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Atascadero police track down armed robber

Written on 12 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers arrested a 38-year-old man on Tuesday who allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint three weeks earlier. On the afternoon of Dec. 18, a man approached a woman who was standing in her garage in... (Continue reading)

Officers warn about theft from cars parked at trailheads in SLO

Written on 12 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is warning residents not to leave valuables in vehicles parked at trailheads. Police are advising hikers to leave their valuables at home. Not even surveillance cameras will stop thieves from stealing... (Continue reading)

Gibson selected SLO Board of Supervisors chair despite objections

Written on 12 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to select Bruce Gibson as board chairman for 2022 after multiple members of the public asked the board to deny Gibson the position because of... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s COVID-19 case rates approaching all time high

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s reached a daily average COVID-19 case rate of 283, closing in on the record of 331 set on Jan. 12, 2021. The current number is likely higher as many residents are not reporting... (Continue reading)

Thief nabs iPhones from UPS distribution center in SLO

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A least one thief has been stealing new iPhones from inside the UPS distribution center in San Luis Obispo, prior to the delivery of the phones to SLO County residents. [KSBY] Pete Howard, of Avila Beach, and... (Continue reading)

Teen shot multiple times in Santa Maria

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 18-year-old man suffered several gunshot wounds in a shooting in Santa Maria Monday evening. At about 7 p.m., a caller reported a shooting at a parking lot in the 1800 block of N. Broadway Street. Officers... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren hired by SLO County IWMA, quits, back again

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s regional waste agency board voted last month to bring back Paavo Ogren, who after less than a month at the helm of the agency, quit suddenly on Aug. 11. On July 14, the... (Continue reading)

SLO area ranks number one in California for low car theft rates

Written on 10 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles region is ranked on top for the lowest vehicle theft rate in 2020 among all metro areas in California, according to FBI data compiled by 24/7 Wall Street. In 2020, the San... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man killed in skiing accident at China Peak

Written on 10 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 33-year-old San Luis Obispo man died in a skiing accident at China Peak in Fresno County on Saturday. [KCOY] Joseph De Anda crashed into a tree at about 12:30 p.m.,  while skiing with a group of... (Continue reading)

Fire scorches San Luis Obispo home

Written on 9 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An early morning fire scorched a single-family home in San Luis Obispo on Sunday. Shortly before 1 a.m., a caller reported the blaze burning at a home on Helena Street, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire... (Continue reading)