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Fire burns four acres near Pismo Beach, preserve temporary closed

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire near Pismo Beach burned four acres on Tuesday evening, leading to the temporary closure of the Pismo Preserve, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a fire burning on a hillside next... (Continue reading)

SLO County prosecutor files Supreme Court appeal over victim’s rights

Written on 4 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow filed an appeal with the California Supreme Court last month arguing the victim’s rights of a Pismo Beach police officer assaulted on the job were violated. Specifically, the officer’s... (Continue reading)

McLintocks restaurants close in Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo

Written on 22 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE F. McLintocks Saloon and Dining restaurants in Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo have closed, six months after McLintocks in Arroyo Grande closed. In 1973, McLintocks opened its first restaurant in Shell Beach. Two years later, the... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police arrest man with loaded ghost gun

Written on 14 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a routine traffic stop, Pismo Beach police arrested a 20-year-old man for having a concealed, loaded ghost gun on Saturday afternoon. After pulling over the vehicle, an officer noticed a passenger was not wearing his seat... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police arrest man for brandishing imitation firearms

Written on 7 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach police officers arrested a 45-year-old who was brandishing an imitation firearm from a vehicle in Shell Beach on Sunday. Shortly after noon, callers reported a man brandishing a weapon. Officers quickly located the suspect’s vehicle... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Pismo Beach murder pleads not guilty

Written on 30 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The 34-year-old man charged with murdering his close friend in Pismo Beach pleaded not guilty on Monday. Andrew Frederick Rodriguez and the murder victim, 39-year-old Jonathan Campbell Perez, worked together at Giuseppe’s in Pismo Beach – Rodriguez... (Continue reading)

Hung jury in trial for attempted murder of Pismo Beach officer

Written on 20 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE The trial of a man accused of attempting to murder a Pismo Beach police officer ended Thursday in a hung jury on two counts: attempted murder and resisting an executive officer, with 11 jurors voting for guilty... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Pismo Beach murder cut his neck, jumped off pier

Written on 18 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 34-year-old suspect in last week’s murder of a Pismo Beach bartender left the scene of the crime and drove to Ventura where he allegedly cut his own neck and then jumped off a pier in a... (Continue reading)

Trial for attempted murder of Pismo Beach officer ends, jury deliberating

Written on 16 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Jurors in the case of a man accused of attempting to murder a Pismo Beach police officer began deliberations on Friday, and must now decide the fate of 48-year-old Charles Ammons With charges pending from another arrest,... (Continue reading)

Restaurant employee allegedly stabs, kills bartender in Pismo Beach

Written on 13 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Correction: The original time and date provided were inaccurate and have been corrected. An employee at Giuseppe’s in Pismo Beach allegedly killed the restaurant’s bartender on Wednesday. Shortly after 9 p.m., an employee named Andrew allegedly stabbed... (Continue reading)