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Man arrested following alleged road rage altercation in Paso Robles

Written on 30 Dec, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments
Road rage arrest Paso Robles

By ROBERT HANSEN Clarification: Michael Zook is charged with assault likely to produce great bodily harm, not assault with a deadly weapon. Paso Robles police officers arrested a man for assault with a deadly weapon after an alleged road rage... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man accused of sexually assaulting children

Written on 19 Dec, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Nipomo man is in custody on charges he sexually assaulted two children. On Dec. 15, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office received a report that 67-year-old Victor Manuel VillaMedina had sexually abused two children under... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police arrest teen for attempted murder

Written on 7 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers with the Santa Maria Police Department arrested 19-year-old Anthony Jacob Amador for attempted murder on Thursday. During a domestic violence incident on Oct. 22, Amador allegedly used a firearm, police said. Amador then fled the scene,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police bust woman for drug dealing, impersonation

Written on 31 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 36-year-old alleged thief and drug dealer is in San Luis Obispo County Jail after officers busted her with a large quantity of drugs, stolen credit cards and false identifications. On Oct. 21, a staffer at Embassy... (Continue reading)

Traffic stop in Arroyo Grande leads to arrest for drugs, guns, explosives

Written on 21 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A traffic stop in Arroyo Grande last week led to the arrest of a 64-year-old man after deputies found narcotics and a firearm inside the vehicle. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Oct. 17, San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria officers arrest another teen with a loaded gun

Written on 18 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested another teen with a loaded gun on Friday, the fourth teen arrested in less than a month with a loaded firearm in the city, police said. The arrest was part of the... (Continue reading)

Tip leads to arrests of alleged drug dealers in the Santa Maria riverbed

Written on 5 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A tip led to the arrests on Saturday of two alleged drug dealers who were living in the Santa Maria riverbed. Shortly after 8 a.m., Santa Maria police officers headed to the Santa Maria riverbed to follow... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police bust alleged assailant with stockpile of weapons

Written on 21 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE While investigating a robbery, Santa Maria police officers heard gunshots early Saturday morning leading to the arrest of a suspected assailant on gun charges. Shortly after 3 a.m., officers heard gunshots near the 1000 block of N.... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest man brandishing a machete in Santa Maria

Written on 10 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

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)

Santa Barbara County deputies arrest fragrant felons

Written on 6 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

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)