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Guadalupe man accused of a murder when he was 16 years old

Written on 14 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police arrested a 21-year-old Guadalupe man on Thursday for the murder of an 18-year-old in 2018. In 2018, De La Cruz allegedly shot Adrian Zamora Alvarez near the intersection of Enos Drive and Thornburg Street.... (Continue reading)

SLO police warn public about gas thefts

Written on 14 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are warning residents and businesses about a recent string of gas thefts in San Luis Obispo. Since the beginning of June, callers have submitted eight reports of thieves puncturing gas tanks and siphoning gas from vehicles.... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara private investigator battling charges, arrested again

Written on 13 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A longtime Santa Barbara private investigator appeared in court on Tuesday as a defendant in a felony forgery and identity theft case, then stepped out of the courthouse and was promptly arrested on charges related to embezzlement.... (Continue reading)

Woman caught passing another counterfeit $100 bill at SLO business

Written on 13 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woman, for whom San Luis Obispo police officers are searching, has allegedly used counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases at two downtown SLO businesses.  Earlier this week, the San Luis Obispo Police Department said it was... (Continue reading)

SLO County approves spending $13.4 million to help 200 people find housing

Written on 13 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County detailed plans to spend $13.4 million dollars in state grant funding to help reduce encampments in a flood and fire danger zone near the segment of the Bob Jones Bike Trail parallel to... (Continue reading)

Youngest Manson follower released from California prison

Written on 12 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California corrections officials on Tuesday released a female follower of Charles Manson who was 19 years old at the time of the 1969 killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Leslie Van Houten previously admitted she stabbed Rosemary... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo seeking applicants for third retail cannabis store

Written on 12 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid what some are calling a bust in the cannabis market, San Luis Obispo is seeking applications for a third pot shop, cultivation facilities, manufacturing, testing and delivery services. The city will accept applications through Aug. 15.... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man charged with possession of explosive device

Written on 11 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 51-year-old Atascadero man is in jail after several raids led to the discovery of a large cache of weapons, including dozens of firearms, multiple calibers of ammunition and a potentially dangerous improvised explosive device. On June... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police seek identity of Good Samaritan

Written on 11 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE In a commendable act of citizen intervention, a bystander recovered a stolen wallet and returned it to its rightful owner after witnessing a robbery in a business parking lot on East Grand Avenue in Arroyo Grande on... (Continue reading)

2001 Morro Bay murder sentenced to life in prison

Written on 11 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than two decades after a double-murder at Morro Strand State Campground, a San Luis Obispo County judge on Monday sentenced the gunman to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Stephen Arthur Deflaun, now 64,... (Continue reading)