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San Luis Obispo seeking applicants for third retail cannabis store

Written on 12 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid what some are calling a bust in the cannabis market, San Luis Obispo is seeking applications for a third pot shop, cultivation facilities, manufacturing, testing and delivery services. The city will accept applications through Aug. 15.... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man charged with possession of explosive device

Written on 11 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 51-year-old Atascadero man is in jail after several raids led to the discovery of a large cache of weapons, including dozens of firearms, multiple calibers of ammunition and a potentially dangerous improvised explosive device. On June... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police seek identity of Good Samaritan

Written on 11 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE In a commendable act of citizen intervention, a bystander recovered a stolen wallet and returned it to its rightful owner after witnessing a robbery in a business parking lot on East Grand Avenue in Arroyo Grande on... (Continue reading)

2001 Morro Bay murder sentenced to life in prison

Written on 11 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than two decades after a double-murder at Morro Strand State Campground, a San Luis Obispo County judge on Monday sentenced the gunman to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Stephen Arthur Deflaun, now 64,... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies searching for alleged burglar with knife

Written on 11 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a suspect who intruded on a residential property in Summerland Tuesday morning while allegedly armed with a knife. Shortly after 9 a.m., a 911 caller reported a male intruder... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police find human remains near walking path

Written on 10 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers are investigating the discovery of human remains near a walking path close to Las Lomas Avenue on Sunday. The remains, which were found in a state of advanced decomposition, are believed to have been... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Police searching for machete wielding assailant

Written on 10 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police are searching for a man who attacked a victim with a machete on Sunday night. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a person had been stabbed. Both parties fled the scene before officers... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for identity theft, counterfeiting suspects

Written on 10 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers are searching for a man and woman who allegedly used stolen credit cards to purchase more than $1,000 of gift cards.  On Saturday afternoon, a burglar smashed the window of a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 355 acres near San Miguel

Written on 10 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire that started on Sunday near San Miguel has burned 355 acres and is 80% contained, as of Monday morning.  Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning close to Indian Valley and Vineyard... (Continue reading)

14-year-old shot and killed in Santa Maria

Written on 9 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A shooting amid a large gathering in Santa Maria Friday night left a 14-year-old boy dead and a 21-year-old man wounded. A group had gathered in a parking lot near the 1300 block of S. Bradley Road... (Continue reading)