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Man sentenced to 177 years for robbing and raping prostitutes

Written on 30 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A 52-year-old Santa Maria man was sentenced to more than 177 years in prison for raping and robbing women in San Luis Obispo County at gunpoint. His victims were prostitutes. [KSBY] On March 14, 2013, Gregory Arthur Erwin, a former... (Continue reading)

Armed suspects rob Paso Robles gas station

Written on 20 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Paso Robles police are searching for two suspects who robbed the Spirit gas station at the corner of 17th and Spring streets in Paso Robles Friday night. At approximately 9:30 p.m., surveillance video caught the two suspects, one armed with... (Continue reading)

SLO jury convicts man of robbing and raping prostitutes

Written on 11 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A 52-year-old Santa Maria man has been convicted of raping and robbing women at gunpoint. His victims were prostitutes. On March 14, 2013, Gregory Arthur Erwin raped and robbed a woman at the San Luis Inn and Suites in San... (Continue reading)

2 injured in CVS armed robbery

Written on 13 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Ventura police are searching for two men involved in a brutal armed robbery of a CVS store on Friday that sent two employees to the hospital. Both employees were in stable condition on Friday. At about 3:25 a.m., two mask... (Continue reading)

Armed robber sought in Shell Beach holdup

Written on 10 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Pismo Beach police are seeking an armed man who stole a woman’s purse at gunpoint in Shell Beach Saturday night and has since evaded capture. At about 10:30 p.m., the woman was getting out of a car in the 300... (Continue reading)

Monterey County robbery suspects arrested in Atascadero

Written on 30 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Suspects from a Monterey County roadside robbery were arrested Tuesday at an Atascadero motel. On Monday evening in the town of Chualar, which is about 10 miles southeast of Salinas, a 16-year-old girl flagged down a man while he was... (Continue reading)

Monarch Grove robber also suspected in Goleta robbery

Written on 22 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are trying to determine whether the man who robbed the Monarch Grove Winery on Sunday also robbed a Goleta CVS late that night. Around noon Sunday, a robber wearing an old man mask, an Elvis... (Continue reading)

Driver robbed, punched in face in Paso Robles

Written on 2 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 21-year-old Paso Robles man allegedly robbed a driver at gunpoint Monday evening and then punched him in the face. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Creston Road and Santa Ynez Road, according to the Paso... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for robbing Atascadero 99 Cent store

Written on 28 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Atascadero police arrested a 25-year-old man shortly after he allegedly robbed a 99 Cent store early Wednesday morning. Shortly after noon, Kyle Kitchin carried a handgun into the 99 Cent store in the 7100 block of El Camino Real and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles robber preying on Payless Shoes

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Salinas man accused of having an obsession with robbing Payless Shoe stores is the suspect in Sunday evening’s robbery of the chain’s Paso Robles store. Kelly Shawn Grimm, 40, allegedly robbed Payless Shoe Source stores in King City, Sand City and Salinas,... (Continue reading)