Articles Tagged With ‘Santa Maria’




Two men shot and killed in Santa Maria in two days

An 18-year-old Santa Maria man died of gunshot wounds early Saturday, just two days after a 21-year-old man was shot and killed. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to reports of gunshots in the area... (Continue reading)

Another person shot and killed in Santa Maria

A male victim was shot and killed in Santa Maria Thursday night, according to the city’s police department. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:25 p.m., a shooting occurred in the area of Bunny Avenue and Blosser Road. Officers arrived and... (Continue reading)

Phony attorney allegedly scammed Santa Maria farmworkers

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An unlicensed legal consultant pretending to be an attorney allegedly scammed immigrant farmworkers on the Central Coast, resulting in two individuals paying a combined total of $12,000 in legal fees, only to have deportation proceedings initiated against... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria chase morphs into deadly apartment fire

An attempted traffic stop in Santa Maria on Tuesday turned into a chase that ended with a man and his girlfriend barricading themselves in an apartment bathroom and setting the home on fire. The man died, and his girlfriend was... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed, passenger seriously injured in Nipomo crash

For the fourth time in a span of 36 days, a motorcyclist died in a South County crash. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, John Ricker, 62, of Arroyo Grande was stopped at the intersection of Wineman... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police arrest serial burglars

Morro Bay police officers were able to track down and arrest a pair of Santa Maria women who were allegedly using methamphetamine and committing numerous thefts, by trailing a stolen credit card. [Cal Coast Times] Over the past few days,... (Continue reading)

One man murdered, two people wounded in Santa Maria shootings

A pair of Friday night shootings in Santa Maria left one man dead and two people wounded, according to the city’s police department. [Cal Coast Times] Early Saturday morning, Santa Maria police arrested a juvenile, who is accused of killing... (Continue reading)

Police evacuate lobby after Arroyo Grande man brings suspicious package

Santa Maria police evacuated the lobby of their own station on Monday after an Arroyo Grande man arrived with a suspicious package that contained a powdery substance. [Cal Coast Times] Joseph Skoda, an Arroyo Grande resident and United States Air... (Continue reading)

Suspect attempts to abduct girl walking to school in Santa Maria

Santa Maria police are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to abduct a girl who was walking to school Monday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At about 9 a.m., the man was following the girl in a black truck, according... (Continue reading)

Neighbor shoots Santa Maria father over toddlers making noise

Angry over noises coming from two young children in an upstairs apartment, a Santa maria man allegedly shot the children’s father on Saturday. [KCOY] Shortly before 2 p.m., the currently unnamed assailant began banging on the ceiling of his apartment... (Continue reading)