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Paso Robles police looking for ‘perfume bandit’

Written on 23 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole more than $1,000 of perfume from a beauty store Sunday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 4 p.m., the woman entered Ulta Beauty and stole the... (Continue reading)

Airborne car flies 150 feet, trashes Santa Ynez home

Written on 23 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle went airborne in Santa Ynez early Sunday morning, flew 150 feet and crashed into a house, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The impact of the collision, which occurred at about 12:40 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Youth Football fires athletic director

Written on 22 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By CCT STAFF The Central Coast Youth Football League announced Saturday evening it had terminated an Atascadero coach and athletic director following outrage over his conviction for upskirting a neighbor. After first learning of the charges, officials with the Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Fire scorches 200 acres near Lopez Lake

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

Update 7:56 a.m. on Sunday: The Lopez Fire has scorched 250 acres and is 10 percent contained. A fast moving vegetation fire near Lopez Lake has burned more than 200 acres and is 0 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)

Lompoc police arrest one of two men who allegedly killed a soldier

Written on 20 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF The Lompoc Police Department arrested one of two suspects who allegedly gunned down an active duty military man home on a month long leave. Officers said the the shooting was random and unprovoked. On Thursday, investigators released... (Continue reading)

Victim of country tour bus crash identified as long-time crew member

Written on 20 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Highway Patrol has identified a 64-year-old sound engineer as the man who died after the tour bus transporting country singer Josh Turner’s road crew plunged off an approximately 50-foot cliff near Shandon late Wednesday night.... (Continue reading)

SUV smashes into medical lab in Arroyo Grande

Written on 20 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A medical laboratory in Arroyo Grande is closed after a Honda Pilot SUV crashed into its building Friday morning The SUV knocked down a palm tree before it slammed into WestPac Labs located at 230 Station Way,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles city maintenance employee drives over pedestrian

Written on 19 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Paso Robles city maintenance worker ran over a pedestrian with a city vehicle on Thursday. The man in his 20s or 30s was pronounced dead at the scene. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:30 a.m., the employee was driving... (Continue reading)

Tour bus plunges off cliff near Shandon, one dead and seven injured

Written on 19 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed and seven others suffered injuries after the tour bus transporting country singer Josh Turner’s road crew plunged off an approximately 50-foot cliff near Shandon late Wednesday night. Earlier in the night, Turner performed... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles church staffer convicted of theft

Written on 19 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A former office manager for the Life Community Church in Paso Robles pleaded no contest Wednesday to charges she embezzled more than $200,000 from the church. [Cal Coast Times] Originally charged with three counts of embezzlement, 51-year-old Claire Easton plead... (Continue reading)