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Child porn suspect is worker at SLO kids’ gymnastics center

Written on 27 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One of the men Atascadero detectives arrested on child pornography charges this week is an employee at a children’s gymnastics center in San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] Atascadero police, with help from the SLO Police Department, served search... (Continue reading)

Suspects allegedly tried to lure young girls into cars in SLO

Written on 9 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Twice over the past two weeks, unknown male suspects allegedly attempted to lure elementary school children into vehicles in San Luis Obispo. On April 27, a girl reported that a white male inside a white van asked... (Continue reading)

Harold J. Miossi trust gives children hope and promise

Written on 3 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

Opinion by Jenny Luciano, Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County CEO As an agency built on the mission of mentoring, there is no better role model than the late Harold J. Miossi. Through the Harold J. Miossi... (Continue reading)

Foster mother arrested after seriously injuring 1-year-old

Written on 20 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 1-year-old boy has been fighting for his life, and a foster mother has been arrested, following a mysterious incident that took place in a Central Valley foster home run by an allegedly abusive couple. [Cal Coast Times] In similar... (Continue reading)

Old Mission School accused of concealing child abuse

Written on 2 Aug, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE A former guidance counselor at Old Mission School in San Luis Obispo has accused administrators of concealing child abuse, retaliation against a whistleblower and wrongful termination in a lawsuit filed Monday. [Cal Coast Times] Jannelle Craig-Difronzo alleges... (Continue reading)

Child injured in fall from Pismo Beach Hotel window

Written on 23 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A five-year-old boy fell out of a fourth-floor window at a downtown Pismo Beach hotel on Thursday, then got up and tried walking off the injuries he suffered. Ultimately, it was determined the boy only suffered a minor fracture. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar staff disbelieved girl being sexually abused by bus driver

Written on 27 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Lucia Mar Unified School District officials knew about a bus driver allegedly sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl, but they did not believe the girl was telling the truth, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office detective testified in court on... (Continue reading)

Pair of California twins is born in separate years

Written on 3 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A pair of California twins entered the world four minutes apart over the weekend, yet the babies were born in different years. [Fox San Diego] At 11:56 p.m. Saturday, a San Diego woman gave birth to Scarlett Annie at Sharp... (Continue reading)

SLO man allegedly molested his ex-girlfriend’s daughter

Written on 28 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A man accused of sexually abusing the 10-year-old daughter of San Luis Obispo woman he was dating, recently sent a text message to the now-14-year-old girl telling her she was still a virgin. [Tribune] Matthew Roland Betts, 44, allegedly molested... (Continue reading)

Porters threaten Tina Swithin with a lawsuit

Written on 11 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE The parents of a man facing 23 charges related to the sexual abuse of children took the first step toward legal action against their former daughter-in-law Tina Swithin, following Swithin’s public disclosures about her divorce and visitation... (Continue reading)