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SLO police catch Paso Robles man out on bail with loaded gun

Written on 10 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a Paso Robles man who was allegedly carrying a loaded firearm while out on bail early Sunday morning. At 12:30 a.m., officers stopped a car for driving without headlights. During the... (Continue reading)

Gunmen shoot person inside Lompoc home

Written on 8 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Gunmen shot and wounded one person inside a Lompoc home early Saturday morning.  Shortly before 1 a.m., a caller reported a shooting at a home in the 500 block of South R Street. Officers arrived at the... (Continue reading)

Details, video of Orcutt officer involved fatal shooting

Written on 8 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Detectives released additional details and a video today of the fatal shooting involving an off-duty Santa Maria police officer outside the Melody Mini Market in Orcutt on March 25. Shortly before 8 p.m., two vehicles, each with... (Continue reading)

Probation department deems Paul Flores medium risk for reoffending

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Prior to Paul Flores’s sentencing last month for the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart, the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department deemed the convicted killer a medium risk for reoffending. [KSBY] The probation department prepared a pre-sentencing report that found,... (Continue reading)

Four people nabbed in drug bust at SLO hotel

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff detectives arrested four people caught with a large cache of drugs in a hotel room in SLO on Wednesday afternoon. While conducting a surveillance operation at the Budget Inn Motel, detectives watched... (Continue reading)

SLO County businessman on the run, hearing set for his friend

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against two San Luis Obispo County businessmen, one of the men is suspected of fleeing the country while a preliminary hearing has been set for the second suspect. Last year, more... (Continue reading)

One person killed, one injured in crash on Highway 166

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed and another critically injured in a single vehicle crash on Highway 166 near Rock Front Ranch on Friday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., a caller reported the collision in Santa Barbara County near... (Continue reading)

Developmentally disabled man missing from rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 6 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing developmentally disabled man who was last seen walking away from a residential care facility in rural Arroyo Grande. At about 6... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for robbery, assault in San Luis Obispo

Written on 6 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Police arrested a man accused of robbing and assaulting another homeless man off Marsh Street near the Toro Street Bridge on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after noon, a 21-year-old man was on the bank of... (Continue reading)

SLO, Paso Robles join settlements in national opioid case

Written on 6 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The cities of San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles decided on Tuesday to join a nationally negotiated settlement with pharmaceutical companies that will allow the local municipalities to receive funds for combating the opioid epidemic. [New Times]... (Continue reading)