SLO police seek help identifying three alleged thieves
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Wednesday it is seeking the public’s help identifying three individuals suspected of a vehicle burglary and fraudulent credit card use. On Aug. 27, a thief stole a purse from a vehicle in the Ralphs parking lot. The victim’s credit cards...
Man threatens to kill SLO County District Attorney, headed to trial
By KAREN VELIE Fueled by revenge, David Platek threatened to kill San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow and his family and then explode a bomb at Templeton High School with a goal of killing 400 children. A friend revealed the plot, federal agents arrested Platek, and a judge...
Fire at estranged husband’s Paso Robles home, wife arrested
By KAREN VELIE Amid ongoing divorce proceedings, a 56-year-old woman allegedly set fire to her estranged husband’s Paso Robles home, with him inside. Officers arrested Dana Valentine-Brink on Monday for two counts of attempted murder and 14 other charges. Ryan Brink filed for divorce against Valentine-Brink on June 4. Less...
Detectives arrest Isla Vista rape suspect
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a man for allegedly raping a female at an apartment in Isla Vista early Saturday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., the victim told sheriff’s deputies a man had sexually assaulted earlier that morning in the 6500 block of Trigo Road. She...
Man shoots victim in Paso Robles, charged with attempted murder
By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested a 27-year-old Paso Robles man on Monday morning for attempted murder. The man is suspected of shooting a victim on Saturday. Near midnight on Saturday evening, Noe Tapia-Sandoval allegedly shot a person on 34th Street near Spring Street. The victim arrived at a local hospital...
Officers bust two street racers in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers busted two drivers street racing during peak traffic on Betteravia Road on Sunday. Casting is closed for a “Fast and Furious audition,” an officer posted on Facebook. The drivers were cited and their cars were towed. Both cars will be impounded for 30 days....
California’s offshore wind plans are terminally ill
OPINION by MANDY DAVIS The Department of Transportation’s Aug. 29 crucial decision and action will have more than significant impacts on the future of offshore wind in California. You could say that the minimally heralded action not only threw a huge monkey wrench into our governor’s favorite pie-in-the-sky project, but...
