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Atascadero man narrowly avoids nosedive off Highway 101

Written on 15 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 32-year-old Atascadero man and cancer survivor narrowly avoided plunging off a bridge after he crashed his truck on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County Thursday morning. Authorities say there is about a 50-foot drop off the bridge. [KEYT] Around... (Continue reading)

Tesla slams into Atascadero sushi restaurant

Written on 11 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A brand new Tesla sedan slammed into an Atascadero sushi restaurant Sunday evening, stopping about three feet into the kitchen. [KSBY] Around 6:15 p.m., a driver was trying to park a 2016 Tesla but crashed into Kai Lana Sushi &... (Continue reading)

Man’s body found in Atascadero

Written on 9 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Atascadero police found the body of a 37-year-old man near Highway 101 and the pedestrian tunnel on Saturday. Police have deemed the death suspicious. An investigation is ongoing. The San Luis Obispo County Coroner took the body to the morgue... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man standing trial for raping girlfriend’s aunt

Written on 8 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Tehachapi woman testified in San Luis Obispo Superior Court Thursday that, during Labor Day weekend in 2014, she awoke in a pool of vomit in her niece’s bed to find her niece’s boyfriend penetrating her vagina from behind. The... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police identify parties in officer shooting

Written on 7 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Atascadero Police Department has released the identities of the officer who fired a shot and the suspect who was wounded in a July 4 altercation. The officer is on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation into the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police shoot man armed with metal bar

Written on 5 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

As with the city of Santa Maria, Atascadero had a shooting on July 4, though it did not result in a death. An Atascadero officer shot and wounded a man who was approached police with a metal bar after ramming... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman killed in crash identified

Written on 22 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Atascadero woman killed in a rollover accident on Highway 41 early Tuesday morning has been identified as Felicita Lockaton, 36. At about 12:38 a.m., Manuel Trejo, Jr., 33, of Atascadero was driving a 2005 Chevrolet on Highway 41 when... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman killed in crash

Written on 21 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A 36-year-old Atascadero woman was killed early Tuesday morning in a DUI crash on Highway 41 near Templeton Road. At about 12:38 a.m., 33-year-old Manuel Trejo, Jr., 33, of Atascadero was driving a 2005 Chevrolet on Highway 41 when he... (Continue reading)

Thief steals plants from Atascadero jewelry store

Written on 6 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A police search is on for a woman whom surveillance footage caught stealing from an Atascadero jewelry store. The woman stole succulent plants, not jewelry. K-Jon’s Fine Jewelers posted a video on its Facebook page showing a thief driving up... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed in crash identified

Written on 4 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Atascadero man killed in a rollover accident on Highway has been identified as Ronald Joshua Montgomery, 42. Shortly before 3 a.m., Montgomery was driving a Chevy truck southbound on Highway 101 between Santa Barbara Road and Santa Rosa Road... (Continue reading)