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SLO burglar grabs laptop but leaves fingernail

Written on 26 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

An alleged burglar made off with a MacBook from a Mustang Village apartment but left behind a broken fingernail. The suspect also left her Facebook username on the victim’s phone, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Police are... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach camera catches thief with hand and leg in car

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A surveillance camera captured an alleged thief sticking her head, an arm and a leg inside an old fashioned car parked on a Grover Beach street. The Grover Beach Police Department is now asking for help in identifying the alleged... (Continue reading)

SLO package thief caught on video

Written on 31 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who stole a package off the front porch of a home on Tarragon Lane. At 12:23 p.m. on Thursday, the homeowner’s security  camera captured the thief snatching... (Continue reading)

Dumb criminal: Alleged thief tries to sell back stolen valuables

Written on 16 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Two weeks after allegedly stealing a laptop and other goods valued at more than $14,000, a Paso Robles woman attempted to sell the property back to its owner for just $250, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.... (Continue reading)

Thieves get away after hitting Atascadero train store

Written on 16 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A group of thieves broke into an Atascadero train store Wednesday morning and loaded numerous items into a pickup truck in broad daylight. The burglars fled just before police officers arrived, and they managed to evade capture. Shortly after 8... (Continue reading)

Burglar nabs silver dollars from SLO coin shop

Written on 7 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A burglar broke into a San Luis Obispo coin shop early Monday morning, stole several items and managed to evade capture. The man’s face was caught on surveillance film, though. At 2:20 a.m., San Luis Obispo police officers responded to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles shoplifter caught on camera

Written on 1 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Paso Robles Police Department is asking the public to help identify a woman who was caught on camera while allegedly shoplifting at a department store. Police say the woman is suspected of stealing from Kohls on Tuesday. The store... (Continue reading)

Speeding thieves nearly rear-end cop on Highway 101

Written on 29 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Eight Santa Maria residents traveling in a stolen SUV nearly rear-ended an officer Monday evening on Highway 101 after coming up behind his vehicle at a speed of 94 mph. [KSBY] After evading an accident, the police officer stopped the... (Continue reading)

Nipomo package thief caught on camera, then arrested

Written on 15 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A social media-powered manhunt for a South County package thief led to the arrest of an Arroyo Grande woman and some celebratory Facebook posts by a Nipomo father. Kevin Beck ordered a lego package from Amazon for his young son.... (Continue reading)

Homeless bus thief gets six years for Grover Beach crime spree

Written on 19 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 36-year-old homeless man has received a six-year prison sentence for an ambitious crime spree he embarked upon in June. On a single day, David James Krause, 36, started a fire; stole a bus and crashed it; burglarized a home;... (Continue reading)