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Santa Maria taxi driver caught with loaded gun, drugs

Written on 16 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

After conducting an early morning traffic stop on a taxi, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies learned the driver was a felon who was carrying drugs and a loaded gun. At about 1 a.m. on Monday, a sheriff’s deputy stopped a... (Continue reading)

Undercover investigation nets 20 pounds of meth

Written on 1 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested two Goleta men after they attempted to sell the officers more than twenty pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $729,600, according to a sheriff’s department press release. Late last month, investigators from... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest man with heroin, stolen checkbook

Written on 5 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Following a traffic stop last week, Paso Robles police returned a stolen checkbook to a person whose car was burglarized. During the incident, officers arrested a Paso Robles man who was allegedly in possession of stolen goods, as well as... (Continue reading)

North County men arrested for drugs and guns

Written on 18 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Atascadero police arrested three North County men who were traveling in a car with several guns, about $10,000 worth of narcotics, cash and ammunition. On Monday, an Atascadero police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on northbound Highway... (Continue reading)

Detectives discover 4,111 marijuana plants at Nipomo property

Written on 29 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s narcotics unit found 4,111 marijuana plants while searching a property in Nipomo Tuesday. Detectives arrested two men but failed to catch three others who ran away. At about 9 a.m., the narcotics unit served... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly police arrest Santa Maria men, chase biker

Written on 15 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Cal Poly police made three arrests in a span of less than five hours Sunday night and early Monday morning. One of the arrests followed a police chase involving a motorcyclist on a stolen bike. [KSBY] At around 10 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver traps pedestrian under car

Written on 11 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Maria woman  was arrested Saturday after she drove over a pedestrian trapping the woman underneath her car. Rene Castro was charged with felony DUI and both possession of methamphetamine and illegal drug paraphernalia. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., firefighters... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist busted for meth in Grover Beach

Written on 2 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force arrested a an alleged violent gang member Monday after he was spotted riding his motorcycle in Grover Beach. Gang task force officers had reason to believe 42-year-old Jason Robert McMaster was... (Continue reading)

Two women arrested in Paso Robles drug bust

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Paso Robles police detectives arrested two women Saturday in a drug bust that produced nearly 30 grams of methamphetamine and nearly 10 grams of heroin. On Saturday, the police department’s Special Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a home... (Continue reading)

Driver robbed, punched in face in Paso Robles

Written on 2 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 21-year-old Paso Robles man allegedly robbed a driver at gunpoint Monday evening and then punched him in the face. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Creston Road and Santa Ynez Road, according to the Paso... (Continue reading)