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Grover Beach police searching for armed robber

Written on 5 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A man robbed the Grover Beach Market Express convenience store at gunpoint Friday night. However, store management did not report it until Sunday after an officer walked through the store. Shortly before 11: p.m. on Friday, a man entered the... (Continue reading)

Police arrest Santa Maria man wielding a machete

Written on 5 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Maria police arrested a 34-year-old man Saturday for attempted murder after he allegedly attempted to strike several people with a machete. Shortly after 3 p.m., police responded to a home near the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

Deaths in SLO County from Valley fever on the rise

Written on 4 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In the first month of 2017, there have been 26 confirmed cases of Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County and two deaths. Over the past eight years, the number of confirmed cases has more than doubled. In 2009 there... (Continue reading)

How much did Cal Poly pay to police Yiannopoulos event?

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Cal Poly and the California State University system spent a combined $55,400 on security measures, including staffing 109 officers, for Milo Yiannopoulos’s stop in San Luis Obispo. The event took place without any violence, prompting some people to commend the... (Continue reading)

Woman snags rings off floor in Target, later confesses

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Nearly two months after losing precious family rings in the Paso Robles Target store, a woman got her heirlooms back from the person who walked away with them. On Dec. 7, a woman reported to police that she accidentally dropped... (Continue reading)

Suspect allegedly installed card skimmer on Grover Beach ATM

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Grover Beach police are looking for a man who installed a card skimming device on an ATM inside the 7-Eleven store on Grand Avenue and Oak Park Boulevard. Card skimmers grab cardholders’ data when they use an ATM, allowing fraudsters... (Continue reading)

Riot shuts down Yiannopoulos speech in Berkeley

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

One night after peace prevailed at Cal Poly, masked rioters shut down a Milo Yiannopoulos event at University of California Berkeley before the speech began. Yiannopoulos’ speech was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday. But, university officials canceled it... (Continue reading)

Fund established to help Congalton pay medical bills

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A wide mix of community members have organized a committee to help KVEC radio host Dave Congalton pay for his medical bills following recent hospitalization. Paul Deis of Paso Robles organized a Go Fund Me campaign to raise money. Other... (Continue reading)

Suicide suspected in death of woman found in Pismo Beach surf

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Pismo Beach police announced that a 53-year-old Oceano woman who drowned to death last November committed suicide. [KSBY] On the morning of Nov. 20, officers found the body of Amy Leach in the Shell Beach surf near Silver Shoals. First... (Continue reading)

Missing man with Alzheimer’s found dead in rural SLO

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A search and rescue team found the dead body of a missing 75-year-old San Luis Obispo man who had Alzheimers on Wednesday. Rich Korsgaard had been missing since Sunday. Around 10 a.m., search and rescue personnel from Kern County found... (Continue reading)