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This week’s dumbest criminal

Written on 3 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

This week’s dumbest criminal award goes to two men who decided to shoplift from a store during a Wednesday afternoon shop with a cop charity event because they thought the officers would be too distracted to notice. [SeattleWeekly] Shane Alexander,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman hides handcuffs in body cavity

Written on 1 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

A 51-year-old Atascadero woman drove into the garage of her home while allegedly intoxicated, was taken into custody, slipped out of her handcuffs and hid them in a place that baffled police last Thursday night. The unnamed woman’s 11-year-old son... (Continue reading)

This week’s dumbest criminal

Written on 20 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

This week’s dumbest criminal award goes to two Paso Robles residents who went into a hospital claiming they had been assaulted in an alleged attempt to get drugs and ended up being arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and drug... (Continue reading)

Bathroom key thief assaults clerk

Written on 16 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 11 comments

A man attempting to leave a gas station with a restroom key became violent when a clerk demanded that he return the facility key, on Sunday shortly after 9 p.m.  [KSBW] At the Shell Station on Main Street in Salinas,... (Continue reading)

Massive indoor marijuana grow busted

Written on 13 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s department busted what they suspect is the largest indoor marijuana grow ever uncovered by law enforcement shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday. [KCOY] Working on a tip, deputies discovered the grow on the Dos Pablos Ranch... (Continue reading)

Pot farm destroyed, three arrested

Written on 9 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 7 comments

Three people are in jail tonight and 5,487 marijuana plants have been destroyed in a joint operation between San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County authorities. [LompocRecord] A Santa Barbara County rural crimes deputy discovered a questionable vehicle parked... (Continue reading)

Assault leads to burglary arrest

Written on 3 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Police say suspects in a string of local church and business burglaries had evidence of their deeds in a hotel room they had checked into. Officers discovered a printer, electronic equipment and personal identifications that did not belong to the... (Continue reading)

Jewelers’ suspicions lead to arrest of serial burglars

Written on 24 Jul, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

After Atascadero police failed to link a stolen diamond ring report with a report of two suspicious-looking men trying to sell an expensive diamond ring to a jewelry store, the victim took it upon her self and tracked down her... (Continue reading)

Police find cop impersonator in Atascadero

Written on 20 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Atascadero police arrested a 27-year-old Bay Area man Monday morning for alleging impersonating a CHP officer. Mark Polini, believed to live in San Jose, was pulled over after he appeared to be driving an unmarked police car, a black 2001... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman shot by ex-boyfriend

Written on 7 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

An Atascadero man is in jail after he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend in the back of the neck in front of their four-year old child on Tuesday night at around 11:45. [KSBY] Paso Robles police responded to a home on... (Continue reading)