A Lompoc man suspected of kidnapping and holding his ex-girlfriend captive for four days was arrested Tuesday in Las Vegas. On Monday evening, Joseph Hetzel, 52, released Virginia Paris, 55, in front of a hotel in Henderson, Nevada. Paris told... (Continue reading)
The Lompoc man accused of abducting his ex-girlfriend in Solvang was spotted with her Sunday morning at a Starbucks in Arizona, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. After the Lompoc woman sought help from a customer in the... (Continue reading)
After going months without a homicide, the city of Santa Maria has now had two murders in the last two weeks. The latest victim was a 19-year-old man, who was shot and killed early Sunday morning. The shooting occurred around... (Continue reading)
A woman stashed a pair of UGG boots in her bag and walked out the door of a downtown San Luis Obispo store on Tuesday, surveillance footage shows. At about 6 p.m., the woman who police have since identified,... (Continue reading)
An Atascadero man allegedly broke into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Paso Robles and stole a cash register. The suspect evaded police for several days but was then arrested after popping up again at the KFC. Shortly before 10... (Continue reading)
A car collided with a bicycle in San Luis Obispo late Tuesday night, killing a man who was riding the bike. The driver then fled the scene, and police are now searching for the vehicle and multiple suspects. [KSBY] Shortly... (Continue reading)
For at least the fifth time over the last year, an inmate walked away from the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompocon Thursday. [KCOY] At about 4 p.m., prison officials discovered that Victor Hurtado, 42, was missing. Hurtado is... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who was caught on a surveillance camera checking for unlocked cars early Thursday morning. Around 1:45 a.m., the suspect was prowling around a driveway in the neighborhood southwest of Meadow Park.... (Continue reading)
After allegedly murdering his ex-wife, a Santa Maria man fled authorities with the estranged couple’s 9-year-old. But, police tracked down the murder suspect in Los Angles, where they shot and killed the man. [Cal Coast Times] Around 6:45 p.m., Los... (Continue reading)
Santa Maria police issued an Amber Alert for a 9-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped following a fatal shooting Monday night. Daniel Morozov is likely in the company of Konstantin Morozov, 48, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. According... (Continue reading)