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State’s ruling on sewage spill delayed

Written on 8 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE At the end of an almost 16 hour hearing that started on Friday, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board decided to delay making its decision on whether a 2010 raw sewage spill in Oceano was... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man accused of attempted murder

Written on 8 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Grover Beach man who attempted to murder an acquaintance who refused to give him prescriptions drugs was charged with attempted murder on Friday. Following the alleged robbery and attempted murder, Thomas Allen Kirker, 32, fled the victim’s home. Police... (Continue reading)

Greer murder probe remains stalled

Written on 7 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Brian Greer is not happy with the progress of an investigation into the 2009 murder of his father, and is particularly upset that San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives seem to periodically refocus on him as a... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Orcutt accused of molestation

Written on 7 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Family members of the man shot and killed by his son on Sept. 3 accuse the victim of sexual molestation. [KCOY] Brian Reid was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his father and critically injured his mother at an... (Continue reading)

Monkey attacks Paso Robles woman

Written on 7 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo County Animal Services seized a monkey after they say it severely bit its owner in the thumb and upper arm. [KCOY] State Department of Fish and Game wardens are determining whether to press charges against the monkey’s... (Continue reading)

20 drug smugglers arrested

Written on 7 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies have increased the number of alleged drug smugglers they have in custody from Thursday’s investigation to 20. Following up on in a tip of a panga boat off the coast of San Simeon, a... (Continue reading)

14 alleged drug smugglers arrested

Written on 6 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A report of a panga boat off the coast of San Simeon led San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies to take 14 alleged smugglers into custody early Thursday morning. Following the tip, a California Highway Patrol officer flying over the... (Continue reading)

Renters, no pets allowed

Written on 6 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 52 comments

OPINION By JUDITH BERNSTEIN I read the rental ad and thought, “At last, just the apartment I’ve been looking for!” It was a guest house on a private estate and had it’s own patio and garden, plenty of light in... (Continue reading)

Man accused of molesting developmentally disabled girl

Written on 6 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Santa Barbara man was arrested Wednesday for the alleged molestation of a 15-year-old developmentally disabled girl. In late August, following a church service, Armando Segoviano, 46, allegedly approached the girl who has the mental ability of a 6-year-old, kissed... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver crashes into house

Written on 6 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

An alleged drunk driver was arrested after she crashed her car into a house on Brookpine Drive in San Luis Obispo late Sunday night, police said. Naomi Brebes, 38, was driving southbound when she veered of the road and crashed... (Continue reading)