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Chowchilla kidnapper granted parole from CMC

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

One of the men who kidnapped a busload of Chowchilla schoolchildren and their bus driver in 1976 was granted parole Wednesday in San Luis Obispo, where he is imprisoned at the California Men’s Colony. [SacBee] This was the 20th parole... (Continue reading)

Isla Vista woman kidnapped and robbed

Written on 10 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for kidnappers who are believed to have abducted an Isla Vista woman and stolen cash that they forced her to withdraw. [KEYT] The woman is unharmed, according to sheriff’s investigators. After kidnapping her,... (Continue reading)

Witness details plot in Paso Robles murder

Written on 25 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A key witness in the murder trial of a Paso Robles woman testified Monday about events that took place on the night of the killing and in the aftermath. [Tribune] Maria del Carmen Granados Fajardo, 50, is accused of paying... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria girl allegedly kidnapped, molested

Written on 29 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Maria police are investigating a report that a suspect kidnapped a young girl from a residential street and molested her. [KSBY] Officers received a report of a missing child on Sunday and managed to locate the girl. The girl... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man accused of kidnapping own child

Written on 14 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Maria police arrested a man Sunday for kidnapping his two-month-old baby and threatening the mother with a knife. [KSBY] Arthur Weston, 25, entered a home in the 2200 block of South Broadway around 9 a.m. and held a knife... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man accused of Christmas Eve kidnapping

Written on 26 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Police officers arrested a Santa Maria Man in Arroyo Grande for allegedly kidnapping a woman on Christmas Eve. [KSBY] Officers responded to the reported kidnapping around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and searched for the vehicle of 41-year-old Daniel Espinoza. They found... (Continue reading)

Man reported to be planning abduction of Paso Robles boy

Written on 18 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Update: The report that a man was planning to abduct a child  is unfounded and has no merit, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. An unknown man is planning to abduct a boy from a Paso Robles school before... (Continue reading)

Man attempts to kidnap See Canyon teen

Written on 28 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man they said tried to kidnap a 17 year-old Thursday on Pippin Lane in See Canyon. Brett Allen Edgell, 26, of Minneapolis was driving a stolen SUV when he allegedly began ramming... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman kidnapped by ex-boyfriend

Written on 6 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Thousand Oaks man forced his way into the Atascadero home of his ex-girlfriend Tuesday, kidnapped her and fled to San Luis Obispo. Atascadero Police responded to the residence in the 5400 block of Olmeda Ave. at 7:48 a.m. Tuesday.... (Continue reading)