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Korean fraudster arrested for bank scam in Morro Bay

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Morro Bay police arrested a 60-year-old man for bank fraud earlier this month. The man is suspected of being a member of a Korean gang involved in a string of bank fraud scams. [KSBY] On July 12, Il Kwon Chung,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay may disband its police department

Written on 20 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

The city of Morro Bay is considering disbanding its police department and contracting out law enforcement duties to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. City council members will discuss the possibility at an Aug. 9 meeting, according to a... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police chief departing to Pacific Grove

Written on 6 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

The city of Pacific Grove in Monterey County has announced it has selected Morro Bay Police Chief Amy Christey to head its police department. Christey is expected to start work in Pacific Grove on Aug. 16. Christey has served as... (Continue reading)

Fake check spurs South County police chase

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man accused of cashing a fictitious tax refund check fled police in a motorhome Monday evening. Officers arrested the man after surrounding his RV with guns drawn in an Arroyo Grande parking lot. [KSBY] Richard Joseph Sams allegedly tried... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay officer explains why he shot burglary suspect

Written on 24 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A Morro Bay police officer who shot a burglary suspect in the leg last October testified Wednesday that he feared for his life at the time. The officer shot the suspect after the man attacked him with a 4-foot stick.... (Continue reading)

Body of missing man found in Morro Bay

Written on 8 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Morro Bay police found the body of 21-year-old Avery Danley who had been missing for about two weeks Sunday morning in the back bay near Los Osos. [KSBY] Danley had been living on a sailboat in the Morro Bay Harbor.... (Continue reading)

Burger King employee crashes car through entrance

Written on 1 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured, Screening Room | 34 comments

Following an alleged prank call at the Morro Bay Burger King on Saturday evening, a restaurant employee crashed his car through the front entrance and then crashed into part of the drive through. Employees claim they began breaking out restaurant... (Continue reading)

Burger King employees fall for prank, smash windows

Written on 31 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

After receiving a prank call late Saturday night from a person saying there was a gas leak at the Morro Bay Burger King and windows needed to be broken, employees complied breaking out more than a dozen windows. At about... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man accused of assaulting officer

Written on 25 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Police arrested a reportedly intoxicated Morro Bay man who is accused of committing battery on an officer and threatening with the intent to terrorize. Officers booked Nathan Raphael Jones, 46, in San Luis Obispo County Jail on Friday evening. Jones... (Continue reading)

Rash of car burglaries in Morro Bay

Written on 6 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Police are investigating reports of more than a dozen cars burglaries on Saturday morning in Morro Bay. Between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., the suspects stole items from cars parked on several streets on the south side of the city.... (Continue reading)