Articles Tagged With ‘Crime’




Bungling robbers storm Holiday Inn

Two armed robbers wearing masks, hooded sweatshirts and gloves tried to rob a guest at Paso Robles’ Holiday Inn Express early Tuesday but fled before officers could respond to a flurry of 911 calls. Brazenly entering the hotel lobby at... (Continue reading)

Crack down on SLO County identity theft rings

The San Luis Obispo County operators of two high-tech bank scam operations that ripped off hundreds of Chase Bank customers over the last three years are winding their way through the court system as the result of a crackdown by... (Continue reading)

Evidence points to evidence mismanagement

It costs county taxpayers nearly $700,000 annually to underwrite the maintenance of property and evidence rooms for county law enforcement agencies, yet those functions — vital to the administration of justice — are in chaos in many county agencies. That’s... (Continue reading)

Voters to ponder three-strikes law

Should California’s sometimes-controversial “Three-Strikes Law” be modified? Voters in November will have a say in the law’s future following qualification of a initiative that would ostensibly reduce the number of convictions. If endorsed by voters, the initiative would change the... (Continue reading)

Intruder attacks man during Pismo Beach burglary

Pismo Beach police are searching for a thief who became violent after being caught burglarizing an apartment on the 700 block of Dolliver Street. Early Easter morning, the victim awoke to find two men rifling through his things, police said.... (Continue reading)

SLO prowler suspect arrested

San Luis Obispo police arrested a prowler after a resident said they spotted him looking into their bedroom window at 2 a.m. on Monday. While on the phone with a police dispatcher, the resident of the home in the area... (Continue reading)

Prowler roams SLO neighborhood

Over the past two weeks, San Luis Obispo police have received four reports of a prowler in the area of South Street and King Court. Twice residents discovered the male prowler inside their homes. He fled when confronted. In one... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande cross burning suspects claim innocence

The  four defendants accused of committing a hate crime against a black teen in Arroyo Grande last year refused the San Luis Obispo District Attorneys office offer of plea agreements. As a result, a trial was set for May 7.... (Continue reading)

Woman raped in Paso Robles’ park

A Paso Robles’ woman said she was snatched from the street and dragged into a park where she was raped on Friday. On Tuesday evening, the woman called police to report a man had grabbed her while she walked home... (Continue reading)

California a leader in mortgage fraud

California continues to lead the nation in questionable home loans, with Santa Clara, Orange and San Bernardino counties among the areas with the highest number of suspected mortgage fraud cases, federal financial officials reported this week. [CaliforniaWatch] San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)