Daily Briefs


SLO police looking for armed man who robbed Rite Aid

San Luis Obispo police are seeking the public’s help in finding an armed man who robbed the Rite Aid store on Marsh Street on Friday night. At approximately 10 p.m., a man wearing a white N95 mask entered the store,... (Continue reading)

Oceano man arrested after leading officers on chase in stolen RV

An Oceano man is in jail with his bail set at $50,000 following an auto theft, a chase through South County, and a standoff on Saturday morning. At 8:31 a.m., Pismo Beach police overheard a pursuit on the radio: Arroyo... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in crash in Cambria

A motorcyclist died Friday afternoon in a crash with a black Jeep Cherokee on Highway 1 near Ardath Drive in Cambria. Shortly after 3 p.m., the driver of the Jeep turned onto the shoulder of the road to make a... (Continue reading)

Surfer hits his head, dies in Pismo Beach

A male surfer died Friday morning after suffering an apparent head injury in Pismo Beach. [KSBY] At about 10 a.m., an unconscious surfer was reportedly pulled out of the water slightly north of the Pismo Beach Pier. Four state parks... (Continue reading)

SLO County restricts hotel occupancy, campground availability

San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein and Administrator Wade Horton passed an executive order on Friday limiting all hotels to 50 percent occupancy and county owned campgrounds to residents only in an attempt to reduced new coronavirus... (Continue reading)

Phony bomb threat suspect released from jail, on zero bail

The woman accused of calling in phony bomb threat to the San Luis Obispo courthouse on Wednesday has been released from jail on a no bail release. At about 11 a.m., Carrie Maggard, 40, of Los Osos made a 911... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly administration accused of misspending student fees

A state audit found Cal Poly has the highest student fees in the California State University system and the San Luis Obispo campus’s student fees have increased by 72 percent over the past eight academic years. The audit likewise found... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for couple who snatched Templeton woman’s checks

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a pair of alleged thieves who are suspected of breaking into a Templeton home, stealing a purse and then using a woman’s checks in five different counties. On Feb. 18, a... (Continue reading)

SLO investigators arrest phony bomb threat suspect

A Los Osos woman suspected of calling in a phony bomb threat on the day her boyfriend was required to turn himself in at the courthouse, was arrested on Thursday. At about 11 a.m. on May 13, a female caller... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver crashes through hotel into coffee shop in SLO

An allegedly drunk driver drove his pickup truck through a hotel room and into a coffee shop on Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday afternoon. At about 3:30 p.m., the truck crashed through a room at the Los... (Continue reading)