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Atascadero felon impersonates an officer, lands in jail

Written on 2 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A heavily armed Atascadero felon is in jail after he allegedly impersonated a police officer, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.  On the night of April 14, deputies stopped a vehicle at the intersection... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach traffic stop nets gun and two arrests

Written on 16 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a traffic stop this weekend, Pismo Beach police officers confiscated a gun and arrested both a suspect wanted on a felony warrant and a person on parole. At 11:58 p.m. Friday, officers stopped a car for... (Continue reading)

SLO police catch Paso Robles man out on bail with loaded gun

Written on 10 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a Paso Robles man who was allegedly carrying a loaded firearm while out on bail early Sunday morning. At 12:30 a.m., officers stopped a car for driving without headlights. During the... (Continue reading)

Federal judge rules against California handgun law

Written on 21 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge on Monday issued a ruling blocking key provisions of a California law that significantly restricts the sale of new handguns, finding that sections of the legislation violate the Second Amendment. [OC Register] California’s Unsafe... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach residents arrested over drugs and guns

Written on 17 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a pair of Grover Beach residents on Thursday for firearms offenses and allegedly selling drugs out of a home near an elementary school.  The Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit served a... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest suspect for carrying a gun after tip from witness

Written on 7 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a person with a firearm last Thursday after a witness reported seeing individuals passing around the gun. A 911 caller reported that four males were walking in the area of Junipero... (Continue reading)

Judge strikes down California gun law, Newsom supports ruling

Written on 20 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge struck down a California gun law modeled after after a Texas abortion measure that allows Californians to sue those who make, sell, transport or distribute guns that are illegal in the Golden State. [Politico]... (Continue reading)

Manhunt ongoing for suspect who shot and killed California officer

Written on 26 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Authorities are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in Northern California early Wednesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 1 a.m., Newman Police Officer Ronil Singh, 33, was conducting a traffic... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police searching for armed robber

Written on 24 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Morro Bay police are searching for a man with a gun who robbed a check cashing business on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before noon, an Hispanic man entered Check into Cash, brandished a firearm and then fled the area... (Continue reading)

Two men shot and killed in Santa Maria in two days

Written on 9 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An 18-year-old Santa Maria man died of gunshot wounds early Saturday, just two days after a 21-year-old man was shot and killed. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to reports of gunshots in the area... (Continue reading)