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San Luis Obispo man arrested for child porn

Written on 12 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man Wednesday for having photos of children between the ages of 10 and 17 who were performing sexual acts. An Arroyo Grande detective provided San Luis Obispo police with information that Christopher Kluck, 57,... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly again probing alleged sexual assault at frat house

Written on 12 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Cal Poly officials are again investigating an alleged sexual assault that reportedly occurred during a fraternity Halloween party last year. [KSBY] The incident occurred at home occupied by members of the Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity. After the alleged sexual... (Continue reading)

Former Morro Bay cold case can go to trial

Written on 12 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge has overruled a colleague in a once-cold Morro Bay murder case, determining Wednesday that the prosecution has a case worthy of trial. [Tribune] Nipomo resident James Lypps, 64, has been arrested for murder twice since... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar preparing for teacher strike

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 60 comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District has hired a consultant to help administrators prepare for the possibility of a teacher strike. District officials and the Lucia Mar Teachers Association are currently in a contract dispute. The district has offered teachers... (Continue reading)

Camp Hapitok is back

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A week after canceling the 2015 edition of Camp Hapitok amid a dispute with county officials, organizers have announced that the sleep-away program for youth with speech disorders will take place this summer. Last week, Friends of Hapitok announced that... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man ruled sane at time of murder

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The insanity defense did not succeed in the murder trial of an Atascadero man who shot and killed his neighbor. On Tuesday afternoon, a San Luis Obispo jury ruled that Mark Andrews, 51, was sane when he killed Colleen Barga-Millbury,... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe considering anti-truancy ordinance

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Guadalupe City  Council will discuss an ordinance Tuesday that will permit police to pick up minors caught outside of school during school hours, and take them back to school. [KCOY] This program will allow police to have probable cause... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police hit with racial discrimination suit

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Grover Beach resident Rayvell Snowden Jr. is suing the Pismo Beach Police Department in federal court, alleging officers racially discriminated against him in a 2012 burglary case. Officers arrested Snowden, a 44-year-old African-American man, following a burglary of about $12,000... (Continue reading)

Is ISIS targeting the SLO marathon?

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The black and white flag of ISIS made a prominent appearance on the San Luis Obispo Marathon website over the weekend. [KSBY] Slomarathon.com was one of several U.S. websites hacked by someone claiming to be an affiliate of the Islamic... (Continue reading)

SLO’s sex offender on Craigslist dodges prison stint

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A registered sex offender who used Craigslist to solicit sex with underage women in San Luis Obispo received a six-month jail sentence after accepting a plea deal on Monday. Robert George Roe, 55, pleaded no contest to a single felony... (Continue reading)