Articles Tagged With ‘Atascadero’




Firefighters battle house fire in Atascadero

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters battled a fire at a home in Atascadero on Friday morning, according to the Atascadero Fire Department. Shortly before 10 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a home at 7570 Balboa Road. The single occupant... (Continue reading)

Pair of SLO County businessmen facing sex assault charges

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Months after numerous women accused two local business owners of sexual misconduct, detectives arrested one of the men on felony sex charges and are searching for the other suspect. Last year, more than 30 women came forward... (Continue reading)

Teen shoots juvenile following nasty breakup

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police arrested a teenager suspected of threatening his former girlfriend and then shooting a male juvenile outside the former girlfriend’s home early Saturday morning, police said. At 3:28 a.m. on New Years Day, a female juvenile... (Continue reading)

Woman pleads to battery during child exchange in Atascadero, video

By KAREN VELIE A woman who assaulted her stepson’s mother during a child exchange in Atascadero was sentenced last week to 20 days as part of a plea agreement. Kate Slater pleaded no contest to a charge of battery with... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man struck and killed near Santa Margarita

An Atascadero man who was lying in the middle of a roadway near Santa Margarita early Saturday morning was struck and killed by drivers going in both directions. [KSBY] At about 6 a.m., Matthew Eugene Gunn, 47, was lying on West... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man trolls judge during sentencing

The Atascadero man convicted of making criminal threats on Facebook against the organizers of the Women’s March San Luis Obispo appears to have a habit of trolling. [Tribune] Daniel Joshua Phares, 46, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies Atascadero man killed in single vehicle crash

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 50-year-old Atascadero man who was killed in a single vehicle crash early Sunday morning as Eric J. Polmanteer. [Cal Coast Times] At about 12:15 a.m., Polmanteer was headed northbound on El Camino Real... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed in single vehicle crash

A 50-year-old Atascadero man was killed early Sunday morning in a single vehicle crash on El Camino Real, according to the CHP. [Cal Coast Times] At about 12:15 a.m., the victim was headed north on El Camino Real south of... (Continue reading)

Three killed, five injured in crash on Highway 101

CHP officers said three people were killed and five injured when a car driven by an Atascadero woman collided with a farm labor vehicle Wednesday morning on Highway 101 in King City. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 6 a.m., a... (Continue reading)

Thieves go on spending spree with stolen credit card

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for two women suspected to have used a stolen credit card at stores across SLO County, costing the owner of the card an estimated $5,000. [Cal Coast Times] On Oct. 16, the... (Continue reading)