Inmate dies at Lompoc federal prison
The FBI is investigating the death of an inmate at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex over the weekend. Read More …
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Central Coast agencies targeted in nationwide bitcoin bomb threat
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 evacuate after Arroyo Grande man brings suspicious package
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 …
Chinese crime group allegedly turned California homes into large pot grows
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 …
Authorities arrest the ‘Seasoned Bandit’
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 …
City of SLO leads the county in crime
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 …
Santa Maria bandit linked to 9 bank robberies
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 …
Marijuana grower offers sheriff $1 million bribe
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 …
Supervisors need to launch investigation into Andrew Holland’s death
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 …
Former congressional staffer accused of extorting marijuana shop
FBI agents arrested a former staffer for a member of the United States Congress Wednesday on federal extortion and bribery charges after he allegedly took $5,000 with promises of helping to Read More …