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Santa Barbara deputies kill manhunt suspect

Written on 14 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s shot and killed a 26-year-old man who “advanced” on them with a knife. The shooting culminated a more than three-hour manhunt in which Bryan Carreno was reportedly hallucinating and running in and out of houses. Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

Man and woman found passed out with drugs in stolen car

Written on 9 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A pair of alleged thieves conked out in a stolen car Sunday afternoon in the 3000 block of Broad Street in San Luis Obispo, according to the city’s police department. Around 2 p.m., a caller reported to police that a... (Continue reading)

Drugged man who killed Los Osos teen pleads no contest

Written on 31 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A 24-year-old Paso Robles man pleaded no contest earlier this month to a single felony count of vehicular manslaughter in the death of a Los Osos teen. Alexander Paul Gonzales allegedly hit and killed the teen just minutes after receiving... (Continue reading)

Drug motive suspected in Paso Robles shooting

Written on 2 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives suspect a drug-related motive in the rural Paso Robles gun battle that left three people wounded Wednesday night. As of Thursday afternoon, the reported victim in the shooting remains in the intensive care unit... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man and woman caught in stolen SUV

Written on 30 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Paso Robles police arrested a man and a woman after finding them in a stolen SUV Tuesday morning. At approximately 10:38 p.m., a Paso Robles officer spotted a Toyota Sequoia SUV roll through a stop sign at Kiler Canyon Road... (Continue reading)

Mother to combat Paso Robles drug problem after son finds needle

Written on 17 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Infuriated by her young son apparently getting pricked by a needled at a city park, a Paso Robles mother is launching a crusade against Paso Robles’ “heroin epidemic.” On Nov. 11, Desirae De Hoyos and a friend brought their sons... (Continue reading)

Undercover investigation nets 20 pounds of meth

Written on 1 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested two Goleta men after they attempted to sell the officers more than twenty pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $729,600, according to a sheriff’s department press release. Late last month, investigators from... (Continue reading)

It’s not just pot anymore

Written on 23 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by JODY BELSHER Today’s marijuana is not what it used to be. Adolescents, teenagers and young adults are vulnerable to brain changes due to the increased potency of the THC in today’s weed. We are failing to educate on... (Continue reading)

DA charges jail nursing supervisor with theft

Written on 23 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Jail nursing supervisor was charged earlier this month with petty theft, being under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, all misdemeanors. On June 7, Susan Cameron allegedly distracted her coworkers with cake before... (Continue reading)

Burglars snatch narcotics from Nipomo drug store

Written on 20 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two men broke into a Nipomo drug store early Sunday morning and stole $1,900 worth of narcotics. The suspects were caught on surveillance footage, but authorities did not manage to locate the thieves. [KSBY] Around 1:30 a.m., San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)