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Man dies after trying to stop intoxicated friend from driving
–On Friday at about 10:39 p.m., Paso Robles Police officers were dispatched to Santa Maria Brewing Co, located at 14th and Park in Paso Robles, regarding a fatal collision involving a pedestrian....
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Escaped inmate captured in Paso Robles
Shalom Mendoza –California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation officials apprehended an inmate in Paso Robles who walked away from San Quentin State Prison on Dec. 26. Shalom Mendoza was...
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39 ‘Most Wanted’ suspects captured this year
–Thanks to the hard work of law enforcement and tips from the public, 39 suspects that were featured as part of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office County’s Most Wanted were captured in 2018.
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Former iFixit employee Alexandre Soria found guilty of embezzlement
The iFixit office in San Luis Obispo. –On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, Alexandre Soria was ordered to serve 364 days in jail for embezzling from his San Luis Obispo employer, iFixit, between October...
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Man arrested for abusing woman, taking their child
Caleb Poe Lebbad. –Morro Bay Police arrested a man accused of abusing a woman and keeping her from calling for help for days before leaving with their 1-year-old son, according to a press release. On...
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County’s most wanted: Eduardo Jimenez
Eduardo Jimenez. –The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man? Eduardo Jimenez, 46, is wanted for violation of probation for violation of protective order with priors....
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Is man accused of killing Nancy Woodrum an illegal alien?
This newspaper has received calls and messages from local readers asking if the man accused of killing Nancy Woodrum is an illegal alien. Fuentes Flores was arrested for murder, was booked and is...
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Officer injured after responding to altercation at Centennial Park
Cordel Cryer was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. –A Paso Robles police officer was injured Monday morning after responding to reports of an altercation at Centennial...
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Domestic violence abuser faces life sentence
Alberto Isaac Gonzalezpenaloza. Alberto Isaac Gonzalezpenaloza pleads guilty to attempted murder –27-year-old Alberto Isaac Gonzalezpenaloza pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted premeditated...
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Gang member sentenced to 13 years, 8 months in state prison
Joshua Logan Myers. –On December 11, 2017, Joshua Myers, a resident of Santa Barbara County and admitted gang member committed an armed robbery in the parking lot of the San Luis Obispo Costco. He...
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Updated: Sheriff seeking information on potential witness in suspicious death...
Update posted Feb. 1, 6:45 a.m. –The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from the public in locating a possible witness in the homicide investigation of 90-year-old...
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Woman sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling money from local couple
–Paso Robles resident Diana L. Russell (43) was sentenced to five years prison for embezzling nearly $500,000 from an elderly couple, Sandra and Ole Viborg who also live in Paso Robles, according to...
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Suspect arrested in Paso Robles murder-for hire case after six years on the run
David Rodriguez Hernandez, 43. –43-year-old David Rodriguez Hernandez, a suspect in a 2013 murder-for-hire case out of Paso Robles, is now in custody in San Luis Obispo County, according to multiple...
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Former treasurer convicted of embezzlement from FFA non-profit
Chandra Dee Mehlschau. Photo posted by Cal Coast News. –On Feb. 5, Nipomo resident Chandra Dee Mehlschau, 48, pleaded no contest to felony embezzlement from the non-profit Ag Friends. Sentencing is...
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Five arrested for drug charges, toddler taken into protective custody
–On Thursday, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies along with members of the narcotics unit and gang task force served a search warrant at a residence in the 2100 block of Nipomo Street in...
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Local man convicted transporting meth, heroin, possession of a firearm
–District Attorney Dan Dow announced yesterday that a San Luis Obispo County jury found San Miguel resident Travis Ray Dawson, 25, guilty of transportation of methamphetamine and heroin for the purpose...
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Over 50 high-end bicycles stolen from Paso Robles warehouse
–Reports say Cambria Bicycle Outfitters, whose warehouse is located in Paso Robles, was targeted by thieves Super Bowl weekend. Thieves cut a hole in the Paso Robles warehouse, making it past security...
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County’s most wanted: Gabriel Luis Ortiz
Gabriel Luis Ortiz. –The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man? Gabriel Luis Ortiz, 42, is wanted on a U.S. Marshal’s warrant for a federal probation violation for sales...
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Armed robbery, attempted carjacking reported in Avila Beach
–On Monday, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding an attempted robbery at the parking lot at Cave Landing Road also known as Pirate’s Cove. The victim reported two...
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Update: Former pastor sentenced to two years for arranging lewd acts with a...
Update posted Feb. 22 –On Wednesday, former pastor, 53-year-old Nathan George Rieger, was sentenced to two years confinement in state prison. Rieger was found guilty by a San Luis Obispo County jury in...
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