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Juvenile shot and killed in Santa Maria

Written on 11 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and killed a male juvenile in a park on the northwest side of Santa Maria on Saturday afternoon, according to the city’s police department.  Shortly after 2 p.m., a caller reported the shooting... (Continue reading)

Killer who dumped body in Nipomo guilty of murder

Written on 2 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury on Wednesday found a Santa Maria woman guilty of murdering a man whose remains were found on a Nipomo golf course in 2020. Following a trial in which 38-year-old Kimberly Machleit claimed self defense, the... (Continue reading)

One man murdered in Goleta, suspect detained

Written on 1 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County deputies found the body of a murdered man near the intersection of Pine Avenue and Carson Street in Goleta on Wednesday morning. Detectives have since detained a person of interest in the case. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man stabbed to death in Monterey County prison

Written on 16 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Three inmates, two of whom are convicted murderers, allegedly stabbed to death a former Nipomo resident inside a prison in Monterey County prison on Sunday. Shortly after 3 p.m., Alberto Valades, Jose Valle, and Jimmy Martinez allegedly... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man who allegedly murdered his kids in Mexico deemed incompetent

Written on 16 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A federal judge in San Diego ruled on Thursday that the Santa Barbara surf instructor who allegedly killed his children in Mexico is not competent to stand trial. [Union-Tribune] Matthew Taylor Coleman, 42, previously confessed to killing his children because... (Continue reading)

Four murder suspects arrested in Santa Barbara County

Written on 5 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police arrested a combined total of four suspects this week in a pair of unrelated Northern Santa Barbara County murder cases. On the evening of June 12, 2022, a caller reported a shooting at a residence in... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe man allegedly killed wife in SLO County, arrested at U.S.-Mexico border

Written on 22 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN United States border officers on Saturday arrested a Guadalupe man who is suspected of murdering his 32-year-old estranged wife in San Luis Obispo County and then leaving her body in San Diego close to the San Ysidro... (Continue reading)

Teen charged with Pismo Beach murder

Written on 3 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office charged a 15-year-old male in July for homicide and for associating with a criminal street gang.after he allegedly shot and killed a Fresno man in Pismo Beach in the... (Continue reading)

Three teens arrested for Santa Maria murder

Written on 21 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers this week arrested three alleged gang members over a murder last fall in which a gunman or gunmen shot a driver, whom officers found deceased inside a car that crashed into a building. ... (Continue reading)

Shandon stabbing suspect arrested, identified as relative of victims

Written on 17 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the suspect in a stabbing that occurred in Shandon Sunday evening, which left a woman dead and her husband injured.  The victims are relatives of the suspect, 31-year-old Justin... (Continue reading)