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Grover Beach police serve second warrant for Fresno theft case

Written on 10 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second time in less than a month, Grover Beach police officers served a search warrant related to a retail theft case in Fresno. Grover Beach police served a warrant on Wednesday morning in the... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County nurse charged with 77 felonies

Written on 9 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County prosecutors have charged a registered nurse with 77 felonies related to theft, elder abuse and tax violations she allegedly committed while running an unlicensed in-home health care business. Rosanne Marquis, 71, allegedly operated the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for suspects accused of using stolen credit cards

Written on 28 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole a wallet and cell phone on Tuesday, and then used stolen credits cards to make thousands of... (Continue reading)

Carpinteria caregiver arrested for stealing from patient

Written on 13 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Carpinteria man late last month on multiple felony charges related to elder financial abuse. On April 25, a relative of a care patient in Goleta discovered suspicious activity involving the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man sentenced to four years in prison for embezzlement

Written on 5 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Paso Robles man to four years and four months in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from an Atascadero business. In May 2024, the owner... (Continue reading)

Police arrest organized retail thieves in Santa Maria

Written on 24 Dec, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested two people involved in an organized retail theft scheme following a theft at Target. Shortly after noon, officers responded to a reported theft at Target. The two suspects used self-checkouts to pay... (Continue reading)

SLO police ask for help identifying mountain bike thief

Written on 22 Dec, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are asking the public for help identifying a man suspected of stealing a mountain bike from REI on Madonna Road. Security footage captured the man they say stole the mountain bike on Dec.... (Continue reading)

Lompoc City Council member charged with theft of city funds

Written on 20 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Lompoc City Council member is facing eight felony counts which include theft of public funds, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Stephen “Steve” Bridge was elected in 2024. His alleged criminal behavior occurred... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for man who stole pair of packages

Written on 25 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who stole a pair of packages from a porch last week. The suspect stole two packages off the porch of a home in the 4000 block of Righetti... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest woman for stealing TV from apartment complex

Written on 23 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested a woman last week for stealing a television from the mailroom of an apartment complex. On Sept. 17, a caller reported the theft of a television from an apartment complex mailroom on... (Continue reading)