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Mob beats Trump supporter, video

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

In a rather disturbing example of election tensions boiling over, video footage shows a mob of young black men in Chicago punching, stomping and kicking a middle-age white man whom they say voted for President-elect Donald Trump. While the mob... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man admits to hitting roommate in head with wrench

Written on 9 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 69-year-old Arroyo Grande man admitted to hitting his roommate in the head with a wrench last month, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials have charged the man with attempted murder. [KSBY] On Oct. 5... (Continue reading)

CMC patients attack female worker

Written on 4 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

CORRECTION: The attack occurred at California Men’s Colony and not Atascadero State Hospital. Two inmates attacked a female correctional officer at California Men’s Colony last week and beat the woman unconscious, inside sources say. Early on the morning of Oct.... (Continue reading)

Gay man attacked in Santa Barbara

Written on 12 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In what is being deemed a hate crime, a Santa Barbara man punched an openly gay man in the face on State Street last week. The victim suffered a black eye and a concussion. [KCOY] On Oct. 4, Richard Schiwietz,... (Continue reading)

Gang members convicted of Nipomo beating

Written on 7 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo jury convicted two gang members last week of multiple crimes stemming from a Jan. 2015 beating of a non-gang member in Nipomo. The convictions included charges of assault with a deadly shoe. Then on Tuesday, the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande clerk beaten but staves off robbery, video

Written on 12 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A robber punched a clerk at an Arroyo Grande AM/PM store, but neither he nor his accomplice managed to steal any cash. After the botched robbery, the suspects escaped and they remain on the loose. The clerk escaped the attack... (Continue reading)

Suicidal inmate sends three deputies to the hospital

Written on 26 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An inmate at the Santa Barbara County Jail injured three deputies Sunday evening who were attempting to keep the prisoner from committing suicide, according to a sheriff’s department press release. At approximately 10:30 p.m., two deputies responded to the inmate... (Continue reading)

Good Samaritans rescue an Oceano woman from violent assailant

Written on 22 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

While an Oceano woman’s 2-year-old son watched, a 55-year-old man grabbed the mother by the throat, punched her, forced her to the ground and held a knife to her throat. At approximately 3 p.m. the Oceano woman returned to her... (Continue reading)

Angry driver slams into intoxicated pedestrian in downtown SLO

Written on 27 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

After a suspected drunk pedestrian reacted angrily to a driver honking his horn and ploughing through a downtown San Luis Obispo intersection Sunday night, the driver reversed course and slammed into the man. Police officers arrested the driver, and emergency... (Continue reading)

Police arrest man for burglary, sexual battery

Written on 21 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Grover Beach Police arrested a man who allegedly entered a Grover Beach home on Saturday and attempted to sexually assault a woman. At about 11 a.m., Angel Rene Torres, age 38, went to a home on the 1500 block of... (Continue reading)