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Paso Robles officers bust prolific car thieves

Written on 25 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two car thieves are in jail after Paso Robles police officers tied them to four recently stolen vehicles, police announced on Thursday. During the past month, three people in Paso Robles reported someone had stolen their vehicles,... (Continue reading)

Judge declares mistrial in SLO County fentanyl murder case

Written on 25 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN After jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict, a judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the SLO County murder case of a woman who sold fentanyl that killed a Templeton man. [Tribune] While the jury convicted Brandi... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest DUI driver for hit-and-run that injured 2

Written on 24 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers arrested a 47-year-old man Monday night for allegedly crashing into two people while intoxicated and then fleeing the scene. Shortly before 10 p.m., the driver hit two people at the intersection of Creston... (Continue reading)

Board votes to close Georgia Brown Elementary School in Paso Robles

Written on 24 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District voted 6-1 on Tuesday to close Georgia Brown Elementary School campus and disperse students and staff to one of the middle schools starting in the 2024-2025 school year, with Trustee... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police arrest man over multiple sexual assaults

Written on 24 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police arrested a man last week for allegedly committing multiple sexual assaults over a span of several years.  On Jan. 18, the Santa Maria Police Department Detective Bureau served search and arrest warrants in the... (Continue reading)

Fatal crash in Atascadero, man charged with manslaughter

Written on 23 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Highway Patrol officers filed manslaughter charges against a man involved in a fatal crash in Atascadero on Sunday. A Fresno woman, 32-year-old Edna Marquez Galindo, was killed in the crash, according to the CHP. Shortly before... (Continue reading)

Jurors split on murder charge over SLO County fentanyl death

Written on 23 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County jurors split on whether or not to convict a woman of murder for selling fentanyl that killed a Templeton man, but a judge has thus far refused to declare a mistrial. [Tribune] On... (Continue reading)

Find San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 23 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A series of storms soaked San Luis Obispo County over the past five days, with the heaviest rain hitting on Monday morning. SLO County rainfall totals are slightly above average for this time of year. Local reservoir... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police arrest suspects for illegal clamming

Written on 23 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pismo Beach police officers recently arrested several suspects for illegal clamming and seized more than 100 clams from them. Last Saturday, officers contacted several people who were illegally clamming north of the Pismo Beach Pier. Officers found... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man guilty of raping children

Written on 22 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A judge sentenced a 42-year-old San Luis Obispo man who pled guilty to raping children, burglary and other sex crimes to 80 years to life in prison plus four years, according to prosecutors. Juan Adriel CambrayMiranda pled... (Continue reading)