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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)

Head-on collision: Drunk driver going the wrong way on Higuera

Written on 21 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

An alleged drunk driver going the wrong way on Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo crashed head-on into another vehicle injuring two men Saturday night at about 2 a.m. Police say 24-year-old Melissa Hernandez of Grover Beach was driving a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman hides handcuffs in body cavity

Written on 1 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

A 51-year-old Atascadero woman drove into the garage of her home while allegedly intoxicated, was taken into custody, slipped out of her handcuffs and hid them in a place that baffled police last Thursday night. The unnamed woman’s 11-year-old son... (Continue reading)

Bathroom key thief assaults clerk

Written on 16 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 11 comments

A man attempting to leave a gas station with a restroom key became violent when a clerk demanded that he return the facility key, on Sunday shortly after 9 p.m.  [KSBW] At the Shell Station on Main Street in Salinas,... (Continue reading)

Update: Details about Bolts DUI arrest

Written on 7 Jun, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

San Luis Obispo Undersheriff Steve Bolts is currently on vacation without pay and his DUI arrest Saturday night is scheduled to be the subject of an internal investigation by the Sheriff’s department [Tribune] Two Atascadero police officers responded to an... (Continue reading)

Undersheriff arrested for DUI, but not jailed

Written on 6 Jun, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 105 comments

Atascadero Police arrested San Luis Obispo Under Sheriff Steve Bolts for driving under the influence on El Camino Real near Del Rio Road on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m., according to the police log. Bolts, 56, was booked at the Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Ashburn (finally) talks gay rights on Senate floor

Written on 27 May, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

State Sen. Roy Ashburn [R-Bakersfield] took to the floor Thursday morning and discussed his sexuality before casting votes on two separate gay-rights bills. [Los Angeles Times] The move came two months after the long-time conservative firebrand announced that he was... (Continue reading)

Roy Ashburn sentenced for DUI

Written on 15 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

State Sen. Roy Ashburn [R-Bakersfield] pleaded no contest to drunken driving charges on Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to two days in jail and three years’ probation. [Sacramento Bee] Ashburn, 55, was given credit for one day already served in... (Continue reading)