Three arrested at DUI checkpoint in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested three people for DUI and cited one drivers for operating a vehicle without a license or a revoked/suspended license over the weekend, according to police. On Friday night, 418 cars were contacted at a DUI checkpoint on the 900 block of...
Santa Maria man exploited farmworkers in visa fraud scheme
By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria man was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for illegally collecting tens of thousands of dollars from Mexican nationals in exchange for visas permitting them to be employed as farmworkers in the United States, then paying them at a...
Arson suspect arrested after car fire in Santa Maria parking lot
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a man for arson following a car fire in a parking lot in Santa Maria on Saturday evening. Shortly before 10:15 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of North Broadway over a vehicle fire in a parking lot. Santa Maria firefighters extinguished the...
Warrant issued for SLO County woman accused of election fraud
By KAREN VELIE A judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the San Luis Obispo County woman facing nine counts of election fraud after she failed to attend the first day of trial. SLO County Superior Court Judge Timothy Covello called for the parties, but defendant Gaea Powell was...
Plaskett Fire nearly doubles in size to over 15,000 acres
By KAREN VELIE The Plaskett Fire burning in southern Monterey County nearly doubled in size reaching 15,479 acres on Sunday. During the day, the fire backed down to Highway 1. The east side of the fire gained the most acreage burning toward Fort Hunter Liggett. The Plaskett Fire also moved...
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Santa Maria police arrest teen for firearm violation
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria detectives arrested a 19-year-old man on Saturday evening whom they caught at a traffic stop with an unregistered firearm. Shortly after 5 p.m., Santa Maria Police Department Gang Suppression Team detectives conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Miller and Central avenues for equipment...
