A fire erupted in a commercial trash truck in Morro Bay on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the driver to dump a load of burning debris onto a street in a residential neighborhood. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2 p.m., the driver... (Continue reading)
Morro Bay police arrested two men over the weekend and recovered numerous items the thieves allegedly stole from unlocked vehicles. [Cal Coast Times] Last week, officers took several reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles. Investigators identified a suspect, thanks to... (Continue reading)
At last week’s Oceano Community Services district Board meeting, General Manager Paavo Ogren announced his plans to retire on Dec. 21, 2019. [Cal Coast Times] In Dec. 2018, Ogren moved to a part-time position as general manager in Oceano, and... (Continue reading)
The city of Pismo Beach has extended its existing ban on smoking in certain public areas to many new places, a regulation that will take effect this week and will subject violators to hefty fines. [Cal Coast Times] Pismo Beach... (Continue reading)
A man stabbed a victim in the back at a Paso Robles apartment complex Sunday night and then fled, but later turned himself in to police, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 9 p.m., the victim was drinking... (Continue reading)
A semi truck knocked down multiple low hanging power lines while driving through a Grover Beach neighborhood Monday afternoon, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 2 p.m., the truck snagged several low hanging power lines and destroyed a... (Continue reading)
A 62-year-old man died in the Santa Barbara County Jail Friday evening, a couple days after being taken into custody for failing to register as a sex offender, according to the sheriff’s department. [Cal Coast Times] At about 6 p.m.,... (Continue reading)
A police K-9 located a burglar hiding inside the ventilation rafters of a Santa Barbara business early Sunday morning, and authorities then used a fire truck to get the suspect, who was wearing nothing but his underwear, off the roof... (Continue reading)
A family fought back against three armed suspects who broke into their Santa Maria home on Saturday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Early Saturday morning, three armed teens broke into a home in the area of Western Avenue and Frank Lane.... (Continue reading)
A jury found former Grover Beach police officer Alex Geiger not guilty on Friday of two felony counts alleging he did not maintain control of his retired police dog before it attacked and killed a neighbor, and one felony count... (Continue reading)