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Paso police make trio of drug busts

Written on 8 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs | 12 comments

Paso Robles police have made three drug arrests in the past two weeks. On Saturday, officers stopped a vehicle in Templeton driven by a man with a suspended license. Police searched the car and found 29.15 grams of methamphetamine. They... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles pedestrian hit by car

Written on 28 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles woman is in critical condition in a Santa Barbara hospital after a car struck her Wednesday morning while she was crossing a street. Cindy Dougherty, 60, was crossing a residential street in Paso Robles around 7:24 a.m.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Paso Robles on the top 10 best city list

Written on 25 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles were listed as the eighth best city for well-being out of 189 cities or pairs of cities, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday. The 2013 rankings are based on more than 500,000 interviews... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles announces $125,000 ticket quota settlement

Written on 22 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A day after signing a non-disclosure agreement, Paso Robles city officials disclosed they had settled a traffic ticket quota lawsuit filed by a former employee for $125,000. Total costs to the city exceed $160,000. In addition to the $125,000 settlement,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman heading to trial for murder

Written on 18 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge has ruled that enough evidence exists to bring a Paso Robles woman to trial for the murder of her ex-boyfriend. [Tribune] Maria del Carmen Granados Fajardo, 50, is accused of paying several people a total... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man accused of murder

Written on 17 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Paso Robles gang member accused of murdering a man in Greenfield remained in a Monterey County jail while law enforcement officers searched his Heritage Ranch home on Thursday. On Feb. 23, an officer responding to reports of a disturbance... (Continue reading)

Settlement stunner ends ticket quota trial

Written on 13 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A settlement reached during the noon hour Thursday abruptly ended a civil trial pitting a former Paso Robles police officer against his one-time employer for allegedly ordering unlawful traffic ticket quotas as part of a relentless quest... (Continue reading)

Jury picked for ticket quota trial

Written on 12 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A jury of nine women and three men will determine if Paso Robles city and police officials established an illegal traffic ticket quota in 2010, and then retaliated against one officer who objected to the alleged policy.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles bank robber sentenced to 5.5 years

Written on 12 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Paso Robles man was sentenced Tuesday to five and a half years in prison for robbing a Cambria bank last year. Bruce Franklin Valentine, 70, a former Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputy, plead guilty to robbing a Rabobank in... (Continue reading)

Bodies of Central Coast car crash victims identified

Written on 28 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two men who died in car crash in Paso Robles Wednesday afternoon as 26-year-old Jeremy Nathaniel Martin and 24-year-old Christopher Michael Medina. Martin resided in Grover Beach, and Medina lived... (Continue reading)