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Low-level pot arrests down

Written on 5 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Misdemeanor marijuana arrests in California have fallen sharply during the last five years after lawmakers decided that possession of a small amount of the weed would be considered an infraction. (Sacramento Bee) In 2007, more than 133,000 Californians were arrested... (Continue reading)

Keystone Pipeline protesters storm California Chevron facility

Written on 5 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Police arrested more than 200 demonstrators Saturday who trespassed on Chevron Corporation property in Northern California to protest the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. [Huffington Post] The protest marked the one-year anniversary of a Chevron refinery fire that generated a cloud... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man arrested for felony DUI

Written on 4 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 25-year-old San Luis Obispo man suspected of being intoxicated ran a red light and plowed into a minivan that contained four minor children at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to San Luis Obispo police. Colton Porter failed to... (Continue reading)

Eight arrested for mortgage fraud

Written on 1 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Federal and Ventura County authorities arrested eight people Wednesday for operating a mortgage fraud scheme that made them significant money while causing bank losses of more than $11 million. Investigators with the Ventura County District Attorney’s office discovered that members... (Continue reading)

News anchor Paula Lopez arrested for public intoxication

Written on 31 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Veteran KEYT news anchorwoman Paula Lopez was arrested Monday afternoon near her Santa Barbara home on suspicion of public intoxication. [Noozhawk] Lopez, 48, was taken into custody by Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies on North San Marcos Road at Via... (Continue reading)

Seven arrested in Paso Robles heroin bust

Written on 30 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A month long Paso Robles police investigation ended on Saturday with the arrest of seven people and the seizure of $2,770 in cash and $1,000 worth of black tar heroin. While serving a warrant at a residence on the 100... (Continue reading)

Bank robber arrested in Atascadero

Written on 25 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Atascadero police arrested a Paso Robles sex offender for allegedly robbing a Bank of America in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. Shortly after noon, Andrew Gilbertson, 38, showed a teller a note demanding money. He then fled the bank with... (Continue reading)

Video fame, misfortune for burglary suspect

Written on 24 Jul, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN When Joseph Oliver Godfrey stopped by Paso Robles’ most popular delicatessen Tuesday, he got an unexpectedly cold reception — handcuffs and a brisk walk to the back seat of Officer Jeremy Petlachi’s police car. (See video of... (Continue reading)

North County probation sweep nets 19 arrests

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A probation sweep of Northern San Luis Obispo County netted 19 arrests of probationers Tuesday. Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, in partnership with several local law enforcement agencies, contacted a total of 61 probationers... (Continue reading)

California man charged with sexually assaulting a horse

Written on 8 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A Northern California man is under arrest for sexually assaulting a horse. [KTVU] Fifty-six-year-old Bryon Baker of El Dorado County is accused of stealing a horse, leaving it to die and sexually assaulting another horse he tried to steal. Last... (Continue reading)