Articles Tagged With ‘Morro Bay Police Department’




Fake check spurs South County police chase

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Morro Bay shooting suspect and officers identified

Two Morro Bay police officers are on paid administrative leave and a burglary suspect is in the hospital after an officer shot him in the leg Friday morning, police said. Shortly after midnight, officers Dale Cullum and Maria Lomeli questioned... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay officer shoots suspect

A Morro Bay police officer shot a suspect in the leg early Friday morning, according to a press release. At about 6:40 a.m., a citizen reported seeing a person break into a shop and then head for Morro Rock. An... (Continue reading)

Pair arrested for burglarizing Morro Bay hotel

Police arrested a Cambria woman and an Arroyo Grande man last week for burglarizing a Morro Bay hotel earlier this month. Late in the evening of Oct. 11, a female suspect wearing a bandanna over her face entered the lobby... (Continue reading)