A California man received a sentence Friday of 20 years in federal prison for a hoax phone call he made that resulted in police officers shooting and killing an innocent man. Read More …
The FBI is investigating the death of an inmate at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex over the weekend. Read More …
A Central Coast school and a hotel received emails Thursday demanding bitcoin payments and threatening to detonate bombs if their demands were not met, as part of a possibly worldwide failed Read More …
Santa Maria police evacuated the lobby of their own station on Monday after an Arroyo Grande man arrived with a suspicious package that contained a powdery substance. Read More …
A Chinese-funded transnational organized crime group has been purchasing homes in the Sacramento region and converting the houses into marijuana grows, United State prosecutors allege.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, federal agents and local law enforcement searched about 74 homes and two business offices in the Sacramento area. Read More …
The FBI announced the arrest of the “Seasoned Bandit,” who allegedly robbed a total of 10 banks of in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties over the last six months. James Read More …
San Luis Obispo had nearly three times as many violent crimes in 2016 than Paso Robles, second among SLO County cities, even though the North County city’s populations is about two Read More …
The man who robbed a Coast Hills Credit Union in Santa Maria on Wednesday is a suspect in 9 bank robberies that occurred in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties in Read More …
Two marijuana manufacturers were charged Thursday with conspiring to commit bribery, bribery of a public official, conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, and manufacturing marijuana, according to U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. On May 17, Read More …
By MICHAEL F. BROWN The policing and jail business is inherently hazardous. The opportunity for mistakes is ever present. Violent acts and their potential are a constant threat. From time to Read More …