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Bookkeeper accused of embezzling from Creston construction company

Written on 4 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a bookkeeper on Wednesday who allegedly stole nearly $1 million from a Creston construction company. Joy Noel Wilde, a 41-year-old Atascadero resident, forged and deposited 63 company checks totaling $957,000... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly fraternity accused of waterboarding, video

Written on 4 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Cal Poly fraternity is under investigation after a video of a hazing incident similar to waterboarding was posted on social media. Earlier this year, during a “beer die match” at Beta Theta Pi, pledges were subjected to “punishment” for... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo developer denied pay-to-stay jail stay

Written on 4 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE It has been almost four years since Ryan Petetit, now known as Ryan Wright, violently assaulted his former girlfriend, years of Wright living the high-life while his victim lived in fear. On Thursday, deputies booked Wright into... (Continue reading)

Suspect in armed car theft in Atascadero arrested

Written on 3 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By CCT STAFF A suspect who allegedly stole a vehicle from an Atascadero home on Tuesday was arrested Wednesday at a home in Paso Robles where police found a stolen vehicle and a firearm. On Tuesday afternoon., Joshua Steven Meyer,... (Continue reading)

DUI repeat offender rams Santa Maria police car

Written on 3 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A felon, who has at least three prior DUI convictions, drove under the influence Wednesday night. He led Santa Maria officers on a chase during which he rammed a police car and crashed into another vehicle, injuring... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police search for armed robbery suspect

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By CCT STAFF A man armed with a semi-automatic handgun robbed a payday loan business in Pismo Beach on Wednesday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 4 p.m., the suspect entered the Check Into Cash on 875 Oak Park Boulevard,... (Continue reading)

Human skull found in Morro Bay identified

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department identified a skull and additional human remains found alongside Highway 1 in Morro Bay in June as belonging to a 70-year-old transient man from Arizona. [Cal Coast Times] While doing... (Continue reading)

Nonprofit in escrow on Pismo Beach property, dropping church bid

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By CCT STAFF Peoples’ Self-Help Housing is in escrow to purchase a property on North 4th Street in Pismo Beach where they plan to temporary house homeless young adults and to provide low-cost housing. The nonprofit has backed out of... (Continue reading)

Sherry Gong sentenced to six months in SLO County Jail

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced Sherry Gong, the wife of SLO County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong, on Wednesday to about six months in jail for embezzling more than $32,000 from the booster club of the Atascadero High... (Continue reading)

Car thief points gun at victim in Atascadero, gets away

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A thief stole a vehicle from an Atascadero home on Tuesday and crashed twice while fleeing but managed to get away from police and witnesses who were pursuing him by pulling a gun and then hopping inside... (Continue reading)