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Pozo woman gets no (GUN)LOVE from DMV

Written on 12 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Pozo woman is taking aim at the California Department of Motor Vehicles after officials denied her request for a personalized license plate that would say GUNLOVE. Elizabeth Beeman, a card-carrying member of the NRA, learned of the DMV’s decision... (Continue reading)

Gang members plead no contest for November crime spree

Written on 11 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Four Fresno gang members pleaded no contest recently after leading police through a three-county crime spree last November that ended when San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended them. [KION] Ramiro Vasquez, Joe Hernandez, Jr., and Manuel Del Real, all pleaded... (Continue reading)

Prowling bear killed and identified

Written on 30 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The black bear that has been pillaging chicken coops in a San Luis Obispo neighborhood near San Luis Obispo High School for the last week is dead. [Tribune] A federal trapper killed the bear during a late night stake out... (Continue reading)

Man injured in Paso Robles drive-by shooting

Written on 18 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Police said a man is recovering from a gunshot wound from a drive-by shooting in Paso Robles on Friday. The victim told officers he was standing on the 100 block of Santa Ynez Avenue at about 8:15 p.m. when the... (Continue reading)

Madonna Road shooter arrested

Written on 9 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

An Arroyo Grande man was arrested Wednesday on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting at  a man riding in a car on Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo earlier this week. The victim and two of his friends were driving... (Continue reading)

Gunshot victim dropped off at San Luis Obispo hospital

Written on 6 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A gunshot victim was dropped off at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo at about 1 p.m. Monday. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo Police detectives said two Hispanic males wearing white T-shirts and driving a red compact car... (Continue reading)

Geezer Bandit suspected of robbing a Morro Bay bank

Written on 28 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Morro Bay bank robber may be the Geezer Bandit, a man who is wanted for robbing 13 banks in California. The robber, who appeared to between 60 to 70 years old, robbed Heritage Oaks Bank on Morro Bay Boulevard... (Continue reading)

SLO County man turned down for medical parole

Written on 25 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 16 comments

A San Luis Obispo County man’s plea for medical release under a new law aimed at cutting the number of inmates and the cost of care in the nation’s largest state prison system was denied by California parole officials on... (Continue reading)

Osama bin Laden is dead

Written on 1 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 105 comments

Nearly a decade after the September 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden is dead and the United States says it has his body. A U.S. military action conducted in Pakistan resulted in the death of bin Laden, President Barack Obama said... (Continue reading)

Man dead, officer wounded in Orcutt

Written on 25 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A “violent confrontation” with two sheriff deputies in Orcutt led to the shooting death of a San Juan Capistrano man Saturday afternoon. [SJCP] Santa Barbara Sheriff deputies fatally shot Kerry Flood, 52, at a mobile home park in Orcutt. The... (Continue reading)