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Texting violation leads to firearm, DUI charges in Grover Beach

Written on 28 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A man spotted texting while driving in Grover Beach was busted for carrying a loaded firearm and driving under the influence. A Grover Beach police officer recently stopped a man he spotted using a cell phone while... (Continue reading)

Band member busted for painting graffiti in Atascadero

Written on 11 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero police officer arrested a 20-year-old Grover Beach man for felony vandalism after the officer spotted him spray-painting graffiti on the wall of a local business. Officers suspect the graffiti was an attempt to promote the... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach citizens propose ordinance to limit building heights

Written on 17 Feb, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A group of Grover Beach residents filed a notice last week of their intent to circulate a petition to adopt an ordinance limiting building heights in the coastal community. The group’s goal is to limit the height... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police seek help finding missing man

Written on 9 Feb, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: Vernon Fletcher was found. The Grover Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing 76-year-old man. Vernon Fletcher left his residence in Grover Beach at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. He has not returned.... (Continue reading)

Domestic violence incident leads to arrest in Grover Beach

Written on 24 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A domestic violence incident in Grover Beach led to a shelter in place before an arrest was made on Saturday. Grover Beach police officers were assisting other agencies on an active police investigation in the area of... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police seek help identifying vandals

Written on 24 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a vandal who damaged 16th Street Park this week. For the second time in as many weeks, a driver drove onto the grass at 16th Street... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach identifies people killed in murder-suicide

Written on 17 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach police identified the two people who died in a murder-suicide on Saturday morning as 24-year-old Emily Reilly and 28-year-old Owen Wesner. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, dispatchers sent officers to the 300 block of... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach residents die in murder-suicide

Written on 15 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach police officers believe the two gunshot deaths in Grover Beach on Saturday morning were the results of a murder-suicide. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, dispatchers sent officers to the 300 block of North Third... (Continue reading)

Two people dead from gunshot wounds in Grover Beach

Written on 15 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach police officers are investigating the gunshot deaths of two people at a home in Grover Beach. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, dispatchers sent officers to the 300 block of North Third Street. Officers arrived... (Continue reading)

Neighbors lose appeal of five-story building in Grover Beach

Written on 12 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE After the majority of speakers voiced their objections to five-story buildings in the beach community, the Grover Beach City Council on Monday voted 4-0 to approve a five-story condo development next to two homes, with Councilman Clint... (Continue reading)