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Car stolen, owner killed in Santa Maria

Written on 29 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE One man is dead and another is in jail following a fatal assault and car theft at a self-storage facility in Santa Maria on Sunday. Shortly before 7:40 p.m., a caller reported an assault at a storage... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman drives wrong way, kills three people near Shandon

Written on 29 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Paso Robles woman allegedly killed three California residents by driving the wrong way on Highway 46 Sunday night and crashing head-on into an oncoming vehicle near Shandon. Shortly before 10:30 p.m., 30-year-old Saundra Foutz was driving... (Continue reading)

One person killed, four injured in three-car crash near Shandon

Written on 29 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Correction: The crash was caused by a wrong-way driver. One person was killed and four people injured in a three-car crash on Highway 46 near Shandon on Sunday evening, according to the CHP. At 10:32 p.m., a... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police catch wanted suspect with gun, drugs in stolen vehicle

Written on 27 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pismo Beach police officers on Saturday caught a wanted suspect with a gun and drugs inside a stolen vehicle. Officers headed to the 800 block of N. Oak Park Boulevard to check on the welfare of an... (Continue reading)

Battery fire shuts down Interstate 15 between Barstow and Baker

Written on 27 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A major freeway connecting Los Angeles with Las Vegas was shutdown after a semi-truck transporting lithium-ion batteries crashed and caught fire near Baker on Friday morning, according to the CHP. Northbound lanes remain closed as of 11... (Continue reading)

Person killed in Morro Bay house fire

Written on 27 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Morro Bay house fire killed one person early Saturday morning. Shortly before 12:20 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a home in the 500 block of Kings Avenue, according to the Morro Bay Fire Department.... (Continue reading)

Vandals paint graffiti on sheriff’s Nipomo station

Written on 27 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vandal or vandals painted graffiti on the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Nipomo Report Center building on Thursday night.  Sheriff’s officials are searching for those responsible for what they describe as offensive graffiti. A photo... (Continue reading)

Jury finds San Luis Obispo sitter guilty of molesting child

Written on 26 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury found a 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man  guilty of committing multiple acts of sexual abuse against an 11-year-old girl he was babysitting. After an eight-day jury trial, the jury determined Tanner Fite committed four separate... (Continue reading)

Ex-San Luis Obispo County employee pleads no contest to 7 embezzlement counts

Written on 26 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The former San Luis Obispo County information technology employee accused of embezzling more than $250,000 pleaded no contest last week to seven counts of embezzlement. [Tribune] In February, investigators arrested Norman Hibble, 54, and prosecutors filed 12... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man arrested for child porn, sex with dog

Written on 26 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police detectives arrested a Santa Maria man on Thursday for possessing hundreds of files of child pornography, as well as for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with his dog. At about 7 a.m., the Santa Maria Police... (Continue reading)