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Man strips in SLO intersection after crashing car

Written on 11 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A man crashed his car, then removed much of his clothing and entered into a yoga routine on a busy San Luis Obispo street corner Monday afternoon. [KSBY] Douglas Kopcha, 46, rolled his vehicle into a traffic signal pole at... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man accused of burglary, forgery sprees

Written on 7 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Following a several month investigation, Morro Bay police detectives arrested a man Wednesday for burglarizing businesses and stealing checks out of mailboxes, which he then forged to his name. Morro Bay resident Phong Thanh Tran, 44, allegedly burglarized the Dutchman... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police track down violent assailant

Written on 1 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Arroyo Grande police arrested a known criminal street gang member on Friday for violently assaulted a 38-year-old Arroyo Grande man, who remains in critical condition, police said. On Oct. 2, Ignacio Franco Palomar, 36, allegedly struck the victim from behind... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man allegedly beat woman to death

Written on 31 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 39-year-old Santa Barbara man allegedly beat to death a woman with whom he has a two-year-old child. [KSBY] At around 1:40 p.m., Santa Barbara police arrived at an apartment complex in the 500 block of W. Los Olivos Street... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed at SLO Burger King

Written on 27 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 55-year-old San Luis Obispo man stabbed another man in the torso early Sunday morning at the Burger King at the corner of Madonna and Los Osos Valley roads. Shortly after 7 a.m., an argument between James Angelico, 55, escalated... (Continue reading)

Two children killed in DUI accident near Cayucos

Written on 26 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Two children are dead, two adults are hospitalized with major injuries and a Morro Bay man is in jail after an alleged felony DUI accident Saturday north of Cayucos on Highway 1. Shortly after 4 p.m., Tanner Mengore, 22, was... (Continue reading)

Three city sting nets 37 johns and prostitutes

Written on 25 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Police officers from Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo conducted a three day joint sting on prostitution this week that resulted in the arrests of 37 johns and prostitutes. Both male and female undercover officers were used in... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man jailed for assault on a stranger

Written on 24 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

With one punch early Friday morning, a 21-year-old Atascadero man broke another 21-year-old’s jaw and eye socket in downtown San Luis Obispo. Atascadero resident Joshua Bradshaw was walking with friends near Monterey and Chorro streets around 1 a.m. Friday, when... (Continue reading)

Third Lompoc police officer arrested this year

Written on 21 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Lompoc police officer accused of assaulting his girlfriend on Sunday, marking the third arrest of a member of the Lompoc Police Department this year. [KEYT] Deputies responded to call from a neighbor about... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man goes on criminal binge in Paso Robles

Written on 21 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Santa Maria man held up an elderly woman at gunpoint, rammed his car into her vehicle and smashed the window of another vehicle, prior to Paso Robles police arresting him Saturday afternoon. Around 1:40 p.m., police received a report... (Continue reading)