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Cayucos fire tax to appear on June ballot

Written on 18 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Cayucos fire officials are trying to stave off dissolution of the community’s fire department by asking voters to pass a tax in June. The tax would raise the assessment on single-family homes in Cayucos from $100 a year to $500... (Continue reading)

Cayucos firefighter convicted of rape, human trafficking

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

A San Luis Obispo jury has convicted former Cayucos firefighter Oscar Higueros Jr. of 25 crimes, including forcible rape and human trafficking of a minor by force or fear. The crimes stem from Higueros’s relationship with a then-17-year-old Los Osos... (Continue reading)

Cayucos man arrested for felony hit-and-run

Written on 21 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a Cayucos man Thursday who allegedly hit a pedestrian and fled after failing to bribe the victim. Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Anthony Walsh, 34, allegedly crashed his car into a man at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

Firefighter said he killed his father, sex victim testifies

Written on 28 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Former Cayucos firefighter Oscar Higueros, Jr. told a Los Osos teen-turned sex slave that he murdered his father and was not afraid to kill again, the human trafficking victim testified. The threat made the teen too scared to leave Higueros’... (Continue reading)

Former firefighter allegedly broke rape victim’s wrist

Written on 27 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A former Cayucos firefighter had “hate rape” with a 17-year-old Los Osos girl and broke her wrist, the alleged victim testified Tuesday. [KSBY] Oscar Higueros Jr., 40, is standing trial for 33 charges, including several counts of forcible rape, against... (Continue reading)

Did a former Cayucos firefighter kill his father?

Written on 17 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A witness in the human trafficking trial of Oscar Higueros Jr. told investigators the defendant claimed he murdered his father more than three decades ago. Higueros Jr. is currently on trial in a human trafficking case. [Tribune] Higueros Jr., a... (Continue reading)

Cayucos man allegedly stabbed a woman in the back

Written on 19 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a man Thursday who allegedly stabbed a woman in the back in Cayucos. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., Matthew Sebastian Agrey, 43, allegedly attacked a 49-year-old woman at a home on the 70 block... (Continue reading)

SLO County may take over Cayucos Fire Department

Written on 16 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The Cayucos fire commission is planning on dissolving the Cayucos Fire Department and turning over the agency’s responsibilities to San Luis Obispo County, according to the community’s firefighters union. Fire commissioners directed the chief of the fire department to turn... (Continue reading)

Driver hits parked cars, cars hit Cayucos homes

Written on 28 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two vehicles rolled into Cayucos homes Sunday morning after a San Luis Obispo man fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into five parked cars. [Tribune] Robert Covey, 35, dozed off at 8:05 a.m. while traveling south on Highway 1,... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion chews off Cayucos man’s hand

Written on 11 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 48 comments

By KAREN VELIE A large mountain lion was spotted near the mauled body of a Cayucos man Saturday evening on Hang Glider Hill near Gilbert Avenue. Shortly after 7 p.m., several of his neighbors watched Steven Weaver, 63, walking his... (Continue reading)