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Abuse of authority claims filed against San Luis Obispo

Written on 7 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will discuss two abuse of authority claims lodged by victims of former rogue police officer Cory Pierce at Tuesday night’s council meeting. In February, FBI agents arrested Pierce after an undercover investigation revealed Pierce... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man allegedly mailed meth to the jail

Written on 4 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo County deputies arrested a Pismo Beach man for allegedly sending his incarcerated girlfriend a greeting card containing methamphetamine in December. A deputy at the jail discovered meth wrapped in plastic and hidden in the card sent to... (Continue reading)

Panga boat beaches near San Simeon

Written on 24 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A panga boat beached north of San Simeon Monday afternoon. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a panga landing around 5 p.m. Monday. Deputies, State Parks rangers and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the... (Continue reading)

SLO Sheriff’s war on drugs spreads collateral damage

Written on 17 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 49 comments

By KAREN VELIE Shortly after 3 a.m. on Dec. 4, a woman awoke to strange sounds outside her San Luis Obispo home and walked quietly towards the front door while her family slept. As she reached the door, San Luis... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman faces two DUIs after manslaughter conviction

Written on 16 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A Paso Robles woman who served a prison sentence for hitting and killing a tow truck driver while driving high on prescription drugs has had two DUI arrests since her release from lockup. [Tribune] Denise Gafner Mendoza, 55, is currently... (Continue reading)

SWAT team arrests Paso Robles couple

Written on 12 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Members of the San Luis Obispo County Regional SWAT Team arrested a Paso Robles couple Wednesday morning that are believed to be dangerous gang associates. Around 6 a.m. Wednesday, the SWAT team served a search warrant for narcotics in the... (Continue reading)

California Valley woman returned to jail

Written on 12 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A California Valley women who spent a year in jail after she shot and killed her boyfriend’s stepson was sent back to jail for violating her probation. Gina Loret Mayborn, 57, said she shot Joseph Cochran, 49, in July 2012... (Continue reading)

Former SLO police officer receives 18-month sentence

Written on 10 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A judge sentenced former San Luis Obispo police officer Cory Pierce to 18 months in federal prison Monday. [KSBY] Prosecutors accused Pierce, a former narcotics detective, of stealing drugs from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Department’s evidence locker and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles residents arrested in narcotics bust

Written on 9 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Officers on the Paso Robles Special Enforcement Team arrested a 46-year-old Paso Robles woman and a 21-year-old man with the same last name during a narcotics bust Friday. A Paso Robles Police Department spokesperson said it is not public record... (Continue reading)

15 arrested in SLO County drug ring with ties to Mexican cartels

Written on 5 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit arrested 15 members of a suspected drug trafficking ring with ties to Mexican cartels during a bust Wednesday morning. The bust spanned three counties and concluded a five-month investigation into a... (Continue reading)