its former top bureaucrat. Adams is currently threatening to sue Arroyo Grande if the city does... (Continue reading)