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Fresno man jailed for park shooting

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

A 19-year-old Fresno man has been arrested in connection with a Nov. 7, 2012 shooting in San Luis Obispo’s Santa Rosa Park that left a man partially paralyzed. Benjamin Adam Ma was taken into custody April 19 by Fresno police... (Continue reading)

Jilted lover arrested for Paso Robles man’s murder

Written on 25 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN An angry, spurned woman may be tied to the murder of a Paso Robles man earlier this year. Paso Robles Police have named five people believed to have been involved in robbing and assaulting Victor Hugo Sanchez,... (Continue reading)

State gun seizure law approved

Written on 19 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

A unique gun-seizure program in California will get additional funding following passage of a San Francisco Democrat’s bill Thursday by the full Assembly. (Sacramento Bee) The program, called the Armed and Prohibited Persons Act, authorizes the expenditure of $24 million... (Continue reading)

Gun control package progresses in California Senate

Written on 17 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 53 comments

California gun control legislation, dubbed the “LIFE Act” by Democratic leaders, advanced out of the Senate Public Safety Committee Tuesday. [LA Times] The Lifesaving Intelligent Firearms Enforcement Act is a package of bills that contains several gun control provisions, including... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man may have been killed to silence him

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

Paso Robles’ Victor Hugo Sanchez may have been murdered to prevent his testimony in an upcoming criminal trial — a trial that now probably will not happen. Sanchez, 37, died from multiple bullet wounds Feb. 23 as he stood in... (Continue reading)

Love letter to the NRA

Written on 5 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 328 comments

OPINION By PETE EVANS Recently the United Nations, those black booted thugs the neo cons hate, passed an arms control treaty (opposed by the National Rifle Association and its selfish allies) in an attempt to manage the obscene weapons traffic... (Continue reading)

Man who brought arms cache to SLO bank researched drugging people

Written on 4 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A police search of the computer owned by a San Luis Obispo man found sitting in a bank parking lot in March with loaded guns, handcuffs and a machete revealed that he had researched methods of subduing and possibly killing... (Continue reading)

Bullet bill shoots from committee

Written on 3 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Ammunition sales in this state would be more tightly regulated under provisions of a bill passing its first committee test Tuesday. (Sacramento Bee) Attempting to increase what she called “reasonable safeguards” on the purchase of ammunition, Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Police arrest man for credit card fraud

Written on 24 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Atascadero Police officers arrested a 20-year-old Bradley man who had more than $60,000 worth of stolen property purchased using stolen credit card numbers. [KSBY] A joint operation by the Atascadero Police Department, Santa Monica Police Department, and Monterey County Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

SLO County outlaw motorcyclists arrested for carrying guns

Written on 18 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Gang Enforcement Unit arrested five members of an outlaw San Luis Obispo County motorcycle gang Friday evening for carrying concealed handguns. [KSBY] Around 8 p.m. Friday, law enforcement pulled over two motorcyclists near the intersection... (Continue reading)