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Jail inmate arrested for Oceano murder

Written on 19 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives arrested an Oceano man Wednesday for the June murder of a Nipomo resident. Joseph Adrian Munoz, 36, had been in San Luis Obispo County Jail since June 23 for a probation violation. Since his... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist dies in crash at Oceano Dunes

Written on 27 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Northern California man died in a solo motorcycle crash Sunday at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area on Sunday. [Tribune] Nineteen-year-old Felipe de Jesus Amezcua of San Leandro, crashed his motorcycle around 4:18 p.m., according to a state... (Continue reading)

$1,000 reward for information on murder suspect

Written on 24 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the June 21 murder of Joseph Padilla in Oceano. Padilla, 25, of Nipomo died from... (Continue reading)

Park rangers enter Oceano campground in riot gear

Written on 6 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Oceano State Park rangers entered the North Beach campgrounds in riot gear to keep from getting hit with residue as they confiscated illegal fireworks. [KCOY] Both Cal Fire and California State Parks employees are out in full force collecting illegal... (Continue reading)

Sheriff searching for Oceano man

Written on 23 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who was present during a fight that turned deadly on Friday in Oceano. At about 10:45 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a fight on the 1300 block... (Continue reading)

Man murdered in Oceano

Written on 22 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the person or persons responsible for murdering a man in Oceano on Friday. At about 10:45 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a fight on the 1300 block of 19th... (Continue reading)

School custodian accused of sexually abusing a child

Written on 20 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A school bus driver and part time custodian for the Lucia Mar Unified School District was charged Thursday with sexual abuse of a child under 14 years of age. A victim, who recently came forward, told San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Oceano appoints interim general manager

Written on 17 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Oceano Services District Board of Directors appointed an interim general manager last week to replace the Tom Geaslen, who was recently terminated for cause. Former City Administrator of Lompoc Gary Keefe will serve as district general manager until the... (Continue reading)

Oceano does background checks on activists

Written on 13 Jun, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

UPDATE: An attorney from the law firm of Hall, Hieatt & Connely explains why his firm ran a check through Westlaw’s PeopleMap at the bottom of this story. By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Oceano Community Services District’s former manager... (Continue reading)

Stalker stabbed in Oceano

Written on 13 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 43-year-old man stopped by his girlfriend’s house early Wednesday morning and left with a hunting knife stuck in the right side of his body. On Tuesday, Donald Ralph Juarez left San Luis Obispo County Jail went to visit his... (Continue reading)