As with Thomas Yanaga, Paso Robles man John Steven Danner has been convicted of second-degree murder with an enhancement for discharging a firearm during the killing. A San Luis Obispo jury convicted Yanaga, 53, on Friday. A separate journey convicted... (Continue reading)
A 26-year-old Nipomo man who was arrested last month for allegedly committing multiple felonies while on bail, was arrested Thursday accused of many of the same criminal acts. On Aug. 18, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy noticed Allen... (Continue reading)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are trying to determine whether the man who robbed the Monarch Grove Winery on Sunday also robbed a Goleta CVS late that night. Around noon Sunday, a robber wearing an old man mask, an Elvis... (Continue reading)
Grover Beach police are looking for a man suspected of the Sunday afternoon armed robbery of the Monarch Grove Winery Tasting Room on Highway 1 near the Amtrak station. At about noon, a man wearing an old man mask, an... (Continue reading)
A Paso Robles man took the stand in his own murder trial Thursday, and he testified that his father taught him to shoot to kill when attacked. [Tribune] John Steven Danner, 25, is accused of murdering Billy Don Law, 47.... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of shots being fired in Los Osos Tuesday evening and found two individuals who had been engaged in a family dispute. At approximately 9:13 p.m., deputies headed to the 800... (Continue reading)
A Los Angeles County firefighter allegedly shot and killed his wife, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy, and then shot and killed himself Sunday night. [LA Times] James M. Taylor, 35, killed Cecilia Hoschet, 32, inside the couple’s La Canada-Flintridge... (Continue reading)
A man reportedly committed suicide after attacking a woman with an ax in a Los Osos home Wednesday evening. The man is believed to be in his 20s, and the woman is 58 years old, according to the San Luis... (Continue reading)
A former prison guard who was convicted of a felony for pointing a loaded gun at a vehicle during a Paso Robles road rage incident will avoid serving jail time as punishment for the crime. [Tribune] Anthony James Behrens, 53,... (Continue reading)
Both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara police arrested alleged car thieves over the weekend. A suspect who allegedly stole a car in Santa Barbara was also arrested in Oxnard following a police chase. Around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, San... (Continue reading)