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Armed men rob Nipomo man

Two Santa Maria men allegedly robbed a Nipomo resident at knifepoint Sunday night, prompting a search of the area that involved a helicopter and a K-9. At about 10:30 p.m., the victim who lives on the 1800 block of Louise... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach officer suffers serious injuries during altercation

Two Grover Beach police officers were injured Monday afternoon in a scuffle with a 23-year-old man they were attempting to arrest. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 2 p.m., officers Roy Ituralde and Bradley Carey responded to a report of a... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff’s deputy arrested for DUI at the Oceano dunes

A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested for DUI at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area on March 10. Nevertheless, the deputy was not booked into jail nor was his mugshot taken. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before midnight,... (Continue reading)

Two men fled after DUI crash in SLO

Two men suspected to have been involved in a DUI crash Sunday night in San Luis Obispo fled the scene but were located by officers and arrested. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a single vehicle was spinning out... (Continue reading)

SLO police officers searching for credit card thief

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who was caught on surveillance cameras Thursday using a stolen credit card at multiple stores. [Cal Coast Times] In one of the photos, the man is wearing a blue shirt and... (Continue reading)

Talk show host Dave Congalton struck by car, seriously injured

KVEC radio talk show host Dave Congalton was walking to the “Families Belong Together March” in San Luis Obispo when a vehicle crashed into him Saturday morning, leaving him with serious injuries. [Cal Coast Times] For almost three decades, Congalton... (Continue reading)

Staffers allege mismanagement at the SLO County Jail

By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations of mismanagement, incapacitated staffers and failures to provide proper medical care, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson hired more administrators and modified procedures. Changes some staffers say have not improved jail patient care. [Cal... (Continue reading)

SLO child molester claims to be the Antichrist

Convicted child molester Jonathan Oscar Davis, who is back in court for allegedly touching young girls, told a San Luis Obispo judge on Friday that his actual name is “the Antichrist.”  [Cal Coast Times] During an arraignment hearing, Judge Matthew... (Continue reading)

Blood tests results in fatal DUI crash disputed

The attorney for a woman accused of vehicular manslaughter in the 2006 death of a Santa Margarita woman argued in court this week that the blood alcohol test was tainted. [Cal Coast Times] On April 30, 2016, Jessica Lea Allred... (Continue reading)

If we lived in a perfect world

Letter to the editor by Michael Rivera If I lived in a perfect world there would be no need for walls at our border. But many of us know we need a wall! If I lived in a perfect world... (Continue reading)