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Felon with gun flees police in Grover Beach neighborhood

Written on 25 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A felon with a loaded firearm fled police through a Grover Beach residential neighborhood on Saturday. Officers eventually arrested the man and found his gun in a woman’s backyard. Around 10:44 a.m., Grover Beach officers responded to the area of... (Continue reading)

6 arrested in equipment theft investigation

Written on 24 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Following a five-month joint investigation, sheriff deputies from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties arrested six people suspected of participating in an agriculture and construction equipment theft ring. Deputies investigated more than twenty different cases involving several farming and... (Continue reading)

Deputies investigating death of mother and infant

Written on 24 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Creston woman and her newborn baby who both died on Saturday. Early in the morning, Brandy Stanton, 37, was taking a bath at her home in Creston when... (Continue reading)

Paula Lopez facing four months in jail

Written on 23 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Former news anchor Paula Lopez Ochoa pled no contest Friday to one count of driving under the influence, two counts of delaying or resisting a peace officer, one count of refusing a chemical test, and one count of battery on... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar considering bond measure on November ballot

Written on 22 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District is considering asking voters to pass a bond measure to pay for facility upgrades. The proposal would cost property owners between $29 and $45 per $100,000 of assessed value. [Tribune] School district officials say... (Continue reading)

Suicidal teen rescued from Paso Robles bridge

Written on 22 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A suicidal teen spent more than an hour sitting on the edge of the 13th Street Bridge in Paso Robles on Wednesday. Police officers and relatives rescued the 18-year-old man who was threatening to jump. [KSBY] The Paso Robles Police... (Continue reading)

More Grover Beach homeless to get the boot

Written on 21 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Grover Beach Police Department is planning on evicting residents of a homeless encampment next week. Most of the people living at the camp have rebuffed attempts by city employees and social services workers to get them to relocate. On... (Continue reading)

Huasna roadside stand thief found in Bay Area

Written on 21 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Templeton man suspected of stealing money and produce from roadside stands in Huasna Valley was located in the Bay Area. Police in South San Francisco arrested the suspect on Tuesday. [KCOY] The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Rural Crimes... (Continue reading)

DUI driver knocks down power line on Highway 41

Written on 21 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A woman suspected of driving under the influence crashed into a power pole Wednesday night, bringing down a live wire on Highway 41. Authorities closed the highway in both directions between Atascadero and Morro Bay. [KSBY] Around 8:45 p.m., an... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man convicted of selling heroin

Written on 20 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Morro Bay man is facing up to 10 years in jail for selling heroin. On Tuesday, a San Luis Obispo County jury found Steven Joel York, 53, guilty of felony possession of heroin for sale. On July 6, after... (Continue reading)