Crime

San Luis Obispo police chief’s personal vehicle stolen from North County

–San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell’s personal vehicle was stolen Wednesday in North County, and recovered in the Bay Area that night, according to Full Article

Sherry Gong pleads guilty to embezzling Atascadero High School Band Booster Club

–Sherry Gong, wife of San Luis Obispo County’s elected County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong, plead guilty to three felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement Wednesday, Full Article

Man found guilty in dark-web murder-for-hire case

–District Attorney Dan Dow announced that a San Luis Obispo County jury found 33-year-old Beau Evan Brigham guilty of soliciting the murder of his step-mother. Full Article

North County woman loses $50,000 in Social Security phone scam

–Paso Robles woman Lina Callery lost $50,000 dollars after falling victim to a phone scam, according to reports. Reports say Callery was about to leave Full Article

County’s most wanted: Genaro Rendon Zamora

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man? Genaro Rendon Zamora, 32, is wanted for violating his probation for receiving/purchasing stolen property. Zamora Full Article

North County couple arrested on fraudulent prescription charges

–On Monday at 11:23 a.m., the Paso Robles Police Department responded to Rite Aid Pharmacy, located at 1151 Creston Road, regarding fraudulent prescriptions. The pharmacist Full Article

County’s most wanted: Elaine Jaye Pipes

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: have you seen this woman? Elaine Jaye Pipes, 40, is wanted for four counts of ID theft, possession of Full Article

County’s most wanted: Leon Curtis Roberts

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man? Leon Curtis Roberts, 31, is wanted for violating probation for willful cruelty to a child Full Article

Update: Atascadero man found guilty of fraud to serve less time due to judicial error

Update posted July 10, 6 a.m. Former Atascadero “Citizen of the Year” and man found guilty of defrauding investors of millions of dollars Kelly Gearhart Full Article

San Luis Obispo man convicted for sexually molesting two children

–District Attorney Dan Dow announced this week that a San Luis Obispo County jury returned guilty verdicts this afternoon convicting San Luis Obispo resident Mathew Full Article