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Santa Maria police use less-lethal munitions, K-9 to arrest armed man

Written on 8 Nov, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested an armed man after a standoff in Santa Maria on Saturday, firing less-lethal munitions and deploying a K-9 to take the suspect into custody. Shortly after 3 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police chase armed 13-year-old boy

Written on 5 Nov, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers on Wednesday evening chased a 13-year-old suspect who fled by foot while armed with a handgun. Officers eventually caught the teen and recovered the firearm. Shortly after 8 p.m., officers conducted a traffic... (Continue reading)

Person stabbed in Santa Maria, suspects fled

Written on 3 Nov, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are investigating a stabbing in Santa Maria on Monday that left a victim seriously injured.  Shortly after 5:30 p.m., a caller reported a stabbing victim on the 200 block of East Grant Street. Officers located the... (Continue reading)

Man arrested over sexual battery of high school student in Santa Maria

Written on 30 Oct, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly inappropriately touched a female high school student on Friday. Shortly before 1 p.m., officers responded to a report of a sexual battery near Santa Maria High... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria special needs student injured during ICE encounter

Written on 23 Oct, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By KAREN VELIE A special needs student at Santa Maria High School suffered bruises and a broken wrist during an altercation with immigration enforcement agents on Wednesday morning, the student told CalCoastNews. At 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, 20-year-old Eric Zepeda... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police arrest two alleged gang members with guns

Written on 23 Oct, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police arrested two alleged gang members whom they found with firearms on Thursday. Just before 12:30 p.m., Santa Maria officers responded to the area of 1900 S. Lincoln Street over a report of two suspects... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police searching for missing elderly woman

Written on 22 Oct, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay police are asking the public for help locating a 75-year-old woman who has not been seen since dropping off her husband at Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria on Wednesday. Sandra Lee Woodmansee dropped... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police searching for another missing girl

Written on 19 Oct, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Maria Police Department is asking the public for help finding a missing 13-year-old girl. Jaday Mejia Morales was reported missing on Sunday. She was last seen at about 5 p.m. in the area of 1800... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police seek help finding missing girl

Written on 17 Oct, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Maria Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing 12-year-old girl. Paola Barajas Garcia was last seen on Oct. 13 at approximately 7 p.m. She was wearing black leggings, white socks, brown sandals,... (Continue reading)

Gunfire strikes vehicle in Santa Maria

Written on 13 Oct, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are investigating a shooting in Santa Maria Sunday evening in which a bullet or bullets struck a vehicle. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a shooting on the 1800 block of South Broadway. Officers subsequently... (Continue reading)