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 Pismo Beach man indicted for counterfeiting

Written on 30 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A federal grand jury indicted a Pismo Beach man last week for manufacturing counterfeit U.S. Currency, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. On May 31, a vendor at the Visalia Swap Meet reported to law enforcement that someone was... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man arrested for beating wife, stealing rifle

Written on 30 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Arroyo Grande police arrested a felon Wednesday morning and charged him with six fresh felonies after he allegedly assaulted his wife. Cole Stacey, 32, attacked his wife after a verbal argument in front of their young children, according to an... (Continue reading)

SLO man attempts to kill his father in Los Osos

Written on 29 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A San Luis Obispo man, who once brought an arms cache to a local bank, fired shots into his father’s Los Osos home early Tuesday morning, allegedly in attempt to kill him. Shortly before 4 a.m., Turner Lee Newman, 23,... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County narcotics officer arrested for perjury

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The California Attorney General’s Office filed a felony charge of  on July 17 against a former San Luis Obispo County District Attorney investigator who allegedly lied in an affidavit to a judge while on loan to the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task... (Continue reading)

Los Osos Cal Fire captain arrested for insurance fraud

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A Morro Bay man who works as a captain for Cal Fire was arrested along with his brother last week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud. An investigation by the California Department of Insurance led to the arrest of... (Continue reading)

Financial dispute suspected in murder of Morro Bay woman

Written on 25 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested a security guard at a marijuana dispensary Friday on suspicion of murdering a 30-year-old woman who grew up in Morro Bay. Last month, Carrie Jean Melvin was walking with her boyfriend in Hollywood when a gunman shot and... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man facing 126 sexual abuse charges

Written on 25 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed 126 counts against a Nipomo man Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a now 18-year-old girl for the past four years. The 126 felony charges filed against Robert John Bergner, 51, include... (Continue reading)

Nipomo softball coach charged with rape

Written on 22 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Nipomo man Wednesday for allegedly sexually molesting a now 18-year-old girl for the past four years. The alleged victim told law enforcement Tuesday Robert Bergner, 51, molested her since the time she... (Continue reading)

Report sex offender on Craigslist, win cash prize

Written on 20 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Department and SLO County nonprofit Crime Stoppers have issued a cash reward to a tipster who reported a Craigslist post containing a photograph of a man’s genitalia and a message soliciting “young girls” for sexual... (Continue reading)

Boy, formerly of Goleta, beat to death over birthday cake

Written on 17 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

A 9-year-old boy paid with his life for eating birthday cake that was supposed to go to the 2-year-old daughter of his mother’s boyfriend. [Chicago Tribune] Oriana Iris Garcia, 26, took her son Jack Gacia out of elementary school in... (Continue reading)