Daily Briefs


Third Lompoc police officer arrested this year

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Lompoc police officer accused of assaulting his girlfriend on Sunday, marking the third arrest of a member of the Lompoc Police Department this year. [KEYT] Deputies responded to call from a neighbor about... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man goes on criminal binge in Paso Robles

A Santa Maria man held up an elderly woman at gunpoint, rammed his car into her vehicle and smashed the window of another vehicle, prior to Paso Robles police arresting him Saturday afternoon. Around 1:40 p.m., police received a report... (Continue reading)

Feds using Facebook to catch drug offenders

Facebook is ordering the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to stop using fake profiles on its social media site to conduct investigations. [ABC News] The DEA is currently facing a lawsuit from a New York woman who alleges the agency used... (Continue reading)

Investigators considering several scenarios in Margay Edwards death

Investigators are considering several possible causes in the death of  Margay Edwards of Los Osos, including the possibility that she was not the victim of a homicide, a Nevada detective said. [KSBY] Nye County Detective Joe McGill said the evidence... (Continue reading)

Firefighters rescue hikers from Bishop Peak

Two fire agencies teamed up with an air rescue service to save a couple hikers who lost track of time and their location Saturday evening on Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo. Around 8 p.m., the San Luis Obispo Fire... (Continue reading)

Housekeeper accosted and flashed at SLO Motel 6

Police arrested a 32-year-old San Luis Obispo man after he allegedly accosted a housekeeper at the Motel 6 on Calle Joaquin in San Luis Obispo on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Shortly after 1 p.m., Benjamin Kuhzarani allegedly entered a... (Continue reading)

Repeat San Luis Obispo DUI offender arrested

Police arrested a 53-year-old San Luis Obispo woman for felony DUI on Saturday afternoon after she crashed into another driver causing injuries. Shortly after 2 p.m., Lisa Rae Davis drove her Ford F-150 pickup into the back of a Subaru... (Continue reading)

GOP candidate Kashkari contributes another $1 million to his campaign

California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari contributed another $1 million of his own money to his campaign. Even so, his campaign cash continues to fall far behind his opponent Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. On Friday, Kashkari reported another $1 million contribution... (Continue reading)

U.S. Marshal arrested in marijuana heist

A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a deputy U.S. marshal for allegedly stealing 24 pounds of marijuana from drug traffickers with the intent to sell the pot. [KCRA] On Oct. 11, Clorenzo Griffen and two accomplices, Andre Jamison and Rodney... (Continue reading)

South County landowner chops 100 oak trees

A rural Arroyo Grande landowner has recently cut down approximately 100 oak trees on his property, angering neighbors about the devastation of nature. [New Times] Nick Stephenson the proprietor of Arroyo Grande’s Pro-Tech Landscape Management, owns a 50-acre parcel near... (Continue reading)