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Pismo Beach police bust suspect who bought a minor alcohol

Written on 21 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pismo Beach police officers busted a person who allegedly bought alcohol for a minor during a covert operation police conducted last week in Pismo Beach.  On Feb. 13, Pismo Beach police officers and California Department of Alcoholic... (Continue reading)

Three Pismo Beach clerks cited for selling alcohol to minors

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pismo Beach police officers cited three clerks for selling alcohol to minors during a sting conducted on Friday.  Along with Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents, police officers conducted a minor decoy operation in Pismo Beach.... (Continue reading)

SLO McLintocks’ temporarily closes over liquor license suspension

Written on 4 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN F. McLintocks’ Saloon and Dining House in downtown San Luis Obispo has temporarily closed after the state of California suspended its liquor license.  McLintocks’ closed its bar and restaurant on Higuera Street, rather than operating without alcohol.... (Continue reading)

State suspends Paso Robles bar’s license after worker sells pot to agents

Written on 2 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

An employee of the Pine Street Saloon in Paso Robles allegedly sold marijuana three times to undercover Alcoholic Beverage Control agents. The state of California responded by suspending the Pine Street Saloon’s liquor license for 25 days. Employee Daniel French... (Continue reading)

Man arrested, charged with driving under the influence of caffeine

Written on 24 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

After a man cut him off, an agent of the state arrested the man for driving under the influence in Solano County. [Guardian] Even though a blood test provided negative results for alcohol, meth, opioids and cocaine, the Solano County... (Continue reading)

37 arrested for alcohol offenses at the Mid-State Fair

Written on 3 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

At the Mid-State Fair, from July 20 through July 31, law enforcement officers arrested 37 fair attendees and staffers for a variety of alcohol related offenses. Working together, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies and agents from the California Department... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly alcohol sting nets 20 arrests

Written on 7 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A Cal Poly University Police Department operation conducted during an on-campus concert Saturday ended with 20 arrests. The operation targeted underage drinkers. [KSBY] As Cal Poly held its Spring Stampede concert, officers checked for fake IDs at local bars and... (Continue reading)

SLO County restaurants briefly lose liquor licenses

Written on 6 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Three San Luis Obispo County restaurants previously owned by a man convicted of stealing from an elderly woman temporarily lost their liquor licenses. [KEYT] Robert Clouston was ordered in June to pay $327,000 in restitution for a scheme he carried... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria meth dealer steals alcohol sting money

Written on 9 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

An alleged methamphetamine dealer offered to buy alcohol for a Santa Maria police operative and then attempted to walk away with the booze. [KEYT] On Friday, police failed in their attempt to catch liquor stores selling alcohol to minors and... (Continue reading)

Plan to regulate pot touted

Written on 25 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A new state bureaucracy to regulate medical cannabis is being proposed by a San Francisco Democrat who believes California “has been in chaos for years” over muddled marijuana laws. (Bay Area News Group) Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s bill would create the... (Continue reading)