Articles Tagged With ‘Atascadero’




Atascadero teacher accused of filming students’ panties

Police arrested a 48-year-old Atascadero Unified School District teacher on Monday who was allegedly videotaping his female students’ underwear. At the teacher’s home, officers found child porn including photos and video’s of his students. [Cal Coast Times] On Aug. 30,... (Continue reading)

Should Atascadero police officers sport visible tattoos?

The Atascadero Police Department is temporarily changing its no visible tattoos while on duty policy while seeking public input. [Cal Coast Times] Several months ago, an Atascadero officer asked the city to amend its tattoo policy. At the end of... (Continue reading)

Woman dies after jumping of Atascadero overpass

The woman who jumped off a Highway 101 overpass in Atascadero on Wednesday morning died at the hospital from her injuries. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:30 a.m., the woman parked her Ford Mustang on the overpass and jumped onto... (Continue reading)

Woman leaps off overpass onto Highway 101 in Atascadero

A woman driving a Ford Mustang parked her car on an Atascadero overpass Wednesday morning, then jumped onto Highway 101. [Cal Coast Times] The woman survived the fall from the overpass on Curbaril Avenue and was not struck by a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero sex offender allegedly sodomized a child

A convicted sex offender who lives in Atascadero is facing fresh sexual abuse allegations, which include a charge of sodomizing a child under the age of 10. [Cal Coast Times] Fred Raymond Knight II, 43, is currently in the San... (Continue reading)

Electrical outage leaves more than 4,000 without power

A power outage in Atascadero, Creston and rural Santa Margarita is affecting 4,139 PG&E customers. [Cal Coast Times] The outage was first reported at 6:48 p.m. PG&E officials estimate power will be restored by 10:15 p.m. The cause of the... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero commissioner Joan O’Keefe dead at 80

By MIKE BRENNLER On March 19, 2018 the Atascadero community lost a wonderful and spirited advocate. Joan O’Keefe passed away in Visalia. She had been staying with her daughter, after experiencing a couple of years of deteriorating health. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Shooting threat locks down Atascadero High School

On the morning that students were due to walk out of class to protest gun violence, Atascadero High School was placed on lockdown, or “shelter in place,” as a result of a student’s social media threat to carry out a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed in Highway 101 crash

A 71-year-old Atascadero man died following a rollover crash on Highway 101 Sunday afternoon that also left a 72-year-old woman hospitalized. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 5 p.m., Thomas Cahill was driving a 1989 Alfa Romeo convertible northbound near San... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way DUI driver crashes truck in Paso Robles

A 27-year-old Atascadero woman driving under the influence and in the wrong direction on Highway 101 crashed head-on into a pickup truck Sunday evening north of Paso Robles. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 7:15 p.m., Alexandra Gonzales was driving southbound... (Continue reading)