Crime

RV Owner Arrested on McMurray Road

Submitted by Keith Carls on Wednesday, August 18th, 6:38 am

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department says the owner of a motor home was arrested after a brief encounter with deputies on McMurray Road.

The Sheriff's Department says at about 9:00pm Monday night, 48 year old Michael Taylor of Orcutt failed to comply with deputies after they attempted to stop him for driving without his headlights on.

When Taylor did pull over at the 500 block of McMurray road, the Sheriff's Department says Taylor locked himself inside his RV.

The department says deputies were unable to talk Taylor out of the motor home forcing them to break into the vehicle.

The Sheriff's Department says Taylor was found hiding in the shower of the RV.

Taylor was arrested on charges of DUI and evading arrest.

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Fugitive in Jail After High Speed Chase

Submitted by Alison Reeder on Wednesday, May 12th, 5:51 pm

SAN LUIS OBISPO -- A fugitive from the Central Valley is in a Central Coast jail after officers say she led them on a dangerous high speed chase.

It ended with a crash in a San Luis Obispo neighborhood, where it rattled nerves.

"I heard the roar from about two or three blocks away," said Bob Evenson, a witness.

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Los Osos Man Sentenced for taking money from youth organization

Submitted by John Zuchelli

Thursday, March 25th, 4:50 pm

San Luis Obispo -- A Los Osos man will spend 90 days in County Jail for taking $24,000 from a Paso youth organization. 40-year-old Douglas Smith pleaded no contest to the charges of grand theft for embezzling the money from the Paso Robles American Youth Soccer Organization. Complete Story:http://920kvec.com/Los-Osos-Man-Sentenced-For-Embezzling-From-Youth-O/6659225

Source: KVEC

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Victim of Residential Burglary Chases Suspect

Submitted by Adrian on Sunday, February 21st, 10:27 pm

SAN LUIS OBISPO – One man is in jail after he was caught red handed robbing an apartment in San Luis Obispo.

Police officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 1200 block of Murray Street for a reported burglary just before 1:00am Friday.

The victim, 21 year old Brian Sinclair reported coming home finding a man holding his disconnected computer.

Sinclair confronted the suspect and a struggle took place. The suspect, later identified as 19 year old Adrian Joshue Garcia, managed to flee from the apartment.

When police arrived they searched the area for Garcia. Sinclair finally located Joshue near the scene of the crime. The Sinclair and other witnesses chased Garcia into another apartment where he was arrested by police officers.

Garcia was booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on residential burglary charges. He is being held on $40,000 bail.

The SLO Police Department is urging anyone with inf

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DUI Accident Pins Man Between 2 Cars

Submitted by Aaron

Thursday, January 7th, 2:10 pm

The San Luis Obispo Police Department has arrested a man they say, while intoxicated, hit a parked car pinning a man.

The accident happened in the 2900 block of Augusta Street just after 10:00 Thursday morning.

Police say 39 year old San Luis Obispo resident Gabriel Payne hit a parked car, causing it to hit another parked car trapping a man between the two cars.

Several bystanders helped to free the victim, who has been identified as 52 year old San Luis Obispo resident Brenner Harris.

SLO Fire Department officials treated Harris on scene, then he was taken to an area hospital with leg injuries.

Payne was arrested for felony DUI and booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on $100,000 bail.

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Generous Residents Helping One Local Family

Submitted by Aaron

Tuesday, December 22nd, 4:12 pm

12/22/09

SAN LUIS OBISPO -- This Christmas is one a four-year-old boy from San Luis Obispo won't soon forget.

Your Central Coast News first told you about Spencer Hafley, Monday night.

Burglars had stolen his piggy bank, along with a list of other things.

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Bank Robbery In SLO

Submitted by Adrian on Monday, December 21st, 2:43 pm

SAN LUIS OBISPO - A bank robber got away with cash in San Luis Obispo Friday afternoon.

Police say the man walked into the Rabobank branch on Santa Rosa Street just after 5:30pm and jumped over the county and demanded money from the teller.

Witnesses reported the man had neither a weapon nor a note when he made the demand. The man got away on a mountain bike and was last seen going through the bank parking lot towards Meinecke Street.

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52-Year-Old Michigan Man Arrested

Submitted by Adrian on Thursday, December 10th, 1:12 pm

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The San Luis Obispo Police Department has arrested a man after they found him with a 16-year-old girl who had runaway from her home in San Luis Obispo.

Police say that 52-year-old Michigan resident Bradford Mitchell met the girl online.

She was reported missing on Monday. Wednesday afternoon, officers found her walking along Shell Beach road with Mitchell. Investigators say they had been staying at a local hotel.

The 16-year-old's computer is being searched for more information.

Mitchell has been charged with performing sexual acts with a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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Prison Inmate Escapes From CMC

Submitted by Adrian on Tuesday, December 1st, 4:24 pm

SAN LUIS OBISPO - According to Officials from the California Men's Colony, an inmate escaped on Monday from a Waste Water Treatment Plant.

The escapee is 34-year-old Bryan Sims, who is also known as "Gizmo."

Sims is described as a white male, 276 pounds, 6 feet tall, and bald.

He has what's described as tribal tattoos on his upper back and upper right arm. He's also described as having a tattoo that reads "Shannon" on his chest as well as a tattoo that reads "Shannons Play Ground" on his stomach.

If you have seen Sims, you are urged to call police.

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Man Found Guilty of Murdering Former Lompoc Officer

Submitted by Adrian on Wednesday, November 25th, 2:14 pm

REDWOOD CITY - Jurors in San Mateo County have convicted 26-year-old Alberto Alvarez of murder for fatally shooting former Lompoc police Officer Richard May in January 2006.

The jury began deliberating on Tuesday and Wednesday found Alvarez guilty of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of killing a peace officer.

May was a San Luis Obispo native, but was working at the East Palo Alto police department at the time of the shooting.

The shooting occurred after May responded to a fight involving Alvarez at the Villa Taqueria in East Palo Alto at about 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2006.

Alvarez and May exchanged gunfire during a confrontation that followed a foot pursuit.

Alvarez suffered one bullet wound to the leg, and May died at the scene.

Prosecutor Steve Wagstaffe called the death an "execution," and alleged that Alvarez shot May twice, then fired two more rounds to "finish him off" after he was on the ground.

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