Luis Murillo Barajas
–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man?
Luis Murillo Barajas, 37, is wanted for inflicting corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant and threatening to commit a crime of violence.
Barajas is Hispanic, 5′ 04″ tall, 160 pounds, and his last known address is in Creston.
If you have information on his whereabouts please contact the sheriff’s office at (805) 781-4550.
Dominico Apollo Cosma
Update posted Dec. 5
Dominico Apollo Sebastian Cosma, the County’s Most Wanted subject from March 1, was arrested on Nov. 30 and is now in the County Jail.
He was wanted for vandalism causing $5,000 in property damage.
Update posted March 2
–Dominico Cosma, the Most Wanted subject from earlier this week, is currently in custody in the Santa Barbara County Jail on similar charges, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. He will then be extradited to face the vandalism charges against him in San Luis Obispo County.
Original story posted March 1
Dominico Apollo Sebastian Cosma.
–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man?
Dominico Apollo Sebastian Cosma, 21, is wanted for vandalism causing $5,000 in property damage.
Cosma is White, 6′ 0″ tall, 215 pounds, and his last known address is in Oceano.
If you have information on his whereabouts please contact the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office at (805) 781-4550.
Shaun Michael Riley
–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man?
Shaun Michael Riley, 38, is wanted for violation of probation and possession for sale of a controlled substance.
Riley is White, 6′ 0″ tall, 205 pounds, and his last known address is in Bradley, CA.
If you have information on his whereabouts please contact the sheriff’s office at (805) 781-4550.
–Patrick Dale Sandeffer, 30, of Atascadero and Raymond Gene Anthony Glove were arrested and police confiscated daggers, methamphetamines and marijuana following a car chase in Paso Robles on Tuesday, reports say.
At about 10 p.m., on Tuesday night, Paso Robles police officers began pursing a “known felony suspect” who was driving a 1994 Toyota Four Runner north on North River Road, according to reports. The officers requested help from tCHP, who reportedly took over the pursuit at Wellsona Road.
A spike strip deflated one tire on the suspect’s car, and they continued to evade police as they traveled onto Highway 46 East and then onto Union Road. Speeds during the chase reached 75 mph, reports say.
The suspect reportedly intentionally rammed a CHP vehicle before turning onto Tuley Road, reaching a dead end and stopping. The driver and his dog then got out of the car and tried to flee on foot, but were apprehended by CHP officers, the CHP said.
The driver, Patrick Dale Sandeffer, 30, of Atascadero, was arrested and taken to the San Luis Obispo County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence, assault with a deadly weapon, having concealed weapons, evading a peace officer and an outstanding warrant, the CHP said. He is being held in lieu of $35,000 bail.
His passenger, Raymond Gene Anthony Glove, remained in the car and was arrested on suspicion of drug charges and outstanding warrants, the CHP said.
Police reportedly seized methamphetamines, daggers and marijuana from the car.
1) How long was the pursuit? PRPD called CHP Dispatch at 2205 hours and requested we take over the pursuit. CHP took the pursuit at that time and the driver was taken into custody at 2217 hours.
2) Was the Assault with the Deadly Weapon due to the ramming of the patrol car with the violators vehicle? Yes. The violator did fight with the CHP Officers when they caught him after the foot bail, but the ADW was for the ramming.
3) Was the dog his dog or a police K9? It was his dog.
4) How did PRPD know that the driver was a wanted felon? This one I do not have an answer yet. You may have more luck than me with PRPD, I have not heard back from them yet.
–Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies, with the help of the California Highway Patrol, arrested Jacob Kirkendall, 25, after he reportedly shot U.S. Forest Service Division Chief Peter Harris. Harris was returning to San Luis Obispo County on Nacimiento-Fergusson Road after fighting a fire in the Big Sur region when Kirkendall fired a shotgun at him. Harris sustained superficial wounds to an ear, his neck and the back of his head and was able to drive to find help. Harris was treated at a hospital and released.
