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Robber’s attempts foiled by dye pack, San Luis Police searching for suspect

San Luis Police are looking for a suspect who robbed the Higuera Street Bank of America on Friday, Dec. 2. According to police, a male subject entered the bank at

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15-hour standoff ends in arrest – various SLO agencies, SWAT, bomb squad called in

A standoff in the Atascadero has ended after 15 hours with the arrest of a 45-year-old man from his barricaded home. Rudolph Charles Muravez II, 45, who threatened police with

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Transient arrested after pointing pistol

Atascadero Police (APD) arrested a female transient after she allegedly threatened a man and woman with a gun on Saturday night at transient camp located near Atascadero Creek. The 42-year-old

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Police arrest man after on suspicion of battery, false imprisonment

Pismo Beach police arrested a 27-year-old man on Monday after he allegedly assaulted two female roommates at a Shell Beach home. According to police, the women accused David Galvan of

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Arrested journalist blasts department's top DUI cop

SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara police Chief Cam Sanchez is on the offensive, rebutting a June 22 investigative report published in The Santa Barbara News-Press calling into question the nature

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Arrested journalist blasts department’s top DUI cop

SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara police Chief Cam Sanchez is on the offensive, rebutting a June 22 investigative report published in The Santa Barbara News-Press calling into question the nature

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Van's destruction delays manslaughter trial

SANTA BARBARA – A crucial piece of evidence in a vehicular manslaughter case was destroyed months after the victim’s death and has cast the outcome of a pending juvenile court

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Van’s destruction delays manslaughter trial

SANTA BARBARA – A crucial piece of evidence in a vehicular manslaughter case was destroyed months after the victim’s death and has cast the outcome of a pending juvenile court

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Santa Barbara sheriff critical of budget cuts

SANTA BARBARA – Sheriff Bill Brown, appearing before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Friday, criticized the board’s approval of a final budget calling for the immediate loss

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Narcos recruit public help in Santa Barbara pot wars

SANTA BARBARA – County narcotics detectives have had a banner year over the past 12 months, having destroyed more than 325,000 illegally-grown marijuana plants with a street value in excess