Daily Briefs


Firefighters free a woman after she crashed into a tree

A woman suffered major injuries and needed to be extricated from her vehicle after crashing into a tree on Saturday in Atascadero. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 3 p.m., the woman’s car slammed into a tree alongside Highway 41 near... (Continue reading)

California killer with pentagram tattoo beheads his cellmate

A man already serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder allegedly tortured and beheaded his cellmate in what authorities are describing as a sadistic act. [LA Times] On the morning of March 9, guards at Corcoran... (Continue reading)

Man killed in ATV crash at Oceano Dunes

A man was killed at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area Friday afternoon in a single vehicle accident. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 p.m., a 35-year-old Sacramento man was riding with a group of friends when he broke... (Continue reading)

Creston man accused of fabricating stolen car alibi

Officers arrested a Creston man on Friday for falsely claiming his truck, which was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Atascadero, had been stolen. [Cal Coast Times] On April 3, Richard Lawrence Gonzalez’s truck made an unsafe lane change on... (Continue reading)

Masked man robs bank in San Luis Obispo

Police are looking for a suspect wearing an “old man” mask and sunglasses who robbed the U.S. Bank in San Luis Obispo on Friday. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 5 p.m., the male suspect entered the U.S. Bank at 3991... (Continue reading)

SLO nursing home sued over woman’s death

An elderly woman died after a San Luis Obispo nursing facility administered too much insulin to her, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed on Wednesday by the woman’s family. [KSBY] In Aug. 2017, Kathleen Hutchinson, 85, when she moved... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach marijuana shop owner charged for illegal grow

Santa Barbara County prosecutors have filed charges against the co-owner of a Grover Beach pot shop, who is accused of providing fraudulent information used to obtain licensing for a marijuana grow in Los Alamos. [KSBY] Brian Touey has pleaded not guilty... (Continue reading)

SLO High computer lab arsonist accused of serial shoplifting

One of the three men convicted of setting fire to the San Luis Obispo High computer lab in 2016 returned to court this week for a shoplifting case in which prosecutors allege he stole hundreds of dollars worth of products... (Continue reading)

Driver in fatal accident with Cal Poly student charged with manslaughter

The man involved in a high-profile collision in Arroyo Grande that killed an 18-year-old Cal Poly student has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] On Oct. 7, 2018,... (Continue reading)

Attorney general reviewing Dow’s decision not to charge officer with rape

The California Attorney General’s Office is reviewing a decision by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office to not charge a Paso Robles officer accused of sexual assault while on the job. [Tribune] Even though DNA evidence found at... (Continue reading)