Pismo Beach woman caught with $30,000 worth of meth
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Pismo Beach woman on Friday who was allegedly driving with more than $30,000 worth of illicit drugs. Read More …
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Man points gun at CHP helicopter during rural Paso Robles standoff
A man pointed a rifle at a CHP helicopter during a standoff with authorities in rural Paso Robles on Thursday that was preceded by the suspect allegedly firing shots outside his home. Read More …
Ex-Morro Bay teacher wins appeal, avoids jail time
A former Morro Bay High School teacher who had been sentenced to four months in jail for sexual offenses involving underage students will instead serve his time in home detention, following a ruling on Wednesday. Read More …
Gunshots reported at home in Templeton
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an incident Sunday at a home in Templeton in which gunshots were reportedly fired. There were no reports of anyone Read More …
Body found at Lake Nacimiento was missing Central Valley man
By JOSH FRIEDMAN
The San Luis Obispo County coroner’s unit has confirmed the deceased man found at Lake Nacimiento last month was 29-year-old Jesus Munoz Vargas of Los Banoa, who had previously been reported missing.
No foul play is suspected in Vargas’s death, according to the SLO County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities have yet to announce a cause of death.
Vargas had been reported missing from Los Banos on June 5. About one week before Vargas’s body was spotted, it was determined the Central Valley man’s car had been parked in the back lot near the lodges by Lake Nacimiento for more than a week, though it only had a day pass.
Shortly after 6 p.m. on June 26, hikers reported seeing something suspicious about 75 feet from the water’s edge on the shore of Lake Nacimiento in an area near the administration building. Responders found Vargas’s body face down on the shore surrounded by beer bottles.
Efforts to identify Vargas were hampered by the condition of his body when it was found, according to the sheriff’s office. Read More …
SLO County’s recent string of fatal officer-involved shootings
In the span of a little more than a year, San Luis Obispo County has had five fatal officer-involved shootings. Read More …
Detectives make cocaine bust in San Miguel
Local and federal officers arrested a San Miguel man after allegedly finding $30,000 worth of cocaine inside his home Monday evening. Read More …
SLO deputies struggling to locate alleged child molester
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies have searching unsuccessfully for weeks for a man suspected of molesting children and are now appealing to the public for help finding the suspect. Read More …
Nipomo man arrested for firearm offenses after probation search
A probation search conducted last week at a Nipomo man’s home allegedly netted a pair of illicit rifles and ended with the suspect’s arrest. Read More …
SLO County deputies fail to catch suspect who crashes and runs away twice
A reckless driving suspect twice crashed his vehicle while being pursued by deputies and CHP officers in northeastern San Luis Obispo County Saturday afternoon, and he twice ran away from law enforcement personnel, both times managing to evade capture. Read More …