August, 2018

Inmate gets 12 years in prison for attacking SLO County Jail guard

A Nipomo man was sentenced Thursday to 12-years in prison for assaulting a San Luis Obispo County Jail correctional deputy earlier this year, an incident that left the guard with a broken nose and other major injuries. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Woman leaps off overpass onto Highway 101 in Atascadero

A woman driving a Ford Mustang parked her car on an Atascadero overpass Wednesday morning, then jumped onto Highway 101. [Cal Coast Times] The woman survived the fall from the overpass on Curbaril Avenue and was not struck by a... (Continue reading)

Did Walmart stall Paso Robles police investigation?

In the aftermath of the arrest of an alleged serial burglar and auto thief in Paso Robles, a man whose wallet and credit cards were stolen is accusing Walmart of having slowed down the investigation. Paso Robles police say this... (Continue reading)

Waste chief Bill Worrell, targeted in probe, splits IWMA

San Luis Obispo County waste management agency’s board of directors met Wednesday to discuss manager Bill Worrell’s request for an early retirement, only to learn Worrell is already gone. His sudden departure leaves limited options for recovery of his county-funded... (Continue reading)

Congalton files lawsuit against driver who struck him

KVEC radio talk show host Dave Congalton has filed a lawsuit against the driver who crashed into him while he was walking in San Luis Obispo two months ago. [Cal Coast Times] On June 30, Congalton was walking to the... (Continue reading)

Police arrest six people at Morro Bay drug house

One Morro Bay resident is in jail on a charge of maintaining a drug house, while five other individuals located at the home on Tuesday are facing a host of drug charges. [Cal Coast News] At about 7 a.m., Morro... (Continue reading)

Man found dead after being hit by train in SLO

A man who was said to be lying on the railroad tracks was struck and possibly killed by a train in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:25 a.m., a train struck a white man in... (Continue reading)

SLO resident assaults and robs man of laptop and backpack

A San Luis Obispo man got into a fight with another male on Tuesday and allegedly stole the individual’s backpack and laptop before getting caught by police. [Cal Coast Times] At about 6:50 p.m., an alert citizen witnessed two males... (Continue reading)

California implementing no cash bail system

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a controversial bill that will eliminate the state’s existing money bail system and replace it with one in which defendants’ custody is determined based on assessments of their threat to public safety... (Continue reading)

Atascadero sex offender allegedly sodomized a child

A convicted sex offender who lives in Atascadero is facing fresh sexual abuse allegations, which include a charge of sodomizing a child under the age of 10. [Cal Coast Times] Fred Raymond Knight II, 43, is currently in the San... (Continue reading)