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DA prosecuting schizophrenic man for actions while hospitalized

Written on 30 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

In another case pitting San Luis Obispo County law enforcers against advocates for the mentally ill, a schizophrenic Atascadero man is facing charges over an incident last year in which he struck a worker at SLO County’s psychiatric health facility.... (Continue reading)

Emotional day at Marilyn Pharis murder trial

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

A nurse who treated Marilyn Pharis, the Santa Maria woman who was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant with an extensive criminal record, cried in court Tuesday and shouted that she knew the victim had been raped. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Six cars burglarized at trailhead on the Cuesta Grade

Written on 29 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Amid an apparent rash of car break-ins at trailheads, six vehicles were burglarized Saturday morning at a parking lot for the West Cuesta Ridge Trail. [Cal Coast Times] The burglaries occurred at about 9 a.m. at a parking lot located... (Continue reading)

Two people hospitalized in crashes near Lake Nacimiento

Written on 28 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two separate accidents near Lake Nacimiento on Sunday each resulted in one person being hospitalized. [Cal Coast Times] At about 4:30 p.m., two vehicles collided on Nacimiento Lake Drive in the Heritage Ranch area. A total of seven people were... (Continue reading)

Raging fire guts Santa Margarita mercantile

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

An early morning fire has destroyed much of the building that holds the closed Margarita Mercantile & Company in Santa Margarita. Shortly after midnight, a fire was spotted burning in an uninhabited apartment behind the Mercantile. The blaze destroyed the... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest serial iPhone thief

Written on 27 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man on Saturday who has allegedly stolen iPhones from Apple Stores all over California and Nevada. [Cal Coast Times] On Saturday afternoon, the man snatched seven iPhones from the  SLO Apple Store at 899... (Continue reading)

Two people killed in crash on Highway 166

Written on 27 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two men were killed Saturday evening in a one car collision on Highway 166 near Thompson Avenue. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 11 p.m., a man in a silver Lexus was headed southbound on Highway 166 when he veered off... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in Paso Robles crash

Written on 26 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 27-year-old Southern California woman died after crashing her car into a light pole at a Paso Robles intersection early Saturday morning. Paso Robles police have identified the victim as Chanel Mickelson of Valley Center. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly and protesters clash over anti-war demonstration

Written on 25 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Cal Poly is reportedly threatening to sanction student protesters for disrupting a university career fair last month while demonstrating against the defense contractor Raytheon. Meanwhile, the student protesters are slamming the university for attacking free speech, and they are claiming... (Continue reading)

George Soros putting money into California DA races

Written on 24 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Billionaire financier George Soros and other liberal donors are pouring money into California district attorney races with an aim to reshape the criminal justice system. [Cal Coast Times] Soros and fellow donors would like to reduce incarceration, crack down on... (Continue reading)