July, 2017

Pismo Beach man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting woman

A 38-year-old Pismo Beach man is in San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of kidnapping to commit rape and sexual penetration with a foreign object while the victim is intoxicated. Atascadero police arrested David Ebrahimi Ardebili in Paso Robles... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for slapping phone out of 12-year-old girl’s hand in Pismo Beach

After a video of the incident went viral on social media, Pismo Beach police arrested a 43-year-old Bakersfield man who slapped a phone out of the hands of a 12-year-old girl during an altercation at a South County gas station.... (Continue reading)

SLO County reaches $5 million settlement in jail torture death

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who died after jail guards left him strapped in a chair for more than 46 hours. The board has also... (Continue reading)

Vote for affordable housing, yes on B-17

“YES” on Measure B-17 = Repeal of the rental inspection ordinance. “YES” on Measure B-17 = More affordable housing. OPINION by STEW JENKINS This week, San Luis Obispo city residents are getting mail-in ballots. A “Yes” vote will permanently repeal... (Continue reading)

Bloodied woman running on Highway 101, boyfriend arrested

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 27-year-old Visalia man with a penchant for DUIs after finding his girlfriend covered in blood on Highway 101 near Templeton on Tuesday evening. At about 9:19 p.m., the CHP received a report that a... (Continue reading)

Animal neglect charges filed against former elected official

A former California Valley CSD director whom prosecutors previously accused of lying about where she lived is now charged with felony animal neglect. Authorities seized 11 horses from a rural Santa Margarita property in the new case against Misty Marie... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated teen steals car at Mid-State Fair, crashes and injures other driver

Update: The CHP says it was a 17-year-old teen who stole a Pontiac car from the Mid-State Fair lot and crashed into a Ford Explorer. Prior to the collision, two CHP officers at the fair grounds were alerted to the... (Continue reading)

Skateboarder steals cash from SLO sandwich shop tip jar

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a teen who stole money Monday from inside a tip jar at a sandwich shop on the 300 block of Higuera Street. The suspect is a 16 to 17-year-old white male with blonde... (Continue reading)

Victim of Creston DUI crash identified

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 28-year-old Shandon man as the person killed when an intoxicated driver wrecked an SUV near Creston on Sunday. Artemio V. Pacheco died in the crash, while the driver, 31-year-old Eusebio Ruizluis of Shandon,... (Continue reading)

Amtrak train strikes SUV in Guadalupe, woman dies

An Amtrak train crashed into an SUV in Guadalupe Monday afternoon, killing the woman who was driving the vehicle. Shortly before 3 p.m.,  in the 4500 block of Main Street, a woman tried to go around the railroad crossing arms... (Continue reading)