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Serial thief gets nine years in prison for San Luis Obispo County crime spree
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Paso Robles woman, who is a serial thief with a criminal history that crosses multiple California counties, has received a sentence of nine years in prison, along with the possibility of an additional two years, for... (Continue reading)
Woman sentenced to nearly 10 years for DUI crash that killed bicyclist in SLO
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced an Oregon woman to nearly 10 years in prison for a 2024 hit-and-run that killed an elderly bicyclist. On July 23, 2024, 45-year-old Vanessa Rose Noblitt was driving... (Continue reading)
Man convicted of burglarizing Atascadero home
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a man of burglary over a break-in at an Atascadero home last October, which ended with the female victim punching the burglar in the face, leading to his capture by... (Continue reading)
One of SLO County woman’s nine election fraud convictions nullified
By JOSH FRIEDMAN One of the nine election fraud counts on which a San Luis Obispo County jury convicted Gaea Powell has been nullified because the verdict was not read in court. Last month, a jury convicted Powell of nine... (Continue reading)
Grover Beach man sentenced to life for abusing three girls, one woman
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 74-year-old man to 73 years to life in prison for sexually abusing four females, three of whom were children. During a trial earlier this year, jurors heard... (Continue reading)
FBI searching for child molester who fled sentencing in San Luis Obispo in 2003
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The FBI is asking the public for help locating a convicted child molester who has been at large for more than 23 years after failing to appear for sentencing in San Luis Obispo. Erik Kristian Moller, now... (Continue reading)
Man sentenced to life for sexually abusing two kids in Paso Robles
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 283 years to life in prison for sexually abusing two children in Paso Robles. Last month, a jury convicted 41-year-old Teodulo Vasquezjimenez, a citizen of... (Continue reading)
Judge rules gang members can stand trial for downtown San Luis Obispo assault
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Enough evidence exists for three defendants to stand trial over a 2024 assault in downtown San Luis Obispo that left the victim lying unconscious in the street, a judge recently ruled. The defendants are all members of... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County jury convicts X-ray technician of sexual battery
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a local X-ray technician of misdemeanor sexual battery over a 2024 incident involving unwanted touching of a patient at a medical office. The jury found that John Stephen O’Brien, 47,... (Continue reading)
Man convicted of sexually abusing two children in Paso Robles
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A jury convicted a man of sexually abusing two children in Paso Robles earlier this week, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. A jury convicted 41-year-old Teodulo Vasquezjimenez of 15 felony counts... (Continue reading)