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Parolee leads police chase from Santa Maria to Avila

Written on 24 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Santa Maria police chased a wanted parolee driving a stolen vehicle through south San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday. [KCOY] Parole officials sought Bradley Larson, who was driving a stolen vehicle Wednesday morning with three passengers and methamphetamine inside. Larson... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria Police shoot and kill another suspect

Written on 14 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

In the latest in a string of officer involved shootings, Santa Maria Police shot and killed a man Sunday night at a home on East Sunset Avenue. This is the fifth officer involved shooting in the north Santa Barbara County... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man foils carjacking attempt

Written on 6 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A 22-year-old Santa Maria man fought back and was able to foil an attempted carjacking Saturday night. [Noozhawk] The unnamed 22-year-old was at Jones Street and College Avenue when he agreed to give a man and woman a ride, said... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man imprisoned for mortgage fraud

Written on 26 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Margarita man and two Santa Maria men who participated in a complex mortgage fraud scheme were sentenced last week to federal prison terms and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution to various lenders that suffered losses as... (Continue reading)

Balloon Fest 2012, event photos

Written on 13 Dec, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The sun dawns on a huge group of excited teenagers all intensely engaged and excited by an opportunity to do science and engineering on Dec. 8. Eighty-Seven students in 24 teams from local middle and high schools compete to answer... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers murder suspect was a police informant

Written on 11 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of the people accused of participating in the violent murder of Dystiny Myers was an informant for the Santa Maria Police Department gang suppression unit, a detective testified on Monday. Ty Michael Hill is facing the... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria woman’s torture trial starts next week

Written on 30 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

A Santa Maria woman who allegedly punished her then 2-year-old daughter for playing with her makeup by holding the child’s hands in scalding tap water almost three years ago is scheduled to begin trial next week. [SantaMariaTimes] Lorena Arenas, 26,... (Continue reading)

CHP officer’s DUI case headed to trial

Written on 27 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A California Highway Patrol officer who crashed his 2004 Ford Explorer in Arroyo Grande while allegedly under the influence of drugs may be headed to trial. [Noozhawk] Michael Mallory, 37, who was acting as the public information officer for the... (Continue reading)

Thanksgiving day drive-by shooting in Santa Maria

Written on 23 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A passenger traveling in a vehicle shot a man in Santa Maria early Thanksgiving morning. [KCOY] Santa Maria police say that a four-door, white Acura pulled up to a man walking home on the 600 block of W. Cypress Steet... (Continue reading)

More safety violations at Maldonado family farm

Written on 6 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 52 comments

Since Abel Maldonado announced his plans to run for congress, his 6,000-acre farm in Santa Maria has had three Cal/OSHA citations for issues regarding employee safety. Since the 1990s, Agro-Jal has accumulated dozens of Cal/OSHA violations and hundreds of thousands... (Continue reading)