Sheriff’s deputies began pursuit of Kirkendall, who reportedly lives in Santa Cruz, around 5:30 p.m. and arrested him about an hour later on Fort Hunter Liggett property. The deputies chased Kirkendall’s red pickup truck onto the military base property where he abandoned the truck and tried to escape on foot. Commander John Thornburg said the deputies fired shots, but the suspect was not injured. The deputies, with help from a California Highway Patrol helicopter, eventually located and arrested Kirkendall.
Kirkendall was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and shooting at an inhabited vehicle and booked into the Monterey County Jail. Kirkendall is being held on $1.2 million bail.
Thornburg said the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the officer-involved shooting.
Steven Ernest Goularte
–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man?
Steven Ernest Goularte, 48, is wanted for violating his post release community supervision.
Goularte is White, 5′ 06″ tall, 160 pounds and his last known address is in Paso Robles.
If you have information on his whereabouts please contact the sheriff’s office at (805) 781-4550.
–On Wednesday, officers frm the Morro Bay Police Department received a report of a suspicious vehicle following a FedEx delivery truck. The FedEx driver reported that he had observed the same vehicle following him on Monday Dec. 11, and believed the driver had taken a package from a residence on that date after he had left the area.
The driver provided a vehicle description and license plate, and officers were able to locate the vehicle. During the investigation officers located property within the vehicle that was determined to have been stolen from a Morro Bay residence. Suspect John Fort was contacted at the residence and subsequently returned property from inside the residence that was also determined to have been stolen.
Officers obtained a search warrant for the residence and the vehicle, and located additional evidence of stolen property from at least two additional addresses in Morro Bay. Officers are working to contact the owners of those property items.
Suspect John Fort was arrested for possession of stolen property and booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail without incident.
The Morro Bay Police Department would like to remind all citizens that during this holiday time please be aware of any packages that may be delivered to your home. You can get additional safety tips from the Morro Bay Police Department Facebook page.
If you have any information about this case, or believe that you have been a victim of a crime, please contact the Morro Bay Police Department at (805) 772-6225.
–37-year-old Joaquin Martin Ferraiz III of Arroyo Grande, 37-year-old Sean Kilby Witsaman Reinhardt of Creston, and 37-year-old Monica Menchaca of Nipomo were arrested Saturday for charges including theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, and being under the influence of narcotics.
On Sat. Dec. 16th, at approximately 1352 hrs, officers responded to Miner’s Ace Hardware, 510 Atascadero Rd, in Morro Bay, in regards to a theft in progress. A store employee had observed the above suspect obtain property and leave the store without paying for the property. The employee contacted Morro Bay Police Department and provided updated information as the suspect fled the area.
Officers arriving on scene located the suspect as he was attempting to leave the area in a vehicle and conducted an enforcement stop. Upon contacting the suspect, officers learned the vehicle had been reported stolen out of San Luis Obispo. Suspect Ferraiz III was arrested without incident and additional stolen property from the business was located inside the suspects’ vehicle and recovered.
During the investigation additional stolen property was located inside the vehicle, identifying an additional victim out of the Lompoc area.
Suspect Ferraiz III was also found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, and was determined to be under the influence of a controlled narcotic substance. Suspect Ferraiz III was arrested and booked into SLO County jail on charges of driving a stolen vehicle, petty theft, being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
During this investigation two additional subjects were located near the business who were traveling with suspect Ferraiz III. Sean Reinhardt and Monica Menchaca, were contacted as part of this investigation and found to be under the influence of a controlled narcotic substance. Both Reinhardt and Menchaca were arrested without incident and booked into SLO County jail on the charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
Morro Bay Police Department asks anyone with information about this case to please contact the Morro Bay Police Department at (805) 772-6225.
Update posted Dec. 22
18-yr-old Brandon Foley and 18-year-old Irving Cobarruviasfigueroa.
–All three suspects wanted for reportedly robbing a victim in a parking lot have been identified and arrested, according to Morro Bay Police.
On Monday, Morro Bay Police Detectives were able to positively identify one of the suspects involved in this robbery. 18-year-old Irving Cobarruviasfigueroa was contacted and provided information confirming his part in this criminal act. Cobarruviasfigueroa was arrested without incident and booked into the San Luis Obispo County jail on the charge of Robbery. A replica handgun (later determined to be an airsoft gun) was located in Cobarruviasfigueroa’s vehicle and is believed to have been used in this crime.
