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Player choked by Bob Knight in ’97 dies in Nipomo

Written on 27 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Neil Reed, the former Indiana University basketball player who went public in 1997 with a claim that then coach Bob Knight had choked him during a practice, died Thursday of a heart attack in Nipomo. He was 36. Reed had... (Continue reading)

Man attacked with hammer in Paso Robles

Written on 26 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Officers arrested a 38-year-old man for attempted murder Tuesday after he allegedly beat a man with a hammer in rural Paso Robles. Roger Glenn West allegedly hit the unnamed victim multiple times with a hammer during a dispute over money... (Continue reading)

Teen slashed during robbery

Written on 10 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Two teens robbed, punched and slashed another teen on Monday evening on the 1900 block of Creston Road in Paso Robles. The unnamed victim said he was walking alone when the two suspects demanded his property. After he refused, one... (Continue reading)

Teen sexually assaulted in SLO

Written on 6 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a girl in her late teens Tuesday afternoon on the 1400 block of Marsh Street. The teen was entering a business complex when a man approached her from... (Continue reading)

Panty raider suspected of four sexual assaults

Written on 28 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

San Luis Obispo Police and University Police suspect one man is responsible for a string of four sexual assaults that have occurred on or near the Cal Poly campus during the past two months. [KCOY] In each case, on a... (Continue reading)

Intruder attacks man during Pismo Beach burglary

Written on 9 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Pismo Beach police are searching for a thief who became violent after being caught burglarizing an apartment on the 700 block of Dolliver Street. Early Easter morning, the victim awoke to find two men rifling through his things, police said.... (Continue reading)

Two local men punched while protecting teen

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a transient after he punched two men who came to the rescue of a 14-year-old girl the transient was harassing. At about 12:30 p.m., Roy Jones approached the teen who was sitting on a bench... (Continue reading)

Purse snatcher stabs man in San Luis Obispo

Written on 24 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Late Friday night, a 24-year-old man attempting to help a San Luis Obispo woman battle a purse snatcher was stabbed in the upper body, police said. Elizabeth Key and Christopher Sebastian were walking along Madonna Road near Los Osos Valley... (Continue reading)

Cambria man suspected of sexual abuse of a child

Written on 23 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Cambria man twice this month for charges of sexual assault of a child and domestic violence. Deputies first arrested  Enrique Merlos, 45, on March 8 for allegedly committing numerous sex crimes involving... (Continue reading)

Teen files claim of rape against officer

Written on 21 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The teenager who allegedly had a sexual relationship with Santa Maria police Officer Alberto Covarrubias Jr. has filed a claim against the city that alleges department officials knew about the illicit relationship as far back as New Year’s Eve. [KCOY]... (Continue reading)