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Two killed in Santa Maria’s first 2016 homicides

Written on 13 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Less than two weeks into 2016, two homicides have occurred in Santa Maria. In 2015, the city had a spike in killings with 13 murders. As with the last two murders of 2015, the first two killings of 2016 occurred... (Continue reading)

SLO County court commissioner dies

Written on 12 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo Superior County Court Commissioner Stephen Briggs Sefton died Saturday at the age of 67. The cause of Sefton’s death is unclear. [Tribune] Sefton served as a court commissioner since 2004. As a commissioner, he he presided over... (Continue reading)

Man killed by train was Cal Poly student

Written on 12 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The man struck and killed by a train near San Luis Obispo on Saturday night was a Cal Poly student. [KSBY] Around 8:15 p.m., an Amtrak train struck Aaron Matthew Wolf east of Sweet Bay Lane, about a mile south... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested in South County theft case

Written on 12 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A teen was allegedly prowling around a Grover Beach resident’s car around 3:30 a.m. Monday. Officers responded, tracked down three suspects and found property that had recently been stolen from South County vehicles, according to Grover Beach police. At 3:34... (Continue reading)

Van combusts at SLO park

Written on 12 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A van parked at Santa Rosa Park in San Luis Obispo combusted Sunday afternoon. The owner of the van suffered minor burns in the vehicle fire and was taken to the hospital. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to the... (Continue reading)

Three killed by trains on Central Coast, SLO victim identified

Written on 11 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office has identified Aaron Matthew Wolf as the man killed by an Amtrak train Saturday night near San Luis Obispo. Wolf was one of three individuals who were struck and killed by trains on... (Continue reading)

Man killed by train near SLO

Written on 10 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A man in his 20s was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Saturday night on the railroad tracks south of Tank Farm Road. About 8:15 p.m., a northbound train hit the man about a mile south of San Luis... (Continue reading)

Los Osos fire burns two homes

Written on 10 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Six people were displaced by a fire that broke out at a home on the 1200 block of 5th street in Los Osos Saturday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., Calfire responded to the fire that started in the front house... (Continue reading)

SLO police catch man burglarizing The Sub

Written on 9 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A burglar targeted burned San Luis Obispo business The Sub, but police caught him before he walked away with some of the items that survived a fire last month. On Dec. 26, a fire burned day and night, destroying The... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man suspected of car theft

Written on 9 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Santa Margarita man led San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies on a high-speed chase in a stolen car on Friday. At about 10:26 a.m., deputies spotted a Volvo SUV which had been reported stolen the previous day out of... (Continue reading)