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Ought you park your car in Santa Maria?

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

An average day in Santa Maria ends with at least two car thefts, according to numbers provided by the city’s police department. [KSBY] Santa Maria far outpaces other Central Coast cities in car thefts, and the crime is occurring at... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria hatchet murderer facing release

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The doctors of a former altar boy who killed a senior citizen in a random hatchet attack in Santa Maria five years ago have recommended that their patient be released, a decision that is now under the purview of the... (Continue reading)

U-Haul murder heading to trial in Santa Maria

Written on 10 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Jury selection begins next week in the trial of six men implicated in the murder of a Santa Maria man whose body was found in a U-Haul truck parked in Orcutt last year. [Lompoc Record] Following the murder of 28-year-old... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria burn victim was working on stolen car

Written on 30 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Maria police have determined that a burn victim was working on a stolen car Tuesday evening when he accidentally started a house fire. [KSBY] Fire investigators say the burn victim, a 29-year-old man, was smoking at the time, and... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man goes on criminal binge in Paso Robles

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

A Santa Maria man held up an elderly woman at gunpoint, rammed his car into her vehicle and smashed the window of another vehicle, prior to Paso Robles police arresting him Saturday afternoon. Around 1:40 p.m., police received a report... (Continue reading)

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)

Santa Maria woman found dead in car

Written on 13 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a Santa Maria woman in her 60s dead in a car last week. [KEYT] Deputies found the woman’s body Wednesday night in Waller Park just outside the Santa Maria city limits. Investigators have not... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man escapes SLO big rig explosion

Written on 10 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 25-year-old Santa Maria man who was driving a semi truck carrying vegetables that exploded late Wednesday night on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo managed to escape the vehicle unharmed before it caught on fire, according to the California... (Continue reading)