Posts From April Charlton
Gang Members Arrested for Alleged Attempted Murder
SANTA MARIA – Police have arrested two known gang members in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting that happened late Saturday morning. Pedro Ramirez and Uriel Delgado, both documented Santa
Man Arrested for Allegedly Having Sex with Minor
SANTA MARIA – Police arrested a 19-year-old man early Saturday morning for allegedly having sex in his car with a minor. Ricardo Javier Rivera Flores, of Santa Maria, was taken
Wanted Parolee Leads Police on High-Speed Chase
SANTA MARIA – A high-speed chase early Wednesday morning through city streets and into South San Luis Obispo County ended near Avila Beach with the arrest of four individuals. Just
Santa Maria Man Arrested for Robbery
SANTA MARIA – Police arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of assaulting and robbing an unnamed individual just before sunset Sunday evening in the area of West Cypress. Christian Rubalcava, a
Man Allegedly Stalks Victim he had Previously Assaulted
SANTA MARIA – Police arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of stalking and making threats in connection with an incident reported to authorities the previous day. Arthur Dewain Brown was
Santa Maria Officers Shoot Man After He Charges Them Wielding Knife
SANTA MARIA – The Police Department reported the city’s first officer-involved shooting of the new year Sunday evening when they were called to the 1100 block of East Sunset after
Masked Man Attempts to Rob Santa Maria Macy's
SANTA MARIA – Just after noon on Sunday, a masked man wielding a crowbar attempted to rob the fine jewelry department at Macy’s in the Santa Maria Town Center. Anthony
Masked Man Attempts to Rob Santa Maria Macy’s
SANTA MARIA – Just after noon on Sunday, a masked man wielding a crowbar attempted to rob the fine jewelry department at Macy’s in the Santa Maria Town Center. Anthony
EMT Stabbed, Suspect Arrested
ARROYO GRANDE – A rural Arroyo Grande man was arrested Tuesday night after he called 9-1-1 for medical help for his elderly mother and then stabbed the EMT who was
Police Investigating Santa Maria’s First Murder of 2013
SANTA MARIA – Police are investigating the city’s first homicide of the new year, and the murder appears to be gang-related. Investigators were called to the 500 block of West
