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Police searching for suspects who robbed Arroyo Grande 7-Eleven at gunpoint

Written on 29 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers are searching for a trio of suspects who robbed an Arroyo Grande 7-Eleven store at gunpoint early Friday morning. Shortly after 1 a.m., a 911 caller reported an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven located at... (Continue reading)

Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint in California

Written on 18 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspect or suspects robbed a Secret Service agent at gunpoint in Orange County the same night President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attended a fundraiser in Los Angeles. [Washignton Post] Shortly after 9:30 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria Police arrest suspects for robbing postal worker, stealing mail

Written on 18 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria Police officers on Sunday arrested a man and a woman for allegedly robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier and then stealing residents’ mail.  On Tuesday, a suspect robbed a mail carrier at knifepoint.... (Continue reading)

Group of armed robbers hit pizza parlors in Arroyo Grande, Orcutt

Written on 24 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three people are in jail after they allegedly robbed Domino’s Pizza parlors in Arroyo Grande and Orcutt on Friday night. Shortly after 9 p.m., two masked men entered the Domino’s Pizza on East Grand Avenue in Arroyo... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police arrest armed robbery suspects

Written on 5 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following more than a month long investigation, Santa Maria police officers arrested two brothers on Tuesday for a previous armed robbery at a business near the intersection of Battles and Blosser roads. On July 19, the armed... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs Atascadero Circle K, buries stolen cash

Written on 17 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a man who allegedly robbed Circle K in Atascadero Wednesday morning while armed with a handgun and then buried the stolen cash underground.  At about 5:50 a.m., a female clerk working at the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man who carried out crime spree convicted of robbery, carjacking

Written on 12 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A repeat offender who carried out a multi-day crime spree in Paso Robles, which included an armed robbery and a carjacking, faces life in prison after a jury convicted him of numerous charges on Thursday. Shortly after... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested for assault, robbery and shooting in SLO

Written on 17 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a teen who allegedly embarked upon a crime spree on Friday that included pistol-whipping and robbing a boy and firing gunshots in or around a parking lot. Early Friday morning, police... (Continue reading)

Wendy’s worker robbed at gunpoint in Atascadero

Written on 7 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Atascadero police officers are searching for a man who robbed a female Wendy’s worker at gunpoint early Tuesday morning.  The worker arrived at the Wendy’s in the 8600 block of Curbaril Avenue at about 5:30 a.m. As... (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)