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Inmate disappears from Lompoc prison camp

Written on 25 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

For at least the fifth time over the last year, an inmate walked away from the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompocon Thursday. [KCOY] At about 4 p.m., prison officials discovered that Victor Hurtado, 42, was missing. Hurtado is... (Continue reading)

Camera catches man checking for unlocked cars in SLO

Written on 25 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who was caught on a surveillance camera checking for unlocked cars early Thursday morning. Around 1:45 a.m., the suspect was prowling around a driveway in the neighborhood southwest of Meadow Park.... (Continue reading)

Carrizo Plain likely to remain national monument

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Carrizo Plain will remain a national monument if President Donald Trump follows the advice of his interior secretary. In April, Trump issued an executive order calling for a review of 27 national monuments, prompting concerns about the potential loosening... (Continue reading)

Manse on Marsh owner asked to turn in his passport

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The owner of a San Luis Obispo assisted living home who is facing charges related to the death of an elderly man refused an offer made by a judge that would have let him out of jail but force him... (Continue reading)

Divorce battle ended shortly before Santa Maria murder

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Just two months after a contentious divorce and custody battle ended, a Santa Maria man shot and killed his ex-wife. On Monday, Konstantine Morozov shot and killed Natalia Morozova and then fled to the Los Angeles area with their 9-year-old... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for death threat against vigil organizers

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Police arrested a San Luis Obispo man for posting a death threat on Facebook targeting the organizers of the vigil held in SLO in the aftermath of the racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Daniel Joshua Phares, 45, admitted to... (Continue reading)

Deputy shoots and kills Nipomo man after Orcutt bank robbery

Written on 23 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a Nipomo man who was fleeing after allegedly robbing a Coast Hills Credit Union at knifepoint in Orcutt. On Tuesday morning, deputies arrived at the Coast Hills Credit Union in the... (Continue reading)

SLO voters shoot down nondiscrimination in housing measure

Written on 23 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

In a special election in which only a quarter of city voters participated, the San Luis Obispo electorate shot down an initiative aimed at permanently putting an end to SLO’s dormant rental inspection program. The ballot measure asked voters whether... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria fugitive shot and killed in LA, child rescued

Written on 23 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

After allegedly murdering his ex-wife, a Santa Maria man fled authorities with the estranged couple’s 9-year-old. But, police tracked down the murder suspect in Los Angles, where they shot and killed the man. [Cal Coast Times] Around 6:45 p.m., Los... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist injured in Paso Robles crash

Written on 22 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Police officers found a motorcyclist in a Paso Robles intersection suffering from injuries following a collision with a car on Monday. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the car crashed into the motorcyclist in the intersection of Spring Street and Seventh Street,... (Continue reading)