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Santa Maria police use less-lethal munitions, K-9 to arrest armed man
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested an armed man after a standoff in Santa Maria on Saturday, firing less-lethal munitions and deploying a K-9 to take the suspect into custody. Shortly after 3 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block... (Continue reading)
Armed man arrested following standoff in Goleta
By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested a man with a knife following a standoff at a horse corral in Goleta on Saturday. Shortly after 11:30 a.m., a caller reported a domestic dispute at an apartment complex on the 4400 block of Hollister... (Continue reading)
Standoff, arrest for domestic violence in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE Following a 30 minute standoff, San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly making criminal threats, domestic violence and battery. Shortly after noon, a woman reported Omar Gutierrez had threatened to harm her at... (Continue reading)
Arroyo Grande carjacking suspect arrested after Highway 101 chase, standoff
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A carjacking suspect who allegedly struck and injured the owner of the car she stole led CHP officers on a chase from Arroyo Grande to Salinas on Saturday. The woman allegedly stole a sedan in Arroyo Grande,... (Continue reading)
Suspect arrested after multi-hour SWAT standoff in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria officers arrested a wanted suspect following a standoff involving the police department’s SWAT team that lasted several hours on Saturday night. At about 6:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Red Bark Road... (Continue reading)
Deputies arrest suspect after standoff in rural San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect following a two-hour standoff in rural San Luis Obispo on Friday. Benjamin Reynoso, 43, had a felony arrest warrant for vandalism, violating a domestic violence and restraining order and obstruction of justice.... (Continue reading)
Deputies arrest Goleta domestic violence suspect, seize firearms cache
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following an hours-long standoff in Goleta on Monday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man wanted for domestic violence, then seized numerous firearms, as well as thousands of rounds of ammunition. Shortly before 6 a.m., a... (Continue reading)
Grover Beach woman arrested for threats at Hotel Cerro in SLO
By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach woman is in jail for making criminal threats following a standoff at the Cerro Hotel in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday morning. Staff at the Hotel Cerro called law enforcement at about 9 a.m.... (Continue reading)
Standoff at Hotel Cerro in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE There is a standoff at the Cerro Hotel in San Luis Obispo between law enforcement and an individual who barricaded themself in a hotel room on Tuesday morning. Shortly before 11 a.m., the SLO Police Department asked... (Continue reading)
Man charged with domestic violence following standoff in Paso Robles
By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man is in jail after he battered his girlfriend and then barricaded himself inside a residence on the 800 block of Golden Meadow Drive. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported an in-progress domestic... (Continue reading)