On Wednesday, Morro Bay Police Detectives identified a 17-year-old Hispanic male juvenile who was reported to have been involved in this robbery. Detectives located and contacted this individual who provided additional information confirming his involvement in this criminal act. This juvenile was arrested without incident and was transported and booked into the San Luis Obispo Juvenile Justice Center for Robbery.
With further investigation the third suspect was identified as 18 yr old Brandon Foley. Foley responded to the Morro Bay Police Department after learning he was wanted for questioning in this case. Additional information was obtained that the three suspects had met earlier in the day and had conspired together to locate and assault one of the victims. Foley was arrested without incident and was booked into the San Luis Obispo County jail on the charge of Robbery.
All of the involved parties have been arrested, and the weapon used in this incident was recovered.
The Morro Bay Police Department is continuing this investigation and additional updates are expected soon. If you have any information about this crime please contact Det. Mark Martin at (805) 772-6233.
Original story posted Dec. 20
–On Fri. Dec. 15th, at approx.. 5:50 p.m. officers from the Morro Bay Police Department responded to the 700 block of Quintana in Morro Bay in regards to a reported robbery. Two male victims reported they were contacted while seated in their vehicle in the parking lot. Victims report they were accosted by three unknown male subjects. Two of the male suspects started hitting the vehicle passenger, while the third suspect confronted the vehicle driver as he attempted to exit the vehicle.
One of the suspects (which confronted the driver) is reported to have brandished a firearm to the victim, by showing him the weapon in his waistband. The victim reports the suspect did not produce the weapon or point it at him. Victim described the weapon as a silver and black handgun. This suspect demanded the victims wallet, and when the victim did not comply, the suspect entered the victims vehicle and removed his cell phone.
The suspects continued to hit the passenger victim, and removed his wallet and watch from his person. All three suspects then fled the area on foot.
Morro Bay Police Detectives are investigating additional leads on this case and ask anyone with information to please contact the Morro Bay Police Department and speak with Det. Mark Martin (805) 772-6233 or Det. Gene Stuart (805) 772-6229.
Suspects Stephen Maier and Kyle Turner.
–On Dec. 26, Morro Bay Police Officer Will Marvos conducted a traffic enforcement stop for a vehicle code violation on Kennedy Way near Quintana Road in Morro Bay. The driver, 29-year-old Stephen Michael Maier was detained and arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. The passenger, 27-year-old Kyle Michael Turner was arrested for possession of illegal drugs.
An outstanding subsequent investigation by Officers Marvos, Officer Painter and Morro Bay Detectives Martin and Stuart revealed that the suspects were in possession of multiple items of stolen property, including several stolen pieces of mail located inside their vehicle. Another package located inside the suspects’ vehicle was stolen from a residence after it was delivered.
The investigation revealed that the suspects committed numerous vehicle thefts where jewelry, checkbooks, credit cards, clothing, boxing gear and other items were stolen. Officers have identified ten separate victims of theft thus far. Their stolen items found inside the suspect’s vehicle were stolen from the surrounding communities of Los Osos, Cayucos, and Atascadero. Morro Bay Police Department is working with these police agencies on this investigation to identify additional victims. It is believed that there are likely additional victims of unreported crimes based on additional stolen property not yet claimed. Several happy theft victims were contacted and responded to the Moro Bay Police Station to recover their stolen property.
Suspect Stephen Maier and Suspect Kyle Turner were arrested for possession of stolen property, stolen mail, possession of illegal drugs, DUI (Maier), and under the influence of drugs (Turner). Both were booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail.
The Morro Bay Police Department would like to remind community members during this Holiday Season and beyond to lock their vehicles and do not leave items of value inside of vehicles. Please also be aware that thefts of packages from online sources will continue to increase with the popularity of online shopping. You can find additional safety tips on the Morro Bay Police Department Facebook page.
