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Arroyo Grande suspects found with counterfeit bills, drugs, stolen gun

Written on 24 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Grover Beach police officers arrested a man and woman from Arroyo Grande on Saturday for possession of a stolen gun, counterfeit money and heroin after following up on a tip from a concerned citizen. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 10... (Continue reading)

Man passes counterfeit bills at San Luis Obispo gas station

Written on 9 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who is suspected of passing two counterfeit $20 bills on Friday at the Chevron gas station on Broad Street in San Luis Obispo. The man was caught on surveillance footage. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Teenage counterfeiter passed fake bills at school

Written on 1 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A school resource officer at Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria busted a 13-year-old boy on Thursday for attempting to pass a $100 counterfeit bill at the school store. [Cal Coast Times] Officers then searched the teen’s home, where... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for two counterfeiters

Written on 7 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Grover Beach police are searching for two women accused of spending counterfeit $50 bills at local businesses on three separate occasions Monday. Officers describe one suspect as a light-skinned Hispanic woman between the ages of 25 and 35 with black... (Continue reading)

SLO police break up counterfeiting operation in Motel 6 parking lot

Written on 21 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

While scanning a Motel 6 parking lot, a San Luis Obispo police officer stumbled upon a man and woman flush with counterfeit cash and in the process of creating more money, according to SLOPD. It is unclear if the counterfeiting... (Continue reading)

SLO police seeking another counterfeiter

Written on 29 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

In what appears to be part of a trend, a woman tried to spend a counterfeit $50 bill at a San Luis Obispo beauty store on Friday. The woman did not succeed in making the purchase, but she did managed... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for suspects with counterfeit $100 bills

Written on 9 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man and a woman who tried to spend counterfeit $100 bills at two separate downtown stores around the same time Thursday morning. Both suspects were caught on surveillance footage. At about 10:28... (Continue reading)

Korean fraudster arrested for bank scam in Morro Bay

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

Morro Bay police arrested a 60-year-old man for bank fraud earlier this month. The man is suspected of being a member of a Korean gang involved in a string of bank fraud scams. [KSBY] On July 12, Il Kwon Chung,... (Continue reading)

Former police chief’s son suspected of counterfeiting, burglary

Written on 30 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police caught a break in a counterfeiting case when officers recognized a man videotaped passing a counterfeit bill at a CVS Pharmacy as the son of former chief of police Lisa Solomon... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman turns herself in over counterfeit checks

Written on 14 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Paso Robles woman turned herself in Tuesday morning after police circulated a photo of her allegedly passing a counterfeit check. Kathleen Bartley, 56, is accused of handing counterfeit checks to cashiers at the Paso Robles Target and Lowe’s Home... (Continue reading)