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Dan Dow’s prosecution team withheld DNA evidence in sexual assault case

Written on 25 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge ruled Thursday that SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow’s prosecution team violated the law when it withheld a state crime lab report that found DNA from a person other than the defendant on the breast... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles school board halts aquatic center project

Written on 24 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Amid budget woes, the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District is putting on hold an aquatic center project pushed by the district’s recently departed superintendent that is now costing significantly more than previous projections. [Tribune] Last month, Superintendent Chris Williams... (Continue reading)

Man pleads guilty to killing Oceano toddler

Written on 24 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An Orcutt man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter over the killing of a 19-month-old girl for whom he was supposed to be providing care while the toddler’s mother, an Oceano woman, was at work. [Cal Coast Times] On... (Continue reading)

SLO County planners approve Cambria housing complex

Written on 23 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission unanimously approved an apartment complex project in Cambria that is expected to provide highly-sought affordable housing in the North Coast community. [Tribune] Project plans call for the Cambria Pines Apartments to consist of... (Continue reading)

Man charged with murder over Nipomo crash

Written on 23 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors charged a Santa Maria man with murder over a DUI crash in Nipomo that killed an 82-year-old woman. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10: 30 p.m. on Dec. 1, Edgar Saul Rojas Morales, 23, was... (Continue reading)

Lompoc kidnapper sentenced to 11 years in prison

Written on 23 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Lompoc man who kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and held her captive for four days as he fled to Arizona and then Nevada has reached a plea deal that will result in him receiving an 11-year prison sentence. [KSBY] Joseph Hetzel... (Continue reading)

Body found on Santa Barbara beach identified as former pro surfer

Written on 22 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The man whose body was found on a Santa Barbara beach on Saturday has been identified as former professional surfer and commercial fisherman Chris Brown, 48. [Cal Coast Times] At the age of 17, Brown won the juniors division of... (Continue reading)

Woman leads officers on high-speed chase in SLO County

Written on 22 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Francisco woman fled CHP officers on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County Monday afternoon in a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph. [KSBY] At about 12:30 p.m., a CHP officer attempted to stop a... (Continue reading)

Two Santa Maria men allegedly beat man during home invasion

Written on 21 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two Santa Maria men showed up at the home of a 65-year-old man early in the morning, claiming to be sheriff’s deputies, then robbed and brutally beat the victim, fracturing his skull, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles officer injured in altercation with suspect

Written on 21 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two people, one of whom is a police officer, suffered injuries Monday morning after a man under the influence of an illicit substance and carrying a “blade” allegedly engaged in multiple altercations at a Paso Robles park. [KSBY] Cordel Cryer,... (Continue reading)