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Sheriff identifies kayaker who died off of Avila Beach

Written on 20 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who fell out of a kayak and died off the coast of Avila Beach on Sunday. Sheriff’s officials say the death of Christopher Neil Chisholm, 40,... (Continue reading)

Kayaker dies off the coast of Avila Beach

Written on 19 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man fell out of his kayak while on an excursion with a friend and died off the coast of Avila Beach on Sunday.  The kayaker possibly drowned. Thus far, his death appears to be accidental, according... (Continue reading)

Woman, 29, dies in custody at Lompoc jail

Written on 29 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 29-year-old female inmate died earlier this month after being found unresponsive in her cell at the Lompoc Police Department Jail. [KSBY] Officers found Liliana Zuniga unresponsive in her cell at about 7:15 a.m. on March 13.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man found dead in SLO creekbed after arrest

Written on 18 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities found a 37-year-old Morro Bay man dead in a San Luis Obispo creekbed on Wednesday, eight days after officers arrested him for public intoxication and an ambulance transported him to Sierra Vista Medical Center. [Tribune] On... (Continue reading)

Deputy shoots and kills Nipomo man after Orcutt bank robbery

Written on 23 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a Nipomo man who was fleeing after allegedly robbing a Coast Hills Credit Union at knifepoint in Orcutt. On Tuesday morning, deputies arrived at the Coast Hills Credit Union in the... (Continue reading)

Couple with dead body may have had plans to bury it in Big Sur

Written on 18 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says the Bakersfield couple that was caught transporting a dead body inside their SUV may have had plans to bury the deceased man in the Big Sur area. On Tuesday, deputies found the... (Continue reading)

Couple with dead body in car arrested for child endangerment

Written on 17 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

  San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the man and woman who were found with a dead body inside their SUV in Cayucos. However, it remains unclear how the deceased person died and how his body ended up... (Continue reading)

Body found inside occupied vehicle in Cayucos

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies found a dead body Tuesday inside an SUV that was occupied by a man, a woman and a teenage girl. Shortly before 3 p.m., deputies were patrolling Cayucos when they noticed an SUV parked... (Continue reading)

Central Valley man shot and killed after confronting pot growers

Written on 9 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A 47-year-old Central Valley man was shot and killed after confronting three men illegally growing marijuana on his rural Madera County property. [KFSN] On Monday night, Timothy Fagden confronted the men who were growing pot on the edge of his... (Continue reading)

Central Coast festivalgoer died of LSD overdose

Written on 4 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A 20-year-old Ventura woman who died after attending a music festival at Lake San Antonio this spring overdosed on Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Baylee Ybarra Gatlin, a Ventura College student, became... (Continue reading)