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Electrical outage leaves more than 4,000 without power

Written on 19 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A power outage in Atascadero, Creston and rural Santa Margarita is affecting 4,139 PG&E customers. [Cal Coast Times] The outage was first reported at 6:48 p.m. PG&E officials estimate power will be restored by 10:15 p.m. The cause of the... (Continue reading)

Victim of Creston DUI crash identified

Written on 25 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 28-year-old Shandon man as the person killed when an intoxicated driver wrecked an SUV near Creston on Sunday. Artemio V. Pacheco died in the crash, while the driver, 31-year-old Eusebio Ruizluis of Shandon,... (Continue reading)

Passenger dies in DUI crash near Creston

Written on 24 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A person died Sunday afternoon in a crash north of Creston on Creston Road near Highway 41, according to the CHP. The driver of a Ford SUV allegedly wrecked the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, killing the lone... (Continue reading)

Creston man killed in Highway 58 crash identified

Written on 12 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a crash east of Santa Margarita on Friday as John Elton Suhrke, 69, of Creston. At 4:15 p.m., Suhrke was driving eastbound on Highway 58 in a 2007 Kia when... (Continue reading)

Creston baby drowned at the hands of her mother

Written on 29 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A newborn baby who died in a bathtub shortly after birth on Saturday drowned at the hands of her mother, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Coroner’s Office. The mother also died on Saturday, and the cause of... (Continue reading)

Deputies investigating death of mother and infant

Written on 24 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Creston woman and her newborn baby who both died on Saturday. Early in the morning, Brandy Stanton, 37, was taking a bath at her home in Creston when... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man seriously injured in crash near Santa Margarita

Written on 25 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An Atascadero motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday afternoon in a crash with a Pontiac Grand Prix on Highway 58 near the Santa Margarita Cemetery, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report. Alan Dunivan, 55, was passing cars at a... (Continue reading)

Cayucos man speeding with 6.5 pounds of cocaine

Written on 12 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Cayucos man Wednesday who was speeding on Highway 41 in Creston with approximately 6.5 pounds of cocaine setting in plain view. At about 6:30 p.m., a sheriff deputy stopped Alexander Allan Matarse,... (Continue reading)

Robbers return booty, then arrested

Written on 4 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

After three participants in a Templeton burglary returned coins, jewelry and gold they had stolen, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested the three alleged thieves while putting out an arrest warrant for the fourth. On Sept. 23, while the... (Continue reading)

Police cruiser crashes during high-speed chase

Written on 31 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Atascadero police arrested a Creston man who led officers on a high-speed chase Monday that ended with a wrecked police cruiser. On Monday at about 2:50 a.m., two Atascadero police officers attempted to pull over a car for vehicle code... (Continue reading)