Articles Tagged With ‘attempted robbery’




Santa Maria man arrested for murdering co-conspirator in botched robbery

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria detectives and SWAT team members arrested a man this week for allegedly murdering his co-conspirator during a botched robbery in the northern Santa Barbara County late last year. On Dec. 17, 2023, shortly after 4... (Continue reading)

Robber sprays Atascadero restaurant worker with chemical

A robber allegedly entered an Atascadero restaurant Thursday morning and sprayed an employee in the face with an unknown chemical before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash. [Cal Coast Times] At about 9 a.m., the robber entered the Tastee-Freeze... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande clerk beaten but staves off robbery, video

A robber punched a clerk at an Arroyo Grande AM/PM store, but neither he nor his accomplice managed to steal any cash. After the botched robbery, the suspects escaped and they remain on the loose. The clerk escaped the attack... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles boy reportedly attacked by knife wielding man

Paso Robles police are searching for a man who reportedly used a small kitchen knife during an attempt to rob a 13-year-old boy. The incident allegedly occurred while the teen was walking to school Wednesday morning, and the boy escaped... (Continue reading)

Ex-Cal Poly football player pleads in frat robbery case

One of the five former Cal Poly football players accused of attempting to rob a fraternity house last year has accepted a plea deal that will keep him out of jail. [Tribune] Cortland Josiah Fort, whom prosecutors accused of being... (Continue reading)

Trial looms for Cal Poly football players

A San Luis Obispo judge has ruled that enough evidence exists to bring to trial all five former Cal Poly football players accused of involvement in an attempted frat house robbery last August. Cameron Akins, 19, is accused of holding... (Continue reading)

Testimony of tears and pot sales in Cal Poly football case

One suspect cried when he heard there was a gun and another admitted to talk of a plan to rob a marijuana salesman, a San Luis Obispo police detective testified Tuesday in a court hearing for former Cal Poly football... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly football players fight against going to trial

Attorneys representing four former Cal Poly football players accused of complicity in an attempted armed robbery of a fraternity house argued Monday that their clients should not go to trial. In August 2014, San Luis Obipso police arrested five Cal... (Continue reading)

Former Poly football player shot in SLO drug deal gone wrong

Former Cal Poly football player Geoffrey Hyde suffered a gunshot wound to the back last week after an alleged botched drug deal at a house near campus. [KCOY] Hyde, 22, survived and received treatment at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly police searching for attempted robbery suspect

Cal Poly University Police are searching for a man believed to have punched a student in the face Saturday afternoon. [KSBY] A Cal Poly student told police that he was walking alone on campus near Poly Canyon Village around 12:50... (Continue reading)