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Atascadero State Hospital police officer charged with embezzlement

Written on 21 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Atascadero State Hospital police officer Monday evening on numerous charges, including embezzlement and narcotics and weapons violations. Leonel Lazaro, 36, was arrested on a Ramey warrant in Santa Maria near... (Continue reading)

State funds Paso Robles hotel conversion to housing for the homeless

Written on 20 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California has awarded a grant of more than $15 million to the Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo (HASLO) in order to purchase Motel 6 in Paso Robles and convert it into a shelter... (Continue reading)

SLO County coronavirus cases level, few hospitalizations

Written on 20 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The average number of new coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County and California have remained primarily flat since mid-September, while the number of hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline. During the past 12 days, SLO County reported 234 new... (Continue reading)

SLO City responds to diversity task force chair’s criminal charge

Written on 19 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By CCN STAFF In response to the criminal charge filed against Amman Asfaw, the chair of San Luis Obispo’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force and a vocal supporter of Mayor Heidi Harmon’s campaign, the city issued a press release... (Continue reading)

Another Subway restaurant in SLO robbed at gunpoint

Written on 19 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Ten days after an armed robbery of a Subway sandwich shop in San Luis Obispo, police are again searching for a gunman who robbed a Subway in SLO. [Tribune] At about 7 p.m. Sunday, a white man entered the Subway located... (Continue reading)

Divers searching for man suspected of drowning in Lopez Lake

Written on 19 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Dive Team is searching  for a suspected drowning victim after a man was reported to have been struggling to stay above water in Lopez Lake Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] Shortly before 4 p.m., a 911... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police searching for two men tied to deadly shooting

Written on 17 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police have identified two persons of interest in the fatal shooting of a man at the JnJ Liquor & Deli on Spring Street on Thursday. Police have identified the persons of interest as Jose Campoverde,... (Continue reading)

Scott Peterson murder convictions under review

Written on 16 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a trial judge to consider whether the murder convictions of Scott Peterson should be overturned, potentially resulting in a new trial over the killing of Laci Peterson and the couple’s unborn child. [LA... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police identify victim of deadly shooting

Written on 16 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCN STAFF Paso Robles police identified the man shot and killed at the JnJ Liquor & Deli on Spring Street on Thursday as Oliver Nungaray, 27, from Hanford. Shortly after 5 p.m., three individuals exited a vehicle in the... (Continue reading)

Man captured after attempting to rob Guadalupe bank

Written on 16 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Detroit man suspected of robbing CoastHills Credit Union in Lompoc on Tuesday allegedly attempted to rob a bank in Guadalupe on Thursday, prompting a high-speed chase that ended with his arrest at the entrance gate of... (Continue reading)