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Drunken driver flees officer with kids in car

Written on 16 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

A 21-year-old man was arrested after a stop for failing to have his children in seat belts turned into a high-speed chase through Shandon shortly before 10 a.m. on Monday. Jose Cabrera sped through Shandon neighborhoods running stop signs and... (Continue reading)

Two killed in Paso Robles crashes

Written on 1 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Two people are dead and one is seriously injured as the result of two crashes that occurred in Paso Robles on Sunday morning. Shortly after 3 a.m., the driver of a Ford pickup traveling westbound on Linne Road near Long... (Continue reading)

Legal theft of vehicles will cease

Written on 27 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

A new law taking effect Jan. 1 will prohibit law enforcement from confiscating and towing vehicles of unlicensed drivers stopped at DUI checkpoints. [AssociatedPress] The controversial practice has resulted in the taking  of thousands of vehicles and placing them in... (Continue reading)

Money’s tight, just like Matosantos

Written on 28 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

This state’s financial problems are staggering, and apparently so was the finance director. Ana Matosantos, who heads the state’s Finance Department, was arrested early Friday for DUI after Sacramento police noticed her car weaving near the Capitol. Her 2004 Acura... (Continue reading)

Dirty DUIs used to sway divorce judgments

Written on 18 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Former and current law enforcement officers in Contra Costa County are under an FBI investigation for setting up DUIs for soon to be ex-wives, selling drugs and operating a brothel. [LATimes] A whistleblower told authorities a private detective had been... (Continue reading)

Avila Beach bus driver arrested for driving drunk

Written on 22 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo Police arrested a  Regional Transit Authority driver for allegedly transporting a busload of passengers while drunk on Monday at about 2:40 p.m. Passengers on the bus traveling between Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo called 911 to... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for felony DUI

Written on 29 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Police arrested a San Luis Obispo man Thursday for allegedly driving drunk and injuring a pedestrian. Jeffrey Stein, 29, was driving his pickup truck eastbound on Cerro Romauldo when he struck a parked car, police said. A man loading packages... (Continue reading)

Suspected drunk driver kills bicyclist in Arroyo Grande

Written on 26 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A man from England was killed Saturday night after a suspected drunk driver traveling at a high rate of speed lost control and crashed into the bicylist in Arroyo Grande. [KSBY] The driver, identified as 20-year-old Aaron Ceja of Nipomo... (Continue reading)

Sex and the Los Osos sewer

Written on 17 Jun, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 144 comments

A vehicle crash into a San Luis Obispo creek has revealed the extent of a personal relationship between a top county official and a Los Osos Community Services District board member—raising allegations of a possible conflict of interest. Accusations that Paavo... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver hits power pole on Los Osos Valley Road

Written on 30 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A roll-over accident involving a suspected drunk driver on Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo resulted in a power outage and a partial road closure on Monday. Kelsey Leatherbury, 26, of San Luis Obispo was driving southbound on... (Continue reading)