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Arroyo Grande man pistol-whips roommate, then shoots himself

Written on 29 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo Regional SWAT Team found an Arroyo Grande man accused of pistol-whipping his roommate, dead of a self inflicted gunshot Wednesday. The Arroyo Grande Police Department received a call around 7:27 p.m. Tuesday stating that Grant Steven... (Continue reading)

California toying with toy gun ban

Written on 25 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

California lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill calling for a ban on certain replica guns. [SacramentoBee] In October, Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed 13-year-old Andy Lopez, who was carrying a replica AK-47 in a Santa Rosa field.... (Continue reading)

Former Poly football player shot in SLO drug deal gone wrong

Written on 25 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Former Cal Poly football player Geoffrey Hyde suffered a gunshot wound to the back last week after an alleged botched drug deal at a house near campus. [KCOY] Hyde, 22, survived and received treatment at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputy turned bank robber?

Written on 22 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The 70-year-old Paso Robles man arrested Wednesday for robbing a Cambria bank was a former Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy. [KCOY] From 1969 to 1977, Bruce Valentine served as a deputy before leaving the department because of a non-service related... (Continue reading)

Man shot and wounded near Cal Poly

Written on 22 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man suffered a gunshot wound but survived Thursday evening in a neighborhood near Cal Poly. [Tribune] An unknown suspect shot the victim around 8 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of Buena Vista Avenue. Emergency personnel transported the victim... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande community leader robs bank

Written on 19 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The former president of the Arroyo Grande Rotary Club allegedly robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in Santa Maria on Saturday. Shortly after 9 a.m., Arthur McClay Watkins, wearing a ski mask and brandishing a handgun, entered the bank and demanded... (Continue reading)

Shots fired at gang member in Paso Robles

Written on 18 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Paso Robles police are searching for suspects who fired shots at a 21-year-old gang member early Sunday morning. No injuries occurred in the shooting, but several shots hit a parked car and a residence in the 800 block of Oak... (Continue reading)

Masked man robs Cambria bank

Written on 8 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are looking for a man who held up the Rabobank on Main Street in Cambria at gunpoint on Thursday. At about 12:30 p.m., the robber wearing a Halloween mask covering his face and carrying... (Continue reading)

TSA agent dies in shooting at LAX

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A man opened fire inside a Los Angeles International Airport terminal Friday morning, killing a TSA agent and injuring other people. The gunman shot his way through a security checkpoint around 9:20 a.m. Friday, The gunman then continued to fire... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande teen shot in Paso Robles

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

An 18-year-old Arroyo Grande teen is in stable condition after being shot in the arm and stomach on the 3000 block of Spring Street in Paso Robles on Halloween night Shortly after 1 a.m. Friday morning, several people called 911... (Continue reading)