Crime

Man found guilty of murdering his mother in Grover Beach

–This week, a San Luis Obispo County Jury convicted Indiana resident Levente Laszlo Lazar, 27, of murdering his mother Athena Valentiny, 64, in her Grover Full Article

Arizona man wanted for murder located in San Luis Obispo County Jail custody

–On Oct. 8, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division was contacted by the Tucson, Arizona Police Department requesting assistance with a person Full Article

County’s most wanted: Max Aaron Gerarden

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man? This is the third time that the sheriff’s office has made Max Aaron Gerarden a Full Article

Police seek help identifying video game thief

–On Sunday, Paso Robles Target made a report of theft to the Paso Robles Police Department of over $600 in video games stolen from the Full Article

County’s most wanted: Holbert Leroy Stringer

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man? Holbert Leroy Stringer, 65, is wanted for violating probation for possession of narcotics for sale. Full Article

North County man arrested on suspicion of child molestation

–On Saturday night, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Detectives conducted an investigation into a report of child molestation. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Full Article

Atascadero woman charged with embezzling nearly a million dollars from Creston company

–On July 9, 2019, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of grand theft at a construction company in Creston. The Full Article

Update: Names released, additional suspect captured after Atascadero car theft, hit and run incident

Update posted Oct. 4 –The suspects contacted in the vehicle at the abandoned residence and subsequently arrested are identified as Kyle Kenneth Hogue, 32-year-old Paso Full Article

Sherry Gong will serve jail time for embezzling funds from high school booster club

Update posted Oct. 3 –Sherry Gong was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn Duffy to 180 days in the San Luis Obispo County Jail for Full Article

Two arrested for identity theft; caught stealing items from mailboxes

–On Tuesday at 10:19 p.m., Atascadero Police officers responded to the area of Curbaril Ave. and Castano Ave. after a witness reported seeing a suspicious Full Article