A traffic stop of a Lucia Mar Unified School District school bus on Thursday led to the arrest of the driver for possession of methamphetamine for sale. At about 2 p.m., before she had picked up any children, 31-year-old April... (Continue reading)
A Santa Maria woman who allegedly punished her then 2-year-old daughter for playing with her makeup by holding the child’s hands in scalding tap water almost three years ago is scheduled to begin trial next week. [SantaMariaTimes] Lorena Arenas, 26,... (Continue reading)
The man identified as the victim in a fatal roadside collision in Nipomo had garnered attention from law enforcement for acting suspiciously around children. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Christopher C. Tietjen in 2010 following a report of... (Continue reading)
While serving a warrant at a home in Grover Beach, deputies discovered a 2-year-old living in deplorable conditions and placed the child with child protective services. The house on the 100 block of Park View Avenue has been deemed uninhabitable... (Continue reading)
California Highway Patrol officers arrested a Paso Robles woman and her 19-year-old son following a road rage incident that became violent. [Tribune] Irene Martinez, 39, was headed south on Highway 101 when she cut off Randall Griffin as both drivers... (Continue reading)
Atascadero graphic designer Anthony Herrera likes to play a game called “Find the Ewok” with his daughter. So on a recent trip to Sequoia National Park, Herrera told her that Ewoks, made popular through the “Star Wars” movies, lived among... (Continue reading)