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Santa Maria robber search leads to arrest of alleged child molester

Written on 17 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

After serving a search warrant at home as part of an investigation into a series of recent robberies, Santa Maria police arrested a 31-year-old man at the house for having sexually assaulted a minor. [KSBY] Officers arrested Santa Maria resident... (Continue reading)

Did Santa Maria police catch serial robbers?

Written on 16 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Following a string of 10 reported robberies in two weeks in the Santa Maria area, police have made three arrests in connection with one of the cases. [KSBY] Santa Maria police arrested David Wilkerson, 18, and two juveniles for robbing... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria robbery string hits 10 in two weeks

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Armed gunmen held up two convenience stores in the Santa Maria area Saturday night, marking the ninth and tenth robberies in and around the city in the last two weeks, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. [KSBY] The latest... (Continue reading)

Robbers succeed in string of Santa Maria heists

Written on 6 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

For the second time in less than a week, multiple closely timed robberies took place in Santa Maria with the suspects evading capture. [KSBY] Santa Maria police say that two or three suspects walked around town Saturday night robbing liquor... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria robbers evade capture

Written on 1 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two robberies took place in a span of about 15 minutes in Santa Maria Monday night, and police have yet to catch any suspects. [KSBY] Just before 10 p.m., two robbers wearing dark clothes and coverings over their faces robbed... (Continue reading)

Driver hits man crossing street in Santa Maria

Written on 8 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 17-year-old driver crashed into a man walking a bicycle across a street in Santa Maria Saturday night, leaving him with a serious head injury. The victim was pushing his bicycle across the intersection of Broadway and Inger Drive when... (Continue reading)

13-year-old crashes car into Santa Maria store

Written on 21 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 13-year-old boy got behind the wheel in Santa Maria Wednesday evening and led police on a brief high-speed chase that concluded inside Michael’s arts and crafts store. [KSBY] Around 9:35 p.m., the 13-year-old took off at high speeds near... (Continue reading)

Gang member crashes into cop car in Santa Maria

Written on 21 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Northern California gang member crashed his car into a police cruiser in Santa Maria on Saturday, causing moderate damage to the vehicle. [KEYT] Salinas resident Marcello Alvarez, 35, reversed his car into the police vehicle after an officer pulled... (Continue reading)

Driver hits gas line and runs in Santa Maria

Written on 14 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Maria officials evacuated about 80 residents Sunday night after a driver crash crashed into a gas line, causing a leak near houses. [KSBY] The vehicle crashed into a large service gas line in an alley near El Camino Street... (Continue reading)

Woman arrested for attempted murder in Santa Maria

Written on 1 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Maria police arrested a woman for attempted murder Monday evening after she stabbed another woman several times for no apparent reason. [KSBY] Felicia Ann Donaldson, 28, is accused of stabbing the victim multiple times on her head and neck.... (Continue reading)