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Santa Maria man accused of attempted kidnap of teen girl

Written on 10 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Santa Maria man allegedly attempted to kidnap and sexually assault a 16-year-old girl last week. [KSBY] The girl was walking with female friends near the intersection of North Broadway and Taylor Street around 10 p.m. on Wednesday night when... (Continue reading)

Peeping Tom arrested in SLO

Written on 10 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a Peeping Tom in the downtown area last week. [KEYT] Lareth Dorade, 50, is accused of prowling near Palm Street in San Luis Obispo Thursday evening. A woman saw Dorade outsider her window and called... (Continue reading)

Was murder suspect defending his mother?

Written on 10 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 23-year-old suspected of killing a Paso Robles man on Friday says he was protecting his mother from her boyfriend. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested John Danner for allegedly shooting and killing Billy Law, 47. Law lived... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man stuck by car and killed

Written on 9 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An Arroyo Grande man struck and killed a pedestrian on Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning. Shortly before 5 a.m., John Hooper was driving and turned southbound near Los Osos Valley Road when he struck Kent Boswell. Officers arrived... (Continue reading)

Tim Donnelly calls Velie CPS case payback

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In an interview with CalCoastNews, gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly explains his reason for sending San Luis Obispo County Child Welfare Services a letter condemning their treatment of the family of CalCoastNews publisher Karen Velie. “It was absolutely... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Cayucos collision identified

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The man who was found dead in a car he crashed into a Cayucos home last weekend has been identified as former Morro Bay realtor John Detomaso. Detomso, 79, from Cayucos crashed into the home on Hacienda Drive, east of... (Continue reading)

Victim killed in Paso Robles shooting identified

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of killing Billy Don Lawson in rural Paso Robles on Friday. Shortly after 3 a.m., a physician at a local hospital informed law enforcement that he was treating a person... (Continue reading)

Stabbing at Last Stage West

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

One man is in jail and another is in the hospital following a stabbing on Friday outside the Last Stage West BBQ restaurant on Highway 41 between Morro Bay and Atascadero. At about 4 p.m., an argument culminated with the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles restaurant owner charged with defrauding elderly woman

Written on 7 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The owner of Robert’s Restaurant and Wine Bar in Paso Robles is accused of stealing a 17-acre Templeton property from a 99-year-old woman. [KSBY] Restaurant owner Robert Clouston was arraigned in San Luis Obispo Superior Court Thursday on felony fraud... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles snowboarder in the Winter Olympics

Written on 7 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The youngest member of an American snowboard racing team now in Sochi, Russia hails from Paso Robles. [Tribune] Trevor Jacob, 20, grew up in Mammoth, where he learned to snowboard, but recently moved to Paso Robles. Jacob said he would... (Continue reading)