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Did Walmart stall Paso Robles police investigation?

Written on 31 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

In the aftermath of the arrest of an alleged serial burglar and auto thief in Paso Robles, a man whose wallet and credit cards were stolen is accusing Walmart of having slowed down the investigation. Paso Robles police say this... (Continue reading)

Congalton files lawsuit against driver who struck him

Written on 30 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

KVEC radio talk show host Dave Congalton has filed a lawsuit against the driver who crashed into him while he was walking in San Luis Obispo two months ago. [Cal Coast Times] On June 30, Congalton was walking to the... (Continue reading)

Police arrest six people at Morro Bay drug house

Written on 30 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

One Morro Bay resident is in jail on a charge of maintaining a drug house, while five other individuals located at the home on Tuesday are facing a host of drug charges. [Cal Coast News] At about 7 a.m., Morro... (Continue reading)

Man found dead after being hit by train in SLO

Written on 30 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man who was said to be lying on the railroad tracks was struck and possibly killed by a train in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:25 a.m., a train struck a white man in... (Continue reading)

SLO resident assaults and robs man of laptop and backpack

Written on 30 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo man got into a fight with another male on Tuesday and allegedly stole the individual’s backpack and laptop before getting caught by police. [Cal Coast Times] At about 6:50 p.m., an alert citizen witnessed two males... (Continue reading)

California implementing no cash bail system

Written on 29 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a controversial bill that will eliminate the state’s existing money bail system and replace it with one in which defendants’ custody is determined based on assessments of their threat to public safety... (Continue reading)

Atascadero sex offender allegedly sodomized a child

Written on 29 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A convicted sex offender who lives in Atascadero is facing fresh sexual abuse allegations, which include a charge of sodomizing a child under the age of 10. [Cal Coast Times] Fred Raymond Knight II, 43, is currently in the San... (Continue reading)

Gov. Jerry Brown invites Heidi Harmon to Global Climate Action Summit

Written on 29 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

California Gov. Jerry Brown has invited San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon to the Global Climate Action Summit, an event that will take place next month in San Francisco and aims to “decarbonize the world.” [Cal Coast Times] Harmon posted... (Continue reading)

Suspect stabs woman in Santa Maria motel

Written on 28 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An unidentified man stabbed a woman at a Santa Maria motel early Tuesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The woman survived the stabbing which occurred at about 2:30 a.m. at the Colonial Motel at 1866 South Broadway. The victim is reportedly... (Continue reading)

Valley Fever kills 6 in SLO County in 2018

Written on 28 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Even though California recorded the highest ever number of cases of Valley Fever last year, cases of the disease are spiking this year, particularly in San Luis Obispo County. [Cal Coast Times] Over the first six months of 2018, six... (Continue reading)