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Deputies nab North County serial burglar

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Margarita man Tuesday, who is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of property and committing at least 12 burglaries in North County. Sheriff’s investigators received reports of burglaries in North... (Continue reading)

California mayor shot and killed by wife

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The mayor of the Southern California city of Bell Gardens died Tuesday after his wife shot him during a domestic dispute. [LA Times] Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo, 45, was arguing with his wife, Levette, in their home Tuesday afternoon... (Continue reading)

Cayucos rape victim is somebody’s daughter

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

Editor’s Note: The following commentary about child sexual abuse in Cayucos was written after the arrest of volunteer fireman Oscar Higueros Jr., only a few days after Rogue Voice publisher Stacey Warde posted “Somebody’s Daughter,” a fictional account by author... (Continue reading)

Five Cities Fire Authority needs financial counseling

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER “Five Cities Fire Authority struggles to adjust after layoffs” (Tribune, October 2) suggests that ‘Plan B’ for the agency is to apply for another grant to return its level of service to that which it enjoyed... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist killed in Nipomo hit and run identified

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the bicyclist killed in a Nipomo hit-and-run crash Wednesday as 48-year-old Glen Fulton of Arroyo Grande. Fulton died Wednesday morning after a driver struck him on Los Berros Road near Pomeroy Road, ejecting him... (Continue reading)

Rural Morro Bay home catches fire

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire broke out at a barn adjacent to a rural Morro Bay home early Thursday morning, and the blaze spread into the house. Cal Fire received a report of the blaze at 1:17 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters responded to 1407... (Continue reading)

Adams may quit, slaps police again

Written on 2 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 153 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE Embattled Arroyo Grande City Manager Steve Adams said Wednesday he will be leaving his job when he decides the time is right, and leveled a barrage of accusations against his police department’s contract negotiators.... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly stabbed girlfriend repeatedly prior to Cambria arrest

Written on 2 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A Lompoc man accused of attempting to kill his pregnant ex-girlfriend stabbed her several times prior to his July arrest in Cambria, the victim testified Wednesday. [Tribune] On July 27, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Brian Michael Rodriguez,... (Continue reading)

Multi-semi collision in Templeton leaves man hospitalized

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

A Fresno man sustained major injuries to the face early Wednesday morning after an oncoming semi-truck crashed into his car, slamming it into another semi near Templeton. [KSBY] The accident occurred on Highway 41 north of Highway 46. Christopher Park,... (Continue reading)

Correctional officer arrested for fraud and theft

Written on 2 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested a correctional officer for insurance fraud and grand theft for allegedly collecting more than $60,000 in workers’ compensation benefits he was not entitled to receive. In November 2012, James Levice Davis Junious, 33, injured... (Continue reading)