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Officers shot 23 times at Orcutt triple homicide suspect

Written on 5 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department disclosed Friday that officers fired 23 rifle rounds at a man suspected of killing his mother, a sister and a family friend in Orcutt in late December. [Cal Coast Times] On Dec. 28, David Gerald... (Continue reading)

Body of San Luis Obispo man found

Written on 4 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Search and rescue team members found the body of 20-year-old Michael Kullman of San Luis Obispo at Montana de Oro State Park on Friday. [Cal Coast Times] Kullman was reported missing on Thursday. His car was found later at Montana... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo woman killed in head-on crash

Written on 4 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 52-year-old San Luis Obispo woman died Thursday after driving in the wrong lane on Los Osos Valley Road and crashing head-on into an oncoming car just outside the SLO city limits. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:20 a.m., the... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for missing person in Montana de Oro

Written on 4 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Authorities conducted a search for a missing person Thursday night at Montana de Oro State Park. [Cal Coast Times] The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s search and rescue team, along with a CHP helicopter, searched the park with a focus... (Continue reading)

California city and county reach $ 5million settlement over murder of child

Written on 4 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Northern California city and county have agreed to pay a combined $5 million and make changes to how they handle child welfare cases over the torture and murder of a 3-year-old girl. [SF Chronicle] In 2014, Kayleigh Slusher was... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo priest credibly accused of child abuse

Written on 3 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Monterey Diocese has released a report that identifies every Catholic priest they say has been credibly accused of child sexual abuse including a clergyman who worked in San Luis Obispo County. [Cal Coast Times] The report, which lists 30... (Continue reading)

Man who threatened Women’s March organizers caught with ammunition

Written on 3 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Atascadero man convicted of making criminal threats on Facebook against the organizers of the Women’s March San Luis Obispo was allegedly found with 100 rounds of ammunition following a court order that he give up his firearms and ammo.... (Continue reading)

Two people injured in head-on crash outside San Luis Obispo

Written on 3 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two people suffered injuries in a head-on crash on Los Osos Valley Road just outside the San Luis Obispo city limits Thursday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The cars collided at about 7:20 a.m. on Los Osos Valley Road just east... (Continue reading)

Los Osos woman pleads not guilty to manslaughter

Written on 2 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 24-year-old Los Osos woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that could land her up to nine years in state prison over the death of a local pastor. [KSBY] On Nov. 18, Pastor Dale Paulsen of the Morro... (Continue reading)

Drug lab found at Santa Barbara preschool property

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

A Santa Barbara residential property that functions as a preschool and animal rescue facility also clandestinely functioned as a drug lab, with narcotics being manufactured, sold and used just feet away from where toddlers were learning, according to the Santa... (Continue reading)