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Sheriff and DA employees accused of destroying BLM sign

Written on 21 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Deputies cited employees of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney’s Office over the weekend for allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter sign in Thousand Oaks. For three weeks, a large tarp with the letters BLM hung on... (Continue reading)

California ends zero cash bail order

Written on 20 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California’s two-month experiment with $0 bail for many county jail inmates ends Saturday, though individual counties can choose to extend the rule. In April, the California Judicial Council issued an order to reduce jail populations statewide in response to the... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment rate dropped in May, still high

Written on 19 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate dropped modestly in May, as small groups of people went back to work amid the pandemic, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. While the number of unemployed continues to fall, the economic outlook... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man killed in possible road-rage incident

Written on 19 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 38-year-old man was killed in a crash in Nipomo last weekend, during an altercation authorities are investigating as a possible road rage incident. [KSBY] On June 13 at about 1:20 a.m., San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies responded to... (Continue reading)

Multiple vehicles burn in Paso Robles fire

Written on 18 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An RV fire spread and burned multiple vehicles in a residential community east of Paso Robles Wednesday night. Shortly before 9 p.m., a caller reported an RV on fire on a property in Whitley Gardens on Grace Drive near Ross... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom orders Californians to wear face masks

Written on 18 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

With coronavirus cases continuing to increase as the state reopens, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order Thursday requiring Californians to wear face coverings in most common and public places, both indoors and outdoors, when six-foot social distancing is... (Continue reading)

Investigators release photos of Atascadero bank robbery suspects

Written on 18 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Atascadero police are asking the public to help them identify two people suspected in the May 28 robbery of the Golden 1 Bank on El Camino Real. Investigators obtained video footage from a local business of the suspected bank robber... (Continue reading)

Updates on the five officers injured in Paso Robles manhunt

Written on 17 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Law enforcement agencies have identified five officers who suffered injuries in the manhunt for a mentally ill gunman in Paso Robles last week, and provided updates on their conditions. Four of the five officers were shot with bullets, while the... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus outbreak at SLO assisted living facility

Written on 17 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County health officials announced Tuesday information about a coronavirus outbreak at Vista Rosa Assisted Living in the city of SLO, where a total of seven individuals have contracted the virus. On Monday, the assisted living facility located... (Continue reading)

Deputies asking for video surveillance taken during Paso Robles manhunt

Written on 16 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in collecting video footage from homes and businesses in Paso Robles taken during the two day active shooter event. SLO County Sheriff’s detectives are leading the investigation... (Continue reading)