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Manhunt for parolee shuts down Downtown SLO

Written on 15 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo City Hall, Mission Prep, Old Mission School and numerous downtown businesses were placed in lockdown Monday as heavily armed officers chased an armed parolee. On Monday afternoon, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Cambria... (Continue reading)

SLO jury convicts man of robbing and raping prostitutes

Written on 11 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A 52-year-old Santa Maria man has been convicted of raping and robbing women at gunpoint. His victims were prostitutes. On March 14, 2013, Gregory Arthur Erwin raped and robbed a woman at the San Luis Inn and Suites in San... (Continue reading)

Central Coast bank robber sentenced

Written on 11 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Bakersfield man who recently robbed two Central Coast banks received a 14-year prison sentence on Thursday. [KSBY] Johnie Dean Arnold robbed a Union Bank in Goleta on Nov. 2 and a Heritage Oaks Bank in San Luis Obispo on... (Continue reading)

SLO student’s Facebook post said “Columbine of Duty 2”

Written on 3 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A San Luis Obispo High School student who was arrested Friday for making criminal threats posted text on Facebook stating, “Columbine of Duty 2” and “Don’t come to school tomorrow.”  The text appeared on images of the student holding what... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest teen for posting airsoft gun photos

Written on 2 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

Police arrested a San Luis Obispo High School student who posted photos on Facebook of himself holding airsoft guns while dressed in military attire. The teen is reportedly charged with making a criminal threat. [Tribune] The SLO High student posted... (Continue reading)

Body found in SLO creek

Written on 2 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A body was found early Tuesday afternoon in the creek behind the San Luis Obispo Target store. Police say the death does not appear suspicious. [KSBY] The person who died is believed to be a male. San Luis Obispo police... (Continue reading)

Cayucos man arrested for felony hit-and-run

Written on 21 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a Cayucos man Thursday who allegedly hit a pedestrian and fled after failing to bribe the victim. Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Anthony Walsh, 34, allegedly crashed his car into a man at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed by train identified as Cal Poly student

Written on 18 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police have identified 22-year-old Cal Poly student Thomas Tilton Stone as the man who was struck and killed by a train on Tuesday evening. Stone’s death appears to be an accident. Around 5 p.m., Stone was walking... (Continue reading)

SLO driver hits pedestrian, offers bribe

Written on 17 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and fled after failing to bribe the victim. [KSBY] Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, a car collided with an adult male at the intersection of High Street and... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man hires cop for contract killing

Written on 6 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Los Osos man was arrested Thursday evening after he allegedly paid an undercover officer to kill a business associate with whom he had a falling out. Anthony Gene Stevens, 52, is charged with solicitation to commit murder. Stevens owns... (Continue reading)