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DUI driver sentenced to 6 years

Written on 1 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A 55-year-old Paso Robles woman was sentenced to six years in prison after she received her fourth DUI for driving under the influence of prescription drugs. [Tribune] In 1999, Denise Gafner Mendoza, received her first DUI. Two years later, she... (Continue reading)

Questions surround inmate’s death

Written on 25 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By KAREN VELIE The mother of a man who died after being incarcerated in the San Luis Obispo County Jail is questioning why her son was placed in a cell rather than taken to a hospital after officers determined he... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach traffic stop nets meth and hash

Written on 25 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Grover Beach traffic stop Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of a driver for several drug offenses. Around 11:10 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop of a a vehicle in the 1000 block of Highway 1 in Grover... (Continue reading)

Deputy busts man in SLO for hiding heroin in groin area

Written on 14 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

A search of Rio Vista man driving in San Luis Obispo Wednesday produced about 40 grams of heroin and a digital scale, both hidden in the suspect’s groin area. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s K9... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man arrested for selling narcotics

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a man Wednesday evening after a search of his home netted methamphetamine and marijuana for sale. Officers served a warrant in the 500 block of Oak Street in Paso Robles around 5:30 p.m. A search of... (Continue reading)

Former Central Coast police officer arrested for stealing medicine

Written on 10 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

A former officer with the Grover Beach and Atascadero police departments was arrested on burglary, elder abuse and possession of stolen property charges on March 31. Michael Glen South, 57, is accused of using his position as the security director... (Continue reading)

Paso police make trio of drug busts

Written on 8 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs | 12 comments

Paso Robles police have made three drug arrests in the past two weeks. On Saturday, officers stopped a vehicle in Templeton driven by a man with a suspended license. Police searched the car and found 29.15 grams of methamphetamine. They... (Continue reading)

Mexican cop accused of smuggling drugs into California

Written on 3 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Mexican police officer appeared in U.S. federal court Wednesday on charges of trafficking heroin and methamphetamine into California. [LA Times] Last month, border patrol agents stopped a vehicle on Interstate 15 near Temecula that was carrying 11 packages of... (Continue reading)

SLO police officer accused of forcing sex on informant

Written on 7 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Former San Luis Obispo police officer Cory Pierce allegedly forced an informant to have sex with him, according to a civil rights lawsuit recently filed in federal court. In February, FBI agents arrested Pierce after an undercover investigation revealed the... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg Air Force base involved in drug probe

Written on 12 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An Air Force investigation into illegal drug has expanded to include officers at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central Coast of California. [WITN] U.S. Air Force officials are investigating 10 officers – nine lieutenants and one captain – at... (Continue reading)