Daily Briefs


Intoxicated teen steals car at Mid-State Fair, crashes and injures other driver

Update: The CHP says it was a 17-year-old teen who stole a Pontiac car from the Mid-State Fair lot and crashed into a Ford Explorer. Prior to the collision, two CHP officers at the fair grounds were alerted to the... (Continue reading)

Skateboarder steals cash from SLO sandwich shop tip jar

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a teen who stole money Monday from inside a tip jar at a sandwich shop on the 300 block of Higuera Street. The suspect is a 16 to 17-year-old white male with blonde... (Continue reading)

Victim of Creston DUI crash identified

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 28-year-old Shandon man as the person killed when an intoxicated driver wrecked an SUV near Creston on Sunday. Artemio V. Pacheco died in the crash, while the driver, 31-year-old Eusebio Ruizluis of Shandon,... (Continue reading)

Amtrak train strikes SUV in Guadalupe, woman dies

An Amtrak train crashed into an SUV in Guadalupe Monday afternoon, killing the woman who was driving the vehicle. Shortly before 3 p.m.,  in the 4500 block of Main Street, a woman tried to go around the railroad crossing arms... (Continue reading)

Police searching for serial South County vehicle thief

Amid a rash of auto thefts in San Luis Obispo and South County, police are zeroing in on a 37-year-old man who is evading law enforcement. Since the beginning of July, the CHP and the San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande,... (Continue reading)

California progressives may take battle over Democratic chair to court

The California Democratic Party has certified the results of its state chairmanship election in which the establishment candidate narrowly edged the leader of the statewide progressive movement. Progressive leaders are still not content, though, and are threatening to take the... (Continue reading)

Passenger dies in DUI crash near Creston

A person died Sunday afternoon in a crash north of Creston on Creston Road near Highway 41, according to the CHP. The driver of a Ford SUV allegedly wrecked the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, killing the lone... (Continue reading)

Mom makes breast milk brownies for bake sale

Not wanting to make a trip to the store, a mom used her breast milk to make brownies for a school bake sale. After other moms found out and expressed their disgust, the anonymous baker shared her story on Facebook.... (Continue reading)

Oxnard police arrest murder suspect

Oxnard police officers arrested a man on Saturday who is suspected of murdering a man on Wednesday. On Wednesday evening, police found the body of Albert Salazar, 24, in the Oxnard Police Department parking lot. Detectives later determined Salazar was... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist killed by train in Goleta

A bicyclist wearing headphones was hit and killed on July 20 by an Amtrak passenger train in Goleta. Shortly before noon, 51-year-old Edmund Alexander Backus was riding his bike on La Patera Lane near the train station when he was... (Continue reading)