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Arroyo Grande woman arrested for felony DUI

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 34-year-old Arroyo Grande woman and a 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man had to be extracted from a 2009 Bentley after a crash at 1:25 a.m. on Friday. Police found Jamie Bartlett and her unnamed passenger trapped in the overturned... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man charged with murdering his daughter

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Paso Robles police have charged Herbert Brown III with murdering his two-year-old daughter after doctors in a Bay Area hospital pronounced her dead Tuesday night. Brown, 29, allegedly assaulted his two-year-old daughter early Monday at their Santa Ysabel Avenue home,... (Continue reading)

SLO burglary suspect arrested

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 35-year-old man early Wednesday morning in connection with a string of recent burglaries across the city. Police conducted a traffic stop on Aaron Kirby’s Ford pickup truck around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to... (Continue reading)

John Wallace steps down from sanitation district

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Amid allegations of mismanagement, South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Administrator John Wallace announced his retirement at Wednesday’s board meeting. During a closed session to discuss his performance, Wallace said he would be resigning after 27 years with the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man arrested for purse snatching

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An Atascadero man allegedly tried to wrestle an 80-year-old woman’s purse away from her at the Kmart in Arroyo Grande. Several citizens restrained Mykel Leo Romo, 21, after they spotted him attempting to steal the purse The victim suffered minor... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for burglary suspects

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo police are looking for two men who have burglarized six homes in the past few weeks. Police suspect the two men knock on doors to discover if anyone is at home, and then break in through a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man accused of child abuse

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Paso Robles man is in jail after allegedly assaulting his 2-year-old daughter on Monday. Police arrived at a home on Santa Ysabel Avenue to discover the child not breathing with visible injuries to her head and body. The child... (Continue reading)

California carjacking shootings kill four victims

Written on 19 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

A series of carjacking and shootings killed at least four people in Orange County Tuesday morning. [NBC LA] Tustin police initially responded to a report of a carjacking and shots fired just off the 5 Freeway around 5:30 a.m. A... (Continue reading)

Valley Fever cases drop in SLO County

Written on 19 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cases of Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County have dropped from 225 cases in 2011 to 163 cases in 2012. For the past few years, cases of the disease have been on the increase with 87 reported in 2009... (Continue reading)

Man flees CHP by foot in Pismo Beach

Written on 19 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Grover Beach man jumped out of his car and ran across Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Tuesday after a California Highway Patrol officer attempted to pull him over. [KCOY] CHP tried stopping the vehicle of 28-year-old Dustin Palmer of... (Continue reading)