If you have any information about this case, or believe that you have been a victim of a crime, please contact Morro Bay Police Detectives Martin and Stuart at (805) 772-6233.
–Paso Cares, a 501(c3) registered charity that serves the homeless in Paso Robles had their shed broken into Dec. 29. Paso Cares operates a feeding station (People’s Kitchen) under a tent and a warming shelter out of a city owned vacant lot located at the corner of 24th and riverside drive across from the fairgrounds. The group depends on community involvement to bring meals to the homeless seven nights a week and opens the warming shelter when temperatures dip below 40 degrees F.
Thieves pried off the roof and made away with lanterns, sleeping bags, inflatable mats, medical supplies and personal items, according to the organization. Estimated value was approximately $750. A police report was filed. Anyone with information should contact police officer Ed Gallagher at (805) 975-5614.
The crew, which is comprised of a black male adult identified as John Thomas Reynolds of San Luis Obispo and his unidentified black female adult accomplice, remove the credit cards from unattended wallets and flee before they are discovered.
-The Atascadero Police Department is warning business owners and office personnel throughout the county about an organized crime crew that has been working in the area off and on for the past seven months.
In the past, the crew has targeted a variety of small businesses including attorney’s offices, doctor’s clinics, boutiques, therapy centers, etc. The businesses are open but unattended. In the majority of the cases the staff were otherwise occupied assisting clients or conducting meetings while their purses and wallets lay unattended in seemingly well-hidden locations. The crew, which is comprised of a black male adult identified as John Thomas Reynolds of San Luis Obispo and his unidentified black female adult accomplice, remove the credit cards from unattended wallets and flee before they are discovered. The female then uses the stolen credit cards to purchase high dollar gift cards from chain stores such as Target and CVS. Reynolds and his accomplice’s whereabouts are currently unknown.
Please contact Detective K. Netz of the Atascadero Police Department at 805-461-5051, if you can identify the pictured female suspect or with any sightings of Reynolds and/or the unidentified female suspect. Reynolds is currently wanted in San Luis Obispo County on related charges.
The Atascadero Police Department advises those working in offices and small businesses throughout the county to lock up purses and wallets that may be unattended throughout the day. The department also advises that businesses secure secondary access doors to prevent unnoticed access by the suspects.
Sean Michael Cullen, 37, Arroyo Grande.
–On Wednesday, members of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force served a search warrant at a home in the 500 block of Pinecone Way in rural Arroyo Grande. Investigators arrested 37-year-old Sean Michael Cullen who was a wanted felon from a previous incident on Dec. 10. In that incident, Deputies attempted to make contact with Cullen for a probation violation after he was spotted in a car on the Nipomo Mesa. He fled from Deputies but a stolen handgun was discovered in the car. When Gang Task Force members served the search warrant today, Cullen was arrested and taken into custody without incident.
Investigators recovered more than an ounce of black tar heroin, approximately 8 grams of methamphetamine and approximately 500 dollars in cash. Cullen was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm as well as failing to appear on a felony charge and probation violations. The investigation is continuing.
Santos Padilla-Rodriguez
–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man?
Santos Padilla-Rodriguez, 44, is wanted for violating his probation for a lewd act on a child.
Padilla-Rodriguez is Hispanic, 5′ 8″ tall, 170 pounds and his last known address is in San Simeon.
If you have information on his whereabouts please contact the sheriff’s office at (805) 781-4550.
Shaun Michael Riley
Update posted Jan. 6
Shaun Michael Riley, the County’s Most Wanted subject from Dec. 6, was arrested on Dec. 21 and is in custody.
He was wanted for violation of probation and possession for sale of a controlled substance.
Shaun Michael Riley
Original story posted Dec. 6
–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man?
Shaun Michael Riley, 38, is wanted for violation of probation and possession for sale of a controlled substance.
Riley is White, 6′ 0″ tall, 205 pounds, and his last known address is in Bradley, CA.
If you have information on his whereabouts please contact the sheriff’s office at (805) 781-4550.
Thomas Earl Lemas
—Thomas Earl Lemas, a County’s Most Wanted subject from June, was arrested on Jan. 2 by the Merced Police Department.
