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Accused mom killer appears in court
A 34-year-old man accused of killing his 62-year-old mother in San Luis Obispo appeared before a judge this week for a preliminary hearing. Christopher Shumey, who was arrested in September
Child molester sentenced to state prison
An Oceano man is headed to state prison for sex crimes against three South County girls. Robert Palomo, 30, who was found guilty of molestation charges, will serve 60 years
Judge sets trial for suspect accused of attack on homeless woman
A trial is set for the man who allegedly assaulted and tortured a homeless woman in San Luis Obispo. Tommy Ledbetter, 47, of San Luis Obispo, is headed to trial
Two nabbed in drug lab bust
Two suspects were taken into custody by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit detectives for running a drug lab. The sheriff’s department was conducting a rolling surveillance on a
Paso Robles auto burglary suspect arrested
A suspect was taken into custody for auto burglary on Tuesday. According to Paso Robles police (PRPD), a resident reported an auto burglary in progress on the 2400 block of
Suspect pleads not guilty in Atascadero standoff case
Faced with multiple felonies, the man arrested for barricading his home for a 15-hour stand-off with Atascadero police has entered a plea a not guilty on all charges. The accused,
FBI credits bank robbery to ‘Geezer Bandit’
FBI officials say the suspect for Friday’s daring bank robbery at the San Luis Obispo Bank of America on Higuera Street may be none other than California’s own Geezer Bandit.
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
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
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
