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Parolee flees Atascadero police and CHP at nearly 130 mph

Written on 15 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Officers chased a parolee on Highway 101 Wednesday morning from Atascadero to well into Monterey County. The chase reached speeds of nearly 130 mph. At about 8:26 a.m., an Atascadero officer tried to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Atascadero High hit with anti-Trump graffiti

Written on 23 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

Students arriving early to Atascadero High School Wednesday morning found multiple buildings defaced with graffiti, some of which contained messages aimed at President Donald Trump. [Tribune] Around 7 a.m., an Atascadero police officer checked the high school campus by foot... (Continue reading)

Thieves get away after hitting Atascadero train store

Written on 16 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A group of thieves broke into an Atascadero train store Wednesday morning and loaded numerous items into a pickup truck in broad daylight. The burglars fled just before police officers arrived, and they managed to evade capture. Shortly after 8... (Continue reading)

Wild Atascadero chase ends with aid from thermal imaging

Written on 7 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

After fa suspect evaded capture and ran up a hillside, authorities used a thermal imaging device to spot a suspect hiding inside the attic of an Atascadero home. The man had led police on a wild chase in which he... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police catch man wanted in Nevada

Written on 18 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

After an hour-long search that included K9s and a CHP helicopter, Atascadero police managed to capture a man who is wanted in Nevada on felony arrest warrants. Donovan Foot, 20, was designated a flight risk in the neighboring state. [KSBY]... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs Atascadero pizzeria

Written on 12 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An armed man robbed Fatte’s Pizza in Atascadero on Thursday evening, the fourth armed robbery in the North County in the past two weeks. At about 9:45 p.m., a man wearing a mask and wielding a gun approached the cashier... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita home searched for evidence of a murder

Written on 3 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

For a second time this year, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff detectives searched a home on the 2200 block of I Street in Santa Margarita looking for evidence about a missing man who officers suspect is a victim of a... (Continue reading)

Armed men rob Atascadero gas station

Written on 30 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Atascadero police are searching for two suspects who robbed the Chevron gas station at 6280 Morro Road at gunpoint on Friday night. Shortly after 9 p.m., two suspects, one armed with a gun and the other wearing gloves, entered the... (Continue reading)

SUV slams into Atascadero doctor’s office

Written on 21 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An oversized visitor made a surprise appearance inside an Atascadero pediatrics office Thursday afternoon. A Dodge Durango SUV slammed into and through the exterior wall of Patterson and Tedford Pediatrics and came to a rest in the lobby of the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Burger King employee steals cash, reports a robbery

Written on 15 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Burger King employee stole a large amount of cash from the business, then told police the restaurant had been robbed, according to the Atascadero Police Department. At about 1 a.m. Wednesday, Atascadero police responded to a report that a... (Continue reading)