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Customers dine, snatch and dash in Santa Maria

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A coupled opted not to pay for their dinner at a popular Santa Maria steakhouse Monday night, choosing instead to demand payment from the restaurant. [KEYT] Shortly before Cool Hand Luke’s steakhouse closed, a man and woman called the restaurant... (Continue reading)

Fake CAPSLO check fraud scheme

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A car decal scheme using fake California Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo checks has made its way across the country. [Tribune] People responding to an online ad offering monthly checks of $300 to $400 for placing a CAPSLO logo... (Continue reading)

Construction begins on California bullet train

Written on 6 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 74 comments

State workers will begin construction Tuesday on the California high-speed rail project, which if completed, would link Los Angeles to San Francisco. [LA Times] A groundbreaking ceremony on the $68 billion project will take place at the planned site of... (Continue reading)

Are visitors safe inside motel rooms?

Written on 6 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 31-year-old man allegedly broke into a Santa Barbara motel room and sexually assaulted a female tourist. [KSBY] At about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Felipe Martinez Gallegos allegedly used a key that was not returned from a previous stay at... (Continue reading)

Tip leads to Grover Beach drug bust

Written on 6 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

A 43-year-old Grover Beach man is accused of using his house as a market for sale and use of narcotics. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, Grover Beach police, along with Arroyo Grande police, probation officers and the state parks... (Continue reading)

Immigrants line up at Central Coast DMVs

Written on 5 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 58 comments

Central Coast offices of the California Department of Motor Vehicles are booked up with appointments for undocumented immigrants seeking driver’s licenses. Assembly Bill 60, California’s law granting immigrants who entered the country illegally the ability to receive driver’s licenses, took... (Continue reading)

Mecham to lead board of supervisors

Written on 5 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A new-look San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, with one fresh face and a new chairman, will take effect Monday around noon. The board will convene at the county government center at 11:55 a.m. for the swearing in of... (Continue reading)

Armed robbers hold up Santa Maria Kmart

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

Santa Maria police have caught one of two alleged robbers who displayed a knife as they made their escape from Kmart with stolen merchandise. [KSBY] Jorge Zamora, 39, allegedly entered Kmart around 9 p.m. with an unidentified man who grabbed... (Continue reading)

James Harrison SLO County’s new planning commissioner

Written on 5 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor elect Lynn Compton has selected James Harrison as her planning commissioner and Jocelyn Brennan as her legislative assistant. Harrison is retired from Santa Barbara County where he served as a fire chief. Since his retirement,... (Continue reading)

Alleged tip thief escapes from police car

Written on 4 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A man arrested for stealing a tip jar in downtown San Luis Obispo was able to wriggle out of his handcuffs and escape from police on Saturday night. Robert Aguilar, 52, was picked up on Saturday for allegedly stealing a... (Continue reading)