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California mayor resigns amid dog poop tossing scandal

Written on 18 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The upscale Southern California city of San Marino is in need of a new mayor now that its previous top official resigned in a dog poop tossing scandal. [NBC LA] Dennis Kneier resigned Tuesday, 10 days after surveillance footage caught... (Continue reading)

Bomb squad removes dildo from downtown SLO

Written on 3 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

What happens when someone leaves a dildo wrapped in black electrical tape on a street in San Luis Obispo? Roads are closed and it is removed by the bomb task force robot. On New Year’s Eve, a pedestrian spotted the... (Continue reading)

State approves weapons permits for the blind

Written on 11 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The state of Iowa is granting permits for the legally blind or completely blind to carry guns in Iowa in public places. [Newsmax] The issue has started a debate between disability advocates and law enforcement that focuses on public safety... (Continue reading)

Man sought for indecent exposure in Paso Robles

Written on 21 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Paso Robles police are seeking an aggressive exhibitionist who exposed himself to women on two separate occasions. Investigators are looking for a heavy-set white man 20-25 years old who was driving a black Honda Civic during the incidents. In the... (Continue reading)

California man charged with sexually assaulting a horse

Written on 8 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A Northern California man is under arrest for sexually assaulting a horse. [KTVU] Fifty-six-year-old Bryon Baker of El Dorado County is accused of stealing a horse, leaving it to die and sexually assaulting another horse he tried to steal. Last... (Continue reading)

Los Osos church vandals found but not arrested

Written on 14 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 60 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s investigators found two suspects who admitted to vandalizing a Los Osos church Sunday morning, but they did not make any arrests. An 18-year-old Morro Bay man and a 19-year-old Los Osos man admitted to vandalizing... (Continue reading)

Nevada’s mental patients’ ticket to ride

Written on 22 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Nevada health officials have been quietly putting psychiatric patients on buses and shipping them to locales all over the U.S., and California has become a favorite destination, a Sacramento Bee investigation reveals. Health services in Nevada have been drastically reduced... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo laundry thief arrested

Written on 6 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a woman they say stole laundry from at least 11 other people at the Madonna Road Apartments. [KCOY] After the shirts, socks, pants and underclothing were cleaned and dried, Autumn Ferguson, 40, allegedly absconded with... (Continue reading)

Homeless director accused of pocketing donations

Written on 18 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 391 comments

KEEPING THEM HOMELESS By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) Homeless Services Coordinator Dee Torres routinely took... (Continue reading)

Dazed man with loaded guns and a machete arrested

Written on 14 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a “dazed and confused” man outside Heritage Oaks Bank Wednesday morning after discovering he had loaded guns and other weapons in his car. Around 6:18 a.m., the San Luis Obispo Police Department received a call... (Continue reading)