2019

Paso Robles man flees from traffic stop

By CCT STAFF Paso Robles police officers are searching for a man who fled from a traffic stop on the 600 block of Laura Way on Saturday afternoon, leaving a friend sitting in his truck, according to police. As an... (Continue reading)

Central Coast police officer arrested following bar fight

By CCT STAFF A University of California Santa Barbara police officer was arrested after he pulled his gun and flashed his badge during a Dec. 15 fight at a downtown Santa Barbara nightclub. [KCOY] On Dec. 17, information about the... (Continue reading)

One person killed in crash on Highway 154

By CCT STAFF One person was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 154 near Lake Cachuma, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 7 p.m., the victim attempted to pass another vehicle, lost control of their... (Continue reading)

SLO sex offender arrested twice in less than a week

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo sex offender, who was recently caught peering into Grover Beach homes, has been arrested for the second time in less than a week, prompting some criticism of local law enforcement. Richard Eugene Parson,... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed with tweezers near Santa Maria High School

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a man over a stabbing near Santa Maria High School Friday morning. And in a separate incident, authorities placed another high school campus in the northern Santa Barbara County city on lockdown. Shortly after... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for selling black market marijuana

By CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo man is in jail after police busted his alleged black market marijuana distribution business. Responding to a tip that 40-year-old Josephus Stallworth had been transporting and selling large quantities of marijuana, police detectives... (Continue reading)

SLO New Time’s Shredder spreading false holiday smears

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The factual inaccuracies in the latest San Luis Obispo New Times Shredder column titled “Drama machine,” show a desperate attempt to produce drama and a failure to accurately report the news. While trying to draw a... (Continue reading)

Drunk sheriff lieutenant arrested in Arroyo Grande

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An intoxicated off-duty Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s lieutenant allegedly cursed at Arroyo Grande police officers and called them idiots, prior to getting arrested in the South County city last month. [New Times] Arroyo Grande officers arrested Brenda... (Continue reading)

Vehicle crashes into two teenagers in Grover Beach

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle struck and injured two teenage pedestrians in Grover Beach Wednesday evening. At about 7:30 p.m., the vehicle struck the teens by the intersection of 13th Street and Mentone Avenue. The teenagers suffered minor to moderate... (Continue reading)

Teen with loaded gun arrested on Santa Maria High School campus

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Shortly after botching a robbery attempt, an 18-year-old man with a loaded handgun attempted to evade officers by running onto the Santa Maria High School campus Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday afternoon, JacobAceves approached a male juvenile, physically... (Continue reading)