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Santa Barbara youth program staffer accused of raping teen

Written on 1 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former staff member for a Santa Barbara youth entrepreneurship program allegedly raped a female mentee of his, who was 14 years old at the time, according to a lawsuit filed last month in Santa Barbara County... (Continue reading)

Another man dies at Santa Barbara County Jail

Written on 1 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 23-year-old Lompoc man whom guards found unresponsive in his cell died Thursday morning in the Santa Barbara Main Jail. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is calling the death of Isaiah Joey Johnson an apparent suicide.... (Continue reading)

Convicted of manslaughter at the Oceano Dunes, no jail time

Written on 31 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Yuba City man who killed another person while driving under the influence of alcohol at the Oceano Dunes in June, will avoid more time behind bars despite pleading no contest to manslaughter this week. [Tribune] On... (Continue reading)

Teen charged with DUI and driving 107 mph in Paso Robles

Written on 31 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 19-year-old man was caught driving 107 mph while under the influence of alcohol early Wednesday morning in Paso Robles, according to the CHP. Enrique Perez, 19, was driving on Highway 46 East at Union Road. A... (Continue reading)

Power outages and fires ravage California

Written on 30 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Large and small fires are burning in numerous California counties, and PG&E is continuing to preemptively shut off power to hundreds of thousands of residents, though many customers are having their electricity restored on Wednesday. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for laundry thieves

Written on 30 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a pair of thieves who allegedly stole about $500 worth of clothing from a laundry room at the Mustang Village apartment complex. [Cal Coast Times] Police Chief Deanna Cantrell posted... (Continue reading)

Tarzan actor Ron Ely’s son was unarmed when shot and killed

Written on 30 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

BY CCT STAFF The 30-year-old son of Tarzan actor Ron Ely feigned having a gun in an apparent suicide by officer at his parents’ Santa Barbara County home on Oct. 15. Responding to a report of a domestic dispute, deputies... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo consignment store owner accused of fraud

Written on 29 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The owner of a consignment store that operated at a single San Luis Obispo location for nearly 30 years before closing in May is facing charges for allegedly writing bad checks. The owner is also under investigation... (Continue reading)

Missing Lompoc man’s car found two years after his disappearance

Written on 29 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators have found the wrecked vehicle of a Lompoc man who went missing nearly 2.5 years ago and whom still has not been found. [Cal Coast Times] Zachery Taylor Wilks, 27, left Lompoc late on May 24,... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into 12-year-old walking to school in Atascadero

Written on 28 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A truck crashed into and injured a 12-year-old girl who was walking in a crosswalk in Atascadero on Monday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., the girl was walking westbound in a crosswalk on El Camino Real near... (Continue reading)