San Luis Obispo police arrested a registered sex offender Thursday for soliciting sex from two minors. [Tribune] Michael George Johnson, 49, allegedly attempted to solicit sex from two social acquaintances and dissuade them from reporting themselves as victims. Johnson, whose... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN CalCoastNews reporter and co-founder Karen Velie was taken into custody on Aug. 13 after a San Luis Obispo police officer arrested her on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officer Josh Walsh placed Velie... (Continue reading)
A former San Luis Obispo police officer who was fired after he pled guilty to misdemeanor charges of bringing misbranded Mexican prescription drugs into the United States, filed suit against the city on July 31. [NewTimes] Former patrol officer Dan... (Continue reading)
The San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office has ruled the death of a man who witnesses said jumped off a downtown San Luis Obispo parking structure an accident. [Tribune] Brian Lawler, 26, fell to his death from the city parking... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo Police Department narcotics officer Corey Pierce pleaded guilty to extortion Monday in federal court in Los Angeles. [New Times] Pierce 39, pleaded guilty to one of two counts of extortion. In April, he pleaded not guilty to... (Continue reading)
A man stole an 18-pack of beer from Circle K in San Luis Obispo early Monday morning and then warned a clerk chasing him that he had a gun. Around 2:20 a.m. on Monday, a Hispanic man in his 20s... (Continue reading)
A man is in critical condition after the Ford Thunderbird he was driving collided with a semi-truck at the corner of Chorro and Peach streets in San Luis Obispo on Friday afternoon. The injured man was driving eastbound on Peach... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo denied a disabled homeless man a bed at its shelter last week because he was accompanied by a service dog. Even though California law requires service providers to allow... (Continue reading)
A San Luis Obispo man, who recently turned himself in to San Luis Obispo police claiming he robbed a bank in Atascadero, now claims he is innocent. [KCOY] On Friday, Steven Celaya pled not guilty to two charges of bank... (Continue reading)
A San Luis Obispo man identifying himself as the recent robber of two local banks turned himself in to the San Luis Obispo Police Department Tuesday. Around 7 a.m. Tuesday, Steven Celaya went to the police department and said he... (Continue reading)