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Kafkaesque nightmare at county mental health facility

Written on 16 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 58 comments

San Luis Obispo County's claim that it is not responsible for the brutal attacks of women at its mental health facility on Johnson Avenue was thrown out by a judge on Feb. 8. Superior Court Judge Dodie Harman ruled against the... (Continue reading)

Woman sexually assaulted at Pismo Beach hotel

Written on 11 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at the Pismo Beach Motel 6 early Friday morning, police said. A local hospital examined the woman who was allegedly assaulted by an acquaintance, however no one is in custody. This recent sexual assault... (Continue reading)

More attacks at ASH

Written on 5 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

No arrests have been made yet in the aftermath of two attacks this week by patients on Atascadero State Hospital employees. [Tribune] A psychiatric technician was assaulted Friday, said hospital officials, and another incident the following day involved a patient... (Continue reading)

Jogger fights off attack

Written on 21 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 64 comments

A woman jogger attacked Tuesday morning on Vachell Lane near the San Luis Obispo city limits escaped serious injury after she aggressively fought off her assailant. Sheriff’s officials said the woman, who was not identified, was running alone about 7... (Continue reading)

Armed Robbery at San Luis Obispo Subway

Written on 12 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

San Luis Obispo police are looking for a man who allegedly held up a Subway restaurant at gunpoint Saturday evening. [KCOY] At about 10 p.m., the robber wearing a nylon stocking mask entered the Marsh Street store, took out a... (Continue reading)

Frias charged with second sexual assault

Written on 29 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A man accused of attempting to rape an Arroyo Grande teenager last year will also be tried for a second, more-violent assault and rape during a trial set for January in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, a judge ruled... (Continue reading)

Woman sexually assaulted at county mental health

Written on 17 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 43 comments

The depressed and the mentally ill in crisis go to San Luis Obispo County’s mental health impatient facility expecting a safe haven, not a 14 patient ward wrought with sexual assaults and beatings. A registered sex offender high on cocaine held... (Continue reading)

Man held hostage and assaulted in California Valley

Written on 12 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Two men allegedly held a man hostage for several days while they assaulted him with a hammer and stabbed him with a fork at the victim’s home on the 13000 block of Camarillo Road in California Valley, according to a... (Continue reading)

Man accused of Arroyo Grande home invasion

Written on 19 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Maria man is accused of forcing himself into a rural Arroyo Grande home in mid-August and tying up two brothers before robbing them and pistol whipping one of the victims. Santa Maria police officers arrested Silas Nathaniel Kanady,... (Continue reading)

Nursing assistants arrested for abusing patients

Written on 8 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Santa Barbara Police arrested two men who worked as nursing assistants at the Central Coast Nursing Center following allegations of elder abuse that include sexual battery. [KCLU] Brian Michael Watt, 29, of Ventura, and Hugo Batalla Rendon, 32, of Santa Barbara were arrested in... (Continue reading)