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Atascadero ATM thieves also suspected of stealing school vans

Written on 14 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero police have caught the men who allegedly tried to steal an ATM from a bank last month. Investigators also suspect the men recently snatched two vans from the Atascadero Unified School District. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:30 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Templeton fire destroys home, injures one person

Written on 14 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed a house in Templeton Thursday evening and injured one person. [Cal Coast Times] At about 6 p.m., the fire was reported burning in the 2500 block of Vineyard Drive. Firefighters arrived and found an approximately 2,000 square... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dies in crash days before her graduation

Written on 13 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Cal Poly has apparently identified the 22-year-old Washington woman who died in a wrong-way driver crash on Highway 101 early Wednesday morning as Nicole Scalone, a fourth-year student who was set to graduate this weekend. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)

Photo sharing app helps deputies catch Los Osos burglar

Written on 13 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies caught an alleged burglar in Los Osos on Tuesday with a little help from residents circulating photos of the suspect on a neighborhood app. [Cal Coast Times] At about 4 p.m., a thief burglarized... (Continue reading)

Shandon fire burns 2,000 acres

Written on 13 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The vegetation fire scorching an area around Shandon has burned 2,000 acres and is 75 percent contained, as of late Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] At about 1 p.m. Wednesday, the McMillan Fire was reported burning... (Continue reading)

Fast moving fire in Shandon burns 1,000 acres

Written on 12 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A vegetation fire quickly spread across the Shandon area Wednesday afternoon, burning approximately 1,000 acres. [Cal Coast Times] At about 1 p.m., the McMillan Fire was reported burning east of McMillan Canyon Road on Highway 46. Breezy conditions are helping... (Continue reading)

Two people killed in head-on crash on Highway 101 in SLO

Written on 12 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two people were killed Wednesday morning in a head-on collision on Highway 101 south of Hiquera Street in San Luis Obispo, according to the CHP. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2:30 a.m., a 22-year-old Washington woman was driving southbound in... (Continue reading)

Deputies bust another illegal pot operation in Santa Barbara County

Written on 12 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Less than a week following its last pot bust, Santa Barbara County’s Cannabis Compliance Team again seized marijuana from an illegal grow, this time just outside the city of Goleta, according to the sheriff’s office. [Cal Coast Times] On Monday,... (Continue reading)

Woman injured in 50 feet fall from Bishop Peak

Written on 12 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Crews from @SLO_City_Fire and Santa Barbara County Fire rescue female hiker who fell approximately 50 feet on Bishop Peak. Pt. Has been air lifted and transported to Sierra Vista Hospital. Crews working their way down now. pic.twitter.com/qJhMK28bTD — SLO City... (Continue reading)

Lompoc woman accused of murdering her elderly neighbor

Written on 11 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Lompoc police have arrested a 35-year-old woman for allegedly murdering her elderly neighbor, whose body was found in the suspect’s home over the weekend. [Cal Coast Times] Last week, 74-year-old Lompoc woman Eldri Jauch went missing. Late Saturday evening, detectives... (Continue reading)