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Machete wielding robber surprises resident

Written on 25 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Police are searching for a man who broke into an Isla Vista home and attacked a resident with a machete on Monday. At about 4 p.m., the resident returned home and confronted the robber. The robber than attacked the man... (Continue reading)

Two-year-old killed by car in Santa Maria

Written on 25 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A woman backed a car into a two-year-old boy in Santa Maria Saturday, killing the child. [KCOY] On Saturday afternoon, the toddler wandered behind the vehicle as the woman was backing out of a residential driveway during a neighborhood barbecue.... (Continue reading)

California gubernatorial candidate is registered sex offender

Written on 24 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Republican candidate for the California governorship, Glenn Champ, has a criminal record that includes convictions of voluntary manslaughter and assault to commit rape. He is a registered sex offender. [Washington Post] A jury convicted Champ of two counts of assault... (Continue reading)

Moriarty gets a new lawyer

Written on 24 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Al Moriarty, the Grover Beach man accused of running a $22 million Ponzi scheme, was appointed a new lawyer after his former lawyer had his law license suspended. Moriarty is accused of placing nearly $10 million of investor funds in... (Continue reading)

Man runs into Santa Maria house, threatens to detonate bomb

Written on 24 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A man stormed into a house in Santa Maria Friday night and threatened to blow up a bomb. [KSBY] Marcos Vela, 20, knocked on a door in the 1100 block of N. Lincoln Street in Santa Maria around 7:40 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Bakersfield man trying to drill for oil near Huasna Valley

Written on 24 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Bakersfield man is attempting to get approval from San Luis Obispo County to drill for oil near Huasna Valley, less than two years after oil company Excelaron lost its bid to do so nearby. [Tribune] Dero Parker, owner of... (Continue reading)

Central Coast pop-punk rocker arrested for child sex offences

Written on 23 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An Atascadero man, who is a former member of the pop-punk band New Found Glory, has been charged with seven felonies regarding his alleged contact with 14 and 15-year-old children he contacted online. [AlternativePress] On the same day in December... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles announces $125,000 ticket quota settlement

Written on 22 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A day after signing a non-disclosure agreement, Paso Robles city officials disclosed they had settled a traffic ticket quota lawsuit filed by a former employee for $125,000. Total costs to the city exceed $160,000. In addition to the $125,000 settlement,... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach Bank of America robbed

Written on 22 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Pismo Beach police are investigating the Friday robbery of the Bank of America on the corner of Price and Dolliver streets. At about 6 p.m., police were informed that a person had robbed the bank and fled with an undisclosed... (Continue reading)

Federal court upholds California’s DNA sampling law

Written on 21 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A federal appeals court has unanimously upheld a California law that allows officials to collect DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony. [Mercury News] The 5-year-old law permits DNA sampling without review by a judge and even if criminal... (Continue reading)