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Grover Beach man beats woman with shotgun

Written on 8 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Grover Beach police arrested a man early Friday morning for striking a woman in the head with the butt-end of a shotgun. Johnny Luther Renfro, 65, struck a 48-year-old woman several times in the head and torso with a loaded... (Continue reading)

Thieves return stolen Jet Ski

Written on 16 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The thieves who took a Jet Ski from a Grover Beach parking lot, contacted the owner Friday to say they were leaving the Jet Ski on the side of the road. On Dc. 13, surveillance footage caught three men driving... (Continue reading)

Thieves snatch jet ski from Grover Beach motel

Written on 13 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Grover Beach police are searching for three men seen driving away from a motel parking lot with an orange and blue jet ski early Thursday morning. Surveillance footage caught three men driving a white Ford Ranger away from the Seaview... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman found dead in parking lot

Written on 3 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Three passers-by found the body of a 50-year-old Grover Beach woman Saturday afternoon in shrubbery next to a shopping center parking lot. [Tribune] The passers-by noticed the woman around 4:08 p.m. Saturday near the 100 block of South 16th Street... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man stabbed and robbed

Written on 7 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Suspects in the stabbing of a Nipomo man led officers on a high-speed chase from Santa Barbara County to Grover Beach Wednesday night. Shortly after midnight Wednesday morning, the Nipomo man entered the Chumash Casino Resort lobby and said that... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach chief doing double duty

Written on 31 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The Grover Beach City Council voted unanimously to make Police Chief Jim Copsey the assistant city manager and chief of police concurrently starting on Oct. 28. Copsey is now responsible for stepping in if the city managers is unavailable, helping... (Continue reading)

Man robs Grover beach home, punches residents in the face

Written on 16 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A Grover Beach man punched residents in the face while robbing their home early Thursday morning. Michael L. Davis Jr., 27, was stealing items from a home on the 600 block of Rockaway Avenue around 4 a.m. Thursday when the... (Continue reading)

Grand jury suggests merging Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach dispatch services

Written on 4 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury has recommended that the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach merge their police and fire dispatch systems and contract with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office for dispatch services. [Tribune] A... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into Grover Beach apartment

Written on 13 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Lemoore man driving under the influence Sunday evening in Grover Beach crashed into a parked truck and an apartment building, causing one residence to be ruled unsafe for occupancy. Around 8:30 p.m., Patrick Jeff’s Ford Taurus struck an unattended... (Continue reading)

Judge reinstates Grover Beach officer fired over Taser use

Written on 11 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge has ordered that the Grover Beach Police Department reinstate an officer it fired for using excessive force during a 2010 Taser incident. [Tribune] Santino Lopez responded to a reported kidnapping of 6-month-old baby... (Continue reading)