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Atascadero High School on lock down following shots fired

Written on 21 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

UPDATE, 12:20 p.m.: After more than two hours of heavy law enforcement presence, officials lifted the campus lock-down shortly before noon. Sources said a teacher and student reported hearing shots, but officers have been unable to verify this. Atascadero High... (Continue reading)

SLO County bank robber gets 25 years to life

Written on 6 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria man about to stand trial for three San Luis Obispo County bank robberies has accepted a 25 years to life sentence. George Jessie Gonzales pleaded no contest Tuesday to three counts of robbery, according to a San... (Continue reading)

Atascadero mayoral runner-up arrested

Written on 19 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Atascadero police arrested a recent mayoral candidate late Tuesday night on DUI and hit-and-run charges. [Tribune] Charles John Scovell II, 36, garnered 40 percent of the vote in last year’s Atascadero mayoral election. On Tuesday night, Scovell allegedly crashed his... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County cop evades jail in grand theft case

Written on 17 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A former officer with the Grover Beach and Atascadero police departments admitted that he used his security position to steal from residents of a Thousand Oaks retirement community, but the former policeman will not do any jail time as punishment... (Continue reading)

Atascadero murder suspect believes he’s a werewolf

Written on 25 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An Atascadero man accused of murdering his neighbor has believed for 20 years that he is a werewolf, a psychologist testified Tuesday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. [KSBY] Mark Andrews, 51, is accused of killing his neighbor Colleen Marie... (Continue reading)

Dead body found at Atascadero motel

Written on 19 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A housekeeper at the Atascadero Motel 6 found the body of a man who may have committed suicide, police said. Shortly before 11 a.m., staff at the Motel 6 on El Camino Real reported finding the body. Officers then spent... (Continue reading)

Atascadero hash lab blows while toddler home

Written on 15 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 1-year-old child came away uninjured from a fire caused by a hash oil lab explosion in an Atascadero home. The toddler is now in the custody of San Luis Obispo County Child Welfare Services, and the child’s father is... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman survives plunge, climbs to survival

Written on 12 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 57-year-old Atascadero woman survived a crash that sent her truck plunging down a cliff near Ragged Point, and then spent three days on the hillside before climbing to safety. [KSBY] The crash happened late Saturday afternoon when Debbie Lopez... (Continue reading)

Did an Atascadero woman drive off Ragged Point?

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

A passerby found an Atascadero woman on top of a 150-bluff near Ragged Point, where she is believed to have driven her truck off the road three days prior. [Tribune] Debra Lopez had been missing since Saturday, according to the... (Continue reading)

Judge throws out Atascadero murder confession

Written on 10 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge nullified the murder confession of an Atascadero man, ruling that police detectives violated the suspect’s Miranda rights. [Tribune] Mark Andrews, 51, is accused of killing his neighbor Colleen Marie Barga-Millbury, 52, in May 2013. He... (Continue reading)