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Thief snatches puppy from Santa Maria animal shelter

Written on 18 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An unidentified man was caught last week on surveillance video grabbing a puppy from the Santa Maria animal shelter and tossing the dog over a fence. The suspect then hopped the fence, chased after the puppy and fled. Around 4:30... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches video games from Cheap Thrills in SLO

Written on 2 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who allegedly stole video games from record store Cheap Thrills in downtown SLO. Around 6:40 p.m. Thursday, the suspect entered Cheap Thrills at 563 Higuera Street and stole several video games,... (Continue reading)

Video shows thief snatching phone from SLO pizzeria

Written on 1 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo pizzeria is requesting help from the public in locating a man who allegedly stole a cell phone from behind the counter Wednesday night. Gino’s Pizza, which is located at 1761 Monterey Street, is circulating surveillance footage... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman stole $117,000 from elderly man in reverse mortgage scheme

Written on 31 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A former Nipomo financial services advisor talked an elderly man into taking out a reverse mortgage on his home and then stole $117,000 from him, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. Araceli Cortes, 38, is slated... (Continue reading)

SLO burglar caught on pawn shop cam

Written on 29 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Costa Mesa man tried to pawn several pieces of unique jewelry that disappeared in a San Luis Obispo home burglary earlier this month, according to SLOPD. San Luis Obispo police officers did not catch the man, but he has... (Continue reading)

Burglar breaks into home being fumigated, steals wedding rings

Written on 23 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Lompoc man broke into a Santa Ynez home while it was being fumigated and stole several firearms, a large amount of jewelry and heirlooms, including deceased relatives’ wedding rings, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. The burglar... (Continue reading)

Crime rising in SLO, but violent crime down

Written on 20 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Crime in San Luis Obispo increased by 11 percent in 2016, according to the city’s police department. Violent crime, however, decreased by 7 percent. On Friday, the San Luis Obispo Police Department issued a news release detailing 2016 crime statistics... (Continue reading)

Man tries to sell stolen iPhone back to owner

Written on 17 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria man tried to sell an iPhone stolen in San Luis Obispo back to its rightful owner. Rather than completing the transaction, the man found himself in handcuffs after mistaking an undercover police officer for the owner of... (Continue reading)

Surveillance footage captures men peering into cars in SLO

Written on 8 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for two suspected thieves who were caught on camera walking around a resident’s driveway on Monday. One of the suspects can be seen peering into vehicles with a flashlight. During the early morning hours,... (Continue reading)

Man and woman found passed out with drugs in stolen car

Written on 9 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A pair of alleged thieves conked out in a stolen car Sunday afternoon in the 3000 block of Broad Street in San Luis Obispo, according to the city’s police department. Around 2 p.m., a caller reported to police that a... (Continue reading)