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Santa Maria woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 insurance fraud

Written on 16 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 51-year-old Santa Maria woman and her 30-year-old daughter pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mail fraud for submitting fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) in the names of inmates, U.S.... (Continue reading)

Deputy shoots, kills suspect in Santa Maria

Written on 14 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A deputy shot and killed a suspect during a domestic dispute in Santa Maria on Saturday. Shortly after 5 p.m., a caller reported a family member had brandished a gun during an argument. The other family members... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police searching for missing teen

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers are asking the public for help with locating a missing teenage girl.  Investigators are not aware of any possible whereabouts of Yuliema Ambrocio Cruz, 14. Police ask that anyone who has information about... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man injured, two killed in wrong-way driver crash

Written on 2 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A wrong-way driver and his passenger both died in a head-on collision with a vehicle driven by a Pismo Beach man on Highway 101 in Santa Maria over the weekend.  Two males were traveling southbound on northbound... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria Police arrest suspects for robbing postal worker, stealing mail

Written on 18 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria Police officers on Sunday arrested a man and a woman for allegedly robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier and then stealing residents’ mail.  On Tuesday, a suspect robbed a mail carrier at knifepoint.... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police searching for man who robbed bank at knifepoint

Written on 29 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police detectives are searching for a man who robbed a bank at knifepoint Monday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., a man armed with a knife forced his way into the Community West Bank branch at... (Continue reading)

Shooter wounds 14-year-old girl near Santa Maria and Guadalupe

Written on 22 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and wounded a 14-year-old girl Monday evening in an unincorporated area between Santa Maria and Guadalupe, leaving the teen hospitalized.  Deputies learned of the shooting from hospital staff who were treating the wounded girl,... (Continue reading)

Cannabis infused gummies sicken Santa Maria students

Written on 31 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Five students at El Camino Junior High School in Santa Maria felt unwell after eating cannabis infused gummies on Monday. Initially, school nurses attempted to care for the students. School administrators then called paramedics to help the... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria DUI suspect brandishes knife at deputies

Written on 13 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who repeatedly brandished a knife at them while attempting to evade capture on Friday in an area along the border between Santa Maria and Orcutt.  Shortly after noon., a... (Continue reading)

Shooting near Santa Maria High School prompts lockdown

Written on 29 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are investigating a shooting near Santa Maria High School on Friday afternoon, which prompted a brief lockdown of the campus.  At about 12:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported a shooting on W. Park Street, according to... (Continue reading)