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North County thieves caught after alarm goes off

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A car alarm awoke a sleeping resident early Wednesday morning and led to the capture of two thieves, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. Around 3:40 a.m., a resident in the 900 block of St. Ann Drive went outside... (Continue reading)

Carjacker smashes driver’s windshield in Nipomo

Written on 27 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A man suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol succeeded in carjacking a vehicle Tuesday in Nipomo, but he failed in an escape attempt. As sheriff’s deputies arrested the man, he passed out and was taken by... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested in South County theft case

Written on 12 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A teen was allegedly prowling around a Grover Beach resident’s car around 3:30 a.m. Monday. Officers responded, tracked down three suspects and found property that had recently been stolen from South County vehicles, according to Grover Beach police. At 3:34... (Continue reading)

Oceano man arrested in drug raid follow-up

Written on 16 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Eight months after officers searched his home during a drug raid targeting a family narcotics business, authorities arrested an Oceano man on weapons and marijuana-related charges. In  April, FBI agents, CHP officers and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies conducted... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara doctor sentenced to over 27 years in prison

Written on 7 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Santa Barbara physician who wrote prescriptions for highly dangerous and addictive drugs for his “patients” – many of whom were drug addicts, and some of whom died from drug overdoses – was sentenced Monday to 327 months in federal... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest burglary suspects

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Paso Robles police arrested two men who allegedly burglarized a pair of homes on Tuesday. Only one of the suspects is charged with burglary, but both are suspects in other burglary cases in the city. Tuesday’s burglaries occurred between 8... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist busted for meth in Grover Beach

Written on 2 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force arrested a an alleged violent gang member Monday after he was spotted riding his motorcycle in Grover Beach. Gang task force officers had reason to believe 42-year-old Jason Robert McMaster was... (Continue reading)

Suspects hide out in Santa Barbara restaurant bathroom

Written on 28 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A pair of suspected car thieves led police on a chase before fleeing the vehicle and barricading themselves in men’s bathroom at the La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill on State Street in Santa Barbara. At about 8:30 a.m., an officer... (Continue reading)

Two kids stuck by a needle in Morro Bay creek

Written on 10 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

Two children were pricked by a needle on Saturday while playing in a Morro Bay Creek that is frequented by the local homeless population. It is not yet clear whether the kids contracted anything from the needle. During soccer games... (Continue reading)

High youth wrestling coach allegedly caused Nipomo crash

Written on 5 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 10-year-old Santa Maria boy suffered numerous fractures, head injures, a failed kidney and a collapsed lung after his youth wrestling coach, who was allegedly high on drugs, caused a car crash in Nipomo last month. [KSBY] Several days ago,... (Continue reading)