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Judge rules man was sane when he committed 2001 Morro Bay double-murder

Written on 29 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County Judge ruled on Friday that a defendant was legally sane when he shot and killed a 37-year-old man and an 11-year-old boy at Morro Strand State Campground in 2001. Stephen Arthur Deflaun,... (Continue reading)

Territorialism in Morro Bay

Written on 30 Mar, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

Nearly 10,000 gallons of sewage spill into creek in Morro Bay

Written on 11 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Nearly 10,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a creek in Morro Bay amid the storm on Monday, according to San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. At about 11 a.m., sewage began spilling into Morro Creek at 160... (Continue reading)

Body found in boat in Morro Bay

Written on 10 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The body of a 78-year-old man was found on Tuesday inside a boat that was being stored on commercial property in Morro Bay. Shortly before 8 a.m., a 911 caller reported a man had possibly died inside... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police searching for armed robber

Written on 24 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Morro Bay police are searching for a man with a gun who robbed a check cashing business on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before noon, an Hispanic man entered Check into Cash, brandished a firearm and then fled the area... (Continue reading)

Woman smashes 15 Motel 6 windows with baseball bat in Morro Bay

Written on 21 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A woman smashed 15 windows at a Morro Bay Motel 6 Wednesday evening, then engaged in a standoff with police officers, which ended in her getting arrested at gunpoint and under the threat of being tasered. [Cal Coast Times] At... (Continue reading)

Los Osos attorney seriously injured while surfing

Written on 10 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Los Osos based attorney Craig Ainsworth stopped breathing and nearly drowned in the water near Morro Rock over the weekend, but was then rescued by the combined effort of bystanders and emergency personnel. [Cal Coast Times] Early Saturday morning, eight... (Continue reading)

Drugged driver assaults woman, attempts carjackings in Morro Bay

Written on 1 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A woman allegedly driving under the influence of drugs crashed her car Friday, then attempted to carjack other vehicles, according to the Morro Bay Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] At about 11:30 a.m., Searra Justine Crow, 24, was involved in... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in Los Osos identified as was Morro Bay pastor

Written on 19 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The 67-year-old man who was struck and killed by an alleged DUI driver in Los Osos Sunday evening was the pastor of a Morro Bay church. [Cal Coast Times] Pastor Dale Paulsen of the Morro Bay Presbyterian Church, was walking... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police arrest serial burglars

Written on 10 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Morro Bay police officers were able to track down and arrest a pair of Santa Maria women who were allegedly using methamphetamine and committing numerous thefts, by trailing a stolen credit card. [Cal Coast Times] Over the past few days,... (Continue reading)