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Gun-packing issue heads for high court

Written on 17 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

A heated debate on the “rights” of Americans to be armed in public may be drawing closer to scrutiny from the U.S. Supreme Court. (San Francisco Chronicle) The argument, which has been wending its way through lower courts, takes on... (Continue reading)

Death video ignites controversy

Written on 13 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A graphic video showing a Manteca police officer firing 11 bullets into the body of a parolee has unleashed a heated controversy in the Central California town following the video’s release by attorneys for the man’s family. [San Francisco Chronicle,... (Continue reading)

Man shoots himself after long CHP chase

Written on 10 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man shot himself in a truck Sunday night and survived after leading law enforcement on a long chase that ended on Highway 46 east of Paso Robles. [KSBY] California Highway Patrol officers tried to stop the man for speeding... (Continue reading)

Armed robbery at Nipomo market

Written on 9 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two masked men armed with handguns robbed the La Placita Market in Nipomo on Saturday at about 10 p.m. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the robbers fled on foot onto Orchard Avenue to a getaway car. San Luis... (Continue reading)

Five men arrested for firing rifles in Atascadero

Written on 9 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Atascadero police arrested five men for shooting rifle in a creek bed off Highway 41 on Saturday. When police arrived to the wooded area, they heard shots which prompted them to shut down a portion of Highway 41 and to... (Continue reading)

SLO police search Fresno County for shooting suspects

Written on 7 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo Police searched properties in Fresno County Thursday looking for suspects in an early November shooting. [KCOY] Along with Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies and a SWAT team, the police served three search warrants near a school, but did... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe man sentenced to 63 years for murder

Written on 7 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Guadalupe man found guilty of murdering a 32-year-old man and dumping the body in a Nipomo field was sentenced to 63 years to life by a Santa Barbara court. Alejandro Carrillo, a reputed gang member, shot Pedro Gonzalez at... (Continue reading)

Man dead after police standoff

Written on 5 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A Roseville man suspected of attempted murder apparently shot himself fatally early this morning after a lengthy standoff in Grover Beach. William Roger Forgey, 46, was found dead at around 2:30 a.m after SWAT officers entered the house where he... (Continue reading)

Two men charged with killing a Coast Guard officer

Written on 4 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Federal prosecutors have charged two Mexican nationals in the killing of a Coast Guard officer who died as a result of being thrown from a Coast Guard vessel that was rammed by a “panga” boat operated by the Mexicans. Officer... (Continue reading)

Man shoots and seriously injures estranged wife

Written on 2 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Grover Beach Police are searching for a man who allegedly shot his estranged wife on Saturday around 9 p.m. William Roger Forgey, 46, of Roseville shot his wife at a home on the 800 block of Mentone Avenue and then... (Continue reading)