By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested a man brandishing a machete following a five-hour standoff in Santa Maria on Tuesday, the suspect’s second arrest in less than three months. Shortly after 10 a.m., deputies responded to the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies on Friday arrested three men suspected of stealing nearly $2,000 of perfume from a store in Goleta. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, a caller from Ulta Beauty in the Camino Real... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested four people – three juveniles and one adult – on Thursday evening for multiple weapons charges related to street gang activity. Shortly before 6 p.m., the Santa Maria Police Department’s Gang Suppression... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers arrested a 21-year-old suspect in an armed robbery early Monday morning in Madera. Officers then transported Isaac Adrian Ramirez to the San Luis Obispo County Jail where he was booked on charges of... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A federal grand jury indicted four people on Monday for their alleged involvement in a series of armed robberies in Oxnard earlier this year. The four suspects allegedly robbed a The Home Depot store on Jan. 4.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 27-year-old man is in jail after he allegedly attempted to evade arrest by leading officers on a chase through downtown Paso Robles on Saturday evening. Late at night, a caller reported a possible drunk driver traveling... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE An Oceano man is in jail after his failure to comply with officers led to a shelter in place order that impacted Arroyo Grande High School as well as mutiple residences on Friday afternoon. Near the end... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police officers arrested a Ventura man on Friday after he allegedly attempted to meet with a minor for sex. Shortly after noon on Jan. 24, officers took 49-year-old Jason Fisher into custody in Arroyo Grande... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police arrested a 30-year-old man on Jan. 16 who had downloaded more than 700 images of child pornography. Electronic service providers such as Facebook, Google and Reddit are required to monitor and report those... (Continue reading)
By ANNIE BRAFF Grover Beach Police arrested a Pismo Beach man today when he allegedly attempted to meet with a minor for sex, prompting an online safety warning. Police took Mark David Pinson into custody in a Grover Beach parking... (Continue reading)