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Conspiracy theorist attacks banks, police and top corporation

Written on 9 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

Armed with a sling shot and metal balls, a 26-year-old Morro Bay man allegedly opened fire on the windows of 11 bank buildings, as well as the San Luis Obispo Apple Store and the Morro Bay Police Department, during two recent... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly freshman killed in crash

Written on 14 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Cal Poly architecture student traveling to his brother’s graduation died on Friday, his mother posted on Facebook. Keigen Langholff had enrolled in Cal Poly last Year. He was headed to his younger brother’s graduation in Silverdale Wash. when he... (Continue reading)

Is Morro Bay parks official a government troll?

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 172 comments

By CCN Staff CLARIFICATION: CalCoastNews erred when it wrote that Aaron Ochs was considering getting a gun. To clarify Ochs’ statement, he said it was recommended by an unnamed individual that he get a firearm. Here is what Ochs wrote... (Continue reading)

SLO Police seeks assistance over Facebook post

Written on 30 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Department has asked the FBI to investigate a Facebook post the department determined poses a threat to local officers and their families. [Tribune] On Dec. 23, a San Luis Obispo resident posted his anger at... (Continue reading)

SEC charges Santa Barbara company with fraud

Written on 27 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Santa Barbara based stock promoter last week with fraudulently raising nearly $3.5 million from investors purportedly to purchase Facebook and Twitter shares prior to their initial public offerings (IPOs). The SEC alleges that... (Continue reading)

Feds using Facebook to catch drug offenders

Written on 21 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Facebook is ordering the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to stop using fake profiles on its social media site to conduct investigations. [ABC News] The DEA is currently facing a lawsuit from a New York woman who alleges the agency used... (Continue reading)

Is law enforcement using Facebook to bust pot users?

Written on 17 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By KAREN VELIE Law enforcement agencies throughout the country are using Facebook to help them catch criminals, and on the Central Coast, officers may have taken it a step further. Many departments are now training officers on how to navigate... (Continue reading)

Avila Beach partygoers protest Forever Never Land

Written on 16 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Upset partygoers are taking to social media and threatening a lawsuit over a 21-and-up festival in Avila Beach over the weekend that did not deliver what it promised. Forever Never Land, a weekend-long music festival with booze-filled activities occurred as... (Continue reading)

Cake thief identified through Facebook

Written on 13 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A Morro Bay man who snatched a chocolate cake from the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo was identified after the restaurant personnel placed a video of the theft on Facebook. A Facebook user identified the cake thief as Shea... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Tribune commenters required to use Facebook

Written on 15 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 71 comments

The San Luis Obispo Tribune began requiring commenters to belong to Facebook in order to comment on stories on Sunday. This weekend, several McClatchy papers began requiring commenters to have a Facebook account in an attempt to improve the tone... (Continue reading)