Daily Briefs


Deputies arrested man following pursuit in Northern Santa Barbara County

Fearing that there may be an armed man running near or on a Santa Barbara elementary school campus, authorities warned people to shelter in place Wednesday during a chase that started in Goleta. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 4 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Paso Robles murder leads deputies to body

San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies have arrested a man for murder in the case of Nancy Woodrum of Paso Robles, who had been missing for more than seven months. [Cal Coast Times] On Tuesday, 42-year-old Carlo Alberto Fuentes Flores... (Continue reading)

Police looking for Grover Beach identity thieves

Grover Beach police are searching for two women who allegedly made $1,300 worth of purchases at a Vons grocery store using a stolen bank card. [Cal Coast Times] The suspects made the purchases on Dec. 5, according to the Grover... (Continue reading)

Masked man robs San Luis Obispo Rite Aid

A masked robber stole cash and a stereo speaker from a San Luis Obispo Rite Aid Tuesday night, then evaded captured, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 9 p.m., the man walked into the Rite-Aid store at 1251... (Continue reading)

Pill doctor linked to fatal overdoses and Thousand Oaks mass shooting

Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested an Orange County doctor on Tuesday who has allegedly prescribed pills for years to drug addicts and drug dealers and is now implicated in five overdose deaths, as well as the death of a... (Continue reading)

Teen leads Arroyo Grande police on high-speed chase

A 14-year-old boy, whom police thought was in possession of a pistol, led Arroyo Grande police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle on Monday. [Cal Coast Times] Earlier in the day, the teen posted a picture on social... (Continue reading)

Police catch man who botched alcohol theft attempt in Templeton

The man who put on a mask and threatened the owner of a Templeton gas station after botching an attempt to steal alcohol was caught in Paso Robles on Monday. [Cal Coast Times] On Friday afternoon, Anthony Pamfilo Espinoza, 22,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man struck and killed near Santa Margarita

An Atascadero man who was lying in the middle of a roadway near Santa Margarita early Saturday morning was struck and killed by drivers going in both directions. [KSBY] At about 6 a.m., Matthew Eugene Gunn, 47, was lying on West... (Continue reading)

Patient carjacks ambulance and leads police on chase

In a bizarre sequence of events on Sunday, a man went from being strapped to a gurney and on his way to the hospital to leading Southern California law enforcement on a nearly 70-mile chase in a stolen ambulance. Along... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for missing Men’s Colony psychologist

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a missing 49-year-old man who works as a clinical psychologist at the California Men’s Colony. [Cal Coast Times] Barry Mactarnaghan was reported missing on Thursday, according to police. Investigators describe Mactarnaghan as being... (Continue reading)