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Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach discussing police merger

Written on 10 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Facing significant budget cuts, the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach are discussing combining their police departments. [KSBY] Arroyo Grande City Council will consider the merger which would save from $850,000 to $1 million a year on Tuesday. According... (Continue reading)

Teens charged in Boy Scout building arson

Written on 10 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Police arrested two teens Monday for burning down the Arroyo Grande Boys Scouts of America building. Caleb Joseph Pelletier, 18, of Creston and an unnamed 16-year-old Arroyo Grande High School student were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy, arson, burglary and... (Continue reading)

Thirteen arrested for drug trafficking

Written on 4 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 15 comments

Thirteen men from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties were arrested on narcotics and gang related charges, the result of a year-long investigation involving local, state and federal law-enforcement agencies. The men are suspected members of a Lompoc-based subset... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande Boy Scout’s building destroyed by fire

Written on 1 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Firefighters are investigating a fire that destroyed the Boy Scouts of America Buildings in Arroyo Grande earlier today. Multiple units from the Five Cities Fire Authority responded to the fire at 490 East Cherry Avenue at about 4:20 a.m. Firefighters... (Continue reading)

Students arrested for Arroyo Grande hate crime

Written on 26 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Deputies arrested three teens on Monday night for the hate crime and vandalism that occurred at Mesa Middle School in Arroyo Grande on April 1. The teens broke into their former school and wrote anti-black and Jewish graffiti on the... (Continue reading)

Teens arrested for making death threats

Written on 23 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Arroyo Grande Police arrested two juveniles on Friday for allegedly making threatening phone calls to at least seven Arroyo Grande High School students as well as numerous other victims throughout the country during the past two weeks. In some cases,... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande students receive death threats

Written on 20 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

At least six Arroyo Grande High School students recently received phone calls and messages with threats that they will be harmed or killed. Similar calls have been reported throughout the country during the past two weeks. Police say it appears... (Continue reading)

Manslaughter suspect arrested again

Written on 18 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 10 comments

The man accused of killing two tourists in Pismo Beach last October during an alleged botched suicide attempt is back in jail. A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputy arrested Jerardo Iriarte, 20, on Sunday morning on the 2000 block of... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande oilfields to use reclaimed water

Written on 13 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Owners of an Arroyo Grande oilfield have signed a deal with Veolia Environmental to design, build and operate a 45,000-barrel per day reclaimed water facility under a 12-year agreement. [AmericanBankingNews] In 2009, Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) drilled seven... (Continue reading)

Anti-hate forum set for Monday night in Arroyo Grande

Written on 7 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 18 comments

A community forum in response to last month’s cross-burning incident is scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Arroyo Grande. The event, “Responding to Hate and Bias in the Community” will include a panel discussion... (Continue reading)