Call for service leads to drug dealer arrests in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police arrested three suspects after a call for service Thursday night reportedly led officers directly to the home of alleged drug dealers. Shortly after 10 p.m., officers responded to a call for service at a residence in the city. When the officers arrived, they discovered...
Santa Maria police arrest outstanding shooting suspect
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police arrested the outstanding suspect in a shooting last month that occurred during a botched robbery. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, officers responded to the alley in the 300 block of North Oakley Street over a reported shooting. Investigators determined two Hispanic male...
Settlements aren’t verdicts, name calling isn’t evidence, facts matter
OPINION by ERIK GORHAM I’ll explain this mess so you don’t have to suffer through it. The San Luis Obispo Tribune’s latest editorial tells District 2 voters Chris Bausch is “disgraced,” “reckless” and “unfit” for office. It says he put Paso Robles “through hell” and “went rogue.” Apparently, opposing Bausch’s...
Man who killed wife in San Miguel is undocumented immigrant
By KAREN VELIE The man who allegedly shot and killed his wife at their home in San Miguel on Monday night is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, according to a detainer from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It’s estimated that 28% of people living in California are foreign born,...
Man convicted of burglarizing Atascadero home
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a man of burglary over a break-in at an Atascadero home last October, which ended with the female victim punching the burglar in the face, leading to his capture by police. The jury convicted Gary Lee Roberts II, 38, of...
Car crash and manhunt in Grover Beach after theft attempt
By JOSH FRIEDMAN After an attempted theft at a Grover Beach business on Thursday, a car crashed at a nearby intersection, followed by a manhunt for three male suspects. The collision occurred at the intersection of Farroll Road and 13th Street. Three males ran from the would-be thieves’ vehicle and...
One of SLO County woman’s nine election fraud convictions nullified
By JOSH FRIEDMAN One of the nine election fraud counts on which a San Luis Obispo County jury convicted Gaea Powell has been nullified because the verdict was not read in court. Last month, a jury convicted Powell of nine counts — eight felonies and one misdemeanor — for election...
