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Man allegedly exposed himself to Grover Beach girls

Written on 11 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 29-year-old Santa Maria man exposed himself to three elementary school girls in August, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Officers arrested the man in Santa Maria on Thursday. Roberto Mendoza-Macias allegedly exposed himself to the girls on Aug.... (Continue reading)

Man exposes himself to girl in Atascadero

Written on 10 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man driving a shiny black truck reportedly exposed himself to an 11-year-old in Atascadero on Tuesday. Atascadero police say they received four reports in the past few months of a man exposing himself or attempting to expose himself. On... (Continue reading)

Atascadero car thief flees to elementary school

Written on 3 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An intoxicated car thief fled authorities onto the campus of an Atascadero elementary school on Monday, according to the city’s police department. The elementary school, as well as a neighboring continuation high school went into lockdown. Around 12:18 p.m., Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Caregiver cops to stealing gold from elderly SLO couple

Written on 16 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A former in-home caregiver accused of stealing nearly $50,000 worth of valuables from an elderly San Luis Obispo couple has pleaded no contest to the offense. [Tribune] Los Osos resident Gallagher Daniel Persson, 35, allegedly stole numerous gold and silver... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested for fake WMD at San Gabriel Elementary

Written on 15 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Authorities have arrested a 17-year-old Atascadero boy who they say placed a fake weapon of mass destruction at San Gabriel Elementary School. Police say the teen acted alone. On Sept. 11, the San Luis Obispo County bomb squad removed a... (Continue reading)

Monterey County robbery suspects arrested in Atascadero

Written on 30 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Suspects from a Monterey County roadside robbery were arrested Tuesday at an Atascadero motel. On Monday evening in the town of Chualar, which is about 10 miles southeast of Salinas, a 16-year-old girl flagged down a man while he was... (Continue reading)

San Gabriel Elementary School remains closed

Written on 13 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Gabriel Elementary School in Atascadero remains closed indefinitely as investigators continue to look into threatening letters and a suspicious object left on the school grounds between the end of the school day on Thursday and Friday morning. Classes for... (Continue reading)

Threatening letters lead to San Gabriel Elementary school evacuation

Written on 12 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Teachers at San Gabriel Elementary School in Atascadero arrived to school on Friday morning to find someone had entered their classrooms and left threatening letters on their desks and a suspicious object on the playground. School officials evacuated the campus... (Continue reading)

SLO man attempts to kill his father in Los Osos

Written on 29 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A San Luis Obispo man, who once brought an arms cache to a local bank, fired shots into his father’s Los Osos home early Tuesday morning, allegedly in attempt to kill him. Shortly before 4 a.m., Turner Lee Newman, 23,... (Continue reading)

Woman’s body found in Atascadero Motel 6

Written on 6 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A customer at Motel 6 in Atascadero found a woman’s body in one of the rooms Friday evening. [KSBY] Police responded to the Motel 6 at 9400 El Camino Real and discovered a woman in her forties who appeared to... (Continue reading)