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Excessive levels of lead found in water at four SLO County schools

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

Amid statewide lead testing, excessive levels of the metal have been found in water at four San Luis Obispo County schools, with three of the violations being detected in water from drinking fountains. [Tribune] In Pismo Beach, a pair of... (Continue reading)

SLO judge says law to free murder accomplices is unconstitutional

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

A San Luis Obispo judge has ruled a new California law that could free accomplices to murders from prison is unconstitutional and amounts to an encroachment by the Legislature upon the powers of the state’s judicial branch. [Tribune] SB 1437,... (Continue reading)

Two Arroyo Grande men found dead at sea

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

Two Arroyo Grande men were found dead on a boat offshore of southern Santa Barbara County on Sunday evening. [Cal Coast Times] On Saturday, Christopher Avila, 49, and Gary Bishop, 53, attempted to transport Bishop’s 34-foot Sea Ray Sundowner from... (Continue reading)

SLO County public defender’s office accused of malpractice

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

The attorney who represented the family of Andrew Holland, an inmate who died after being strapped in a chair for 46 hours, filed a malpractice lawsuit against the law firm that provides public defender services to San Luis Obispo County.... (Continue reading)

SLO man allegedly sent racist threats on Hallmark cards

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

San Luis Obispo police are asking anyone who received an anonymous Hallmark card with a flag on it to call the the police department. The 62-year-old man officers arrested on Sunday for threatening to shoot minorities moving into his neighborhood,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police nab couple on crime spree

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A sting involving undercover officers and a helicopter enabled Paso Robles police to nab a Central Valley couple on Tuesday who had allegedly been stealing credit cards. [Cal Coast Times] On Saturday, the couple from Coalinga tried to make a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man sentenced to six years in prison for child molestation

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced a Paso Robles man on Tuesday to six years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old girl in 2016. [Cal Coast News] On June 6, following a two-week trial, jurors convicted Juan Antonio Esquivel, 31,... (Continue reading)

Man rescued after driving off the Embarcadero into Morro Bay

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

A bystander and a firefighter helped rescue a man who drove into the ocean near Tidelands Park in Morro Bay on Tuesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The man drove off of the Embarcadero and into about 8-feet of water. He... (Continue reading)

Man found in Ventura drive-thru with meth and a gun

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

Ventura police arrested a man for drug possession early Tuesday Morning after he passed out inside his vehicle in a drive-thru. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a man was passed out behind the steering wheel of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police officer does not regret shooting suspect

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

A Morro Bay police officer who shot and injured a man who attacked him with a large stick in 2015 said he does not regret shooting the assailant in an interview with KSBY. On Oct. 30, 2015, officer Dale Cullum... (Continue reading)