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Search warrants lead to drugs and arrests in Paso Robles

Written on 28 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Paso Robles police found drugs and a stolen shotgun while executing three search warrants that led to the arrests of six suspects Saturday morning. During the investigation, officers seized 9 grams of heroin, 1.5 pounds of marijuana, 2.4 grams of... (Continue reading)

Man overdoses on heroin in Paso Robles pub

Written on 26 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Two San Luis Obispo County probation officers assisted a man they found not breathing because of a heroin overdose in a bathroom at the Downtown Brew in Paso Robles. Officers Jason Hendrix and Christine Carlton were in Paso Robles doing... (Continue reading)

Mayor’s husband arrested for drug dealing

Written on 19 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The husband of Montebello’s mayor was arrested Thursday for dealing drugs near a school. Ruben Guerrero, 44, allegedly sold methamphetamine and other narcotics near the Montebello Intermediate School, not far from his home. Mayor Christina Cortez told the Los Angeles... (Continue reading)

Man robbed while trying to purchase heroin

Written on 17 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 25-year-old San Luis Obispo man armed with a knife allegedly robbed a man on Wednesday who had stopped by an apartment on the 1900 block of Henry Street in San Luis Obispo, to purchase heroin. The unnamed victim called... (Continue reading)

Cambria man guilty of murder

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Cambria man who stabbed his brother in the head with a screwdriver was found guilty of first degree murder on Monday. A jury found Brandon Henslee, 23, guilty of murdering his brother Tyler Hanks, 20, in 2012 at a... (Continue reading)

Hallucinogen found in Spooner’s Cove drowning victim’s system

Written on 18 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Cal Poly student who drowned while swimming at Spooner’s Cove in June had alcohol, marijuana and a psychedelic drug in his system. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Coroner’s office determined 21-year-old Stefan James Wagner’s death was the result... (Continue reading)

Meth involved in fatal car accident

Written on 13 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Los Osos man who died after he drove his car off a 200-foot cliff near the Best Western Shelter Cove Lodge in Pismo Beach last July was on meth, police said. Prior to the accident, several people called 911... (Continue reading)

SLO man kept $50,000 in drugs by elementary school

Written on 29 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A probation search of the home of a man living near a San Luis Obispo elementary school netted approximately $50,000 in drugs Tuesday. Detectives from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit searched the home of Anthony Wong, 26,... (Continue reading)

Former SLO police officer sues city

Written on 8 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A former San Luis Obispo police officer who was fired after he pled guilty to misdemeanor charges of bringing misbranded Mexican prescription drugs into the United States, filed suit against the city on July 31. [NewTimes] Former patrol officer Dan... (Continue reading)

SLO County tobacco sting nets six stores selling to minors

Written on 2 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A San Luis Obispo County law enforcement sting in July caught six stores selling tobacco to minors. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office and Health Agency conducted a sweep of 54 stores in the unincorporated areas of the county,... (Continue reading)