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Two killed in Santa Maria’s first 2016 homicides

Written on 13 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Less than two weeks into 2016, two homicides have occurred in Santa Maria. In 2015, the city had a spike in killings with 13 murders. As with the last two murders of 2015, the first two killings of 2016 occurred... (Continue reading)

SLO man killed in fight with roommate identified

Written on 18 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo man who died in a confrontation with his roommate on Monday has been identified as Walter Ernest Vallivero, 54. Charles Chad Giese, 40, allegedly killed Vallivero. Shortly before 8 a.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles clairvoyant’s murder victim identified

Written on 17 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man allegedly killed by a Paso Robles clairvoyant as 34-year-old Benjamin Derrel Terra. Nicole Honait Luxor fatally shot Terra, also a Paso Robles resident, on Saturday at the Dancing Horse... (Continue reading)

California man, 93, stabs to death 90-year-old wife

Written on 10 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 93-year-old Bay Area man allegedly stabbed to death his 90-year-old wife. [kron4] Wayne Bair is accused of killing Marie Bair before trying to stab himself to death. The incident occurred on June 13 at the couple’s Foster City home... (Continue reading)

Woman who grew up in Morro Bay shot dead in Hollywood

Written on 7 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

A 30-year-old woman who grew up in Morro Bay died Sunday night after a man approached her from behind on a street in Hollywood and shot her in the back of the head. [NBC LA] Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, was... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man arrested for murder

Written on 17 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Maria police have arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed a person at an apartment complex early Monday morning. [KSBY] The shooting occurred just before 6 a.m. in the parking lot of La Vista Apartments near the corner... (Continue reading)

Victim of Arroyo Grande sucker punch dies

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 38-year-old Arroyo Grande man who was violently assaulted by a gang member outside a bar last month died from his injuries last week, according to the Arroyo Grande Police Department. On Oct. 2, Ignacio Franco Palomar, 36, struck Gregory... (Continue reading)

Suspected killer of two California deputies was twice deported

Written on 27 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A man accused of killing two Northern California sheriff’s deputies on Friday is a convicted drug dealer whom immigration officials have twice deported from the United States. [L.A. Times] Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte, 34, is accused of killing Sacramento County Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

California mayor shot and killed by wife

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The mayor of the Southern California city of Bell Gardens died Tuesday after his wife shot him during a domestic dispute. [LA Times] Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo, 45, was arguing with his wife, Levette, in their home Tuesday afternoon... (Continue reading)

Man apparently killed in San Miguel bar fight

Written on 8 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A man died following a bar fight Sunday night in San Miguel. Around 10:44 p.m. Sunday, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a fight between two groups in front of the Elkhorn Bar in the 1200 block of... (Continue reading)