He was wanted for two counts of vehicle theft with an enhancement for serious/violent conviction and three enhancements for committing a felony with a prior prison term for a felony within the past five years.
–On Thursday, deputies from the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a man who had threatened his neighbor in the 300 block of Manzanita Drive in Los Osos. When deputies arrived on scene, the man retreated inside his home.
A prolonged standoff ensued and the man would not exit the home. Negotiators were brought in and were in constant contact with the man. The suspect began making suicidal statements. Deputies and negotiators kept trying to get the man to come out of the home but he refused.
At approximately 2:00 p.m., deputies entered the home and the man barricaded himself in a back room of the house. Again, he refused to exit the home. At approximately 2:50 p.m., deputies made entry into the room and arrested the man without incident. The suspect is identified as 46-year-old Jaime A. Medina of Los Osos. He was arrested for making criminal threats and resisting arrest. A booking photo is not available at this time.
–Kenneth James Johnson, a 33-year-old white male, and Jammie Nichol Fierros, a 33-year-old white female, are wanted in connection to a string of thefts in the San Luis Obispo area.
On Jan. 15, 2018, at about 4 p.m., a San Luis Obispo Police Officer attempted a traffic stop on a car in the 1000 block of Peach. The male driver and female passenger immediately fled on foot into the nearby residential neighborhood. A search by officers, including a K-9 unit from Cal Poly PD, was unsuccessful in locating either suspect. Stolen property from an unreported residential burglary in Santa Margarita, along with drug paraphernalia, was located in the car. The car was reported stolen from Bakersfield on Jan. 8, 2018, and later returned to its owner.
At about 4:30 p.m., two subjects matching the driver and passenger from the Peach traffic stop were seen in the area of the 800 block of Buchon where it is believed they entered a detached garage and stole bicycles, skateboards, and a backpack. Video from a nearby surveillance camera showed a male and female matching the general description of the suspects riding the victim’s bicyles in the area.
On Jan. 16, 2018, at about 9:55 a.m., the victim from the 800 block of Buchon was driving to the Police station to provide additional information about the burglary, when he saw the male suspect riding a bicycle and carrying one of the stolen skateboards in the area of Osos and Mill. The victim confronted the suspect who dropped the skateboard and attempted to flee. Officers responded and chased the suspect on foot while additional officers set up a perimeter in the area of Chorro and Walnut. Again, a K-9 unit from Cal Poly PD responded but could not locate a scent to track.
At about 12:30 p.m., a resident of the 800 block of Walnut called and reported a residential burglary. From evidence collected at the scene, it is believed the suspect was the same male who ran from the police in both of the earlier cases. The suspect stole two laptop computers, jewelry, and a backpack.
After analyzing evidence collected at the multiple scenes, officers were able to identify the male suspect as Kenneth James Johnson. Through further investigation, the female suspect was identified as Jammie Nichol Fierros. In addition to her involvement in these crimes, Fierros has a $45,000 outstanding warrant for fraud out of Kern County.
The Sheriff’s Office believes that the suspects are still in the City of San Luis Obispo. They are wanted for suspicion of vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, and residential burglary.
If you have any information or have seen either of these suspects, you are urged to call the San Luis Obispo Police Department.
Jerry Lee White, Jr.
Updated posted Jan. 19
Jerry Lee White, Jr., the County’s Most Wanted subject from Oct. 18, has had his warrant recalled by the courts.
He was wanted for probation violation and purchase/receive/possess a firearm within 10 years of conviction of specified crimes.
Jerry Lee White, Jr.
–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man?
Jerry Lee White, Jr., 42 is wanted for a probation violation for purchasing/receiving/possessing a firearm within 10 years of conviction of specified crimes.
White, Jr., is Black, 5′ 11″ tall, 190 pounds and his last known address is in Arroyo Grande.
If you have information on his whereabouts please contact the sheriff’s office at (805) 781-4550.
Robert William Siroonian
—Robert William Siroonian, a County’s Most Wanted subject from March, is currently in custody in San Luis Obispo County Jail.
He was wanted for failure to appear in court, possession for sale of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
