Crime

Man found guilty of committing lewd act upon a child, molestation

–On Monday, Sept. 24, a San Luis Obispo County jury found Jose Luis Diaz (47) guilty of two felony counts of committing a lewd act Full Article

Man sentenced to 20 years in state prison for stalking

–On Tuesday, San Luis Obispo man Michael Sidney Smith, 55, plead guilty to felony stalking with a prior conviction for criminal threats and to an Full Article

Series of vehicle burglaries reported in Shandon

–On Thursday, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a series of crimes in the Shandon area which included the theft of three Full Article

Robbery reported at Atascadero Tastee-Freez

–The Tastee-Freez restaurant on Montecito Ave. was robbed Thursday around 9 a.m., according to reports. The restaurant employee reported being sprayed in the face with Full Article

County’s most wanted: Joseph John Perez

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man? Joseph John Perez, 28, is wanted for violation of probation for assault Full Article

County’s most wanted: Suspect captured

–Larry Leon Lewis, the most recent subject of SLO County’s Most Wanted, was arrested by the SLO Police Department on Sept. 7. He was wanted Full Article

Jury finds man guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter for DUI Crash

–In the afternoon of Sept. 5, 2018. after being unable to reach a verdict on a charge of murder, a jury convicted 23-year-old Gino Lopez Full Article

County’s most wanted: Michelle Leah Peters

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this woman? Michelle Leah Peters (aliases: Michelle Leah Wolfe and Michelle Leah Chapman), 54, Full Article

Distracted driver pleads no contest to vehicular manslaughter

–Lisa Smith, 55, has been sentenced to three years of formal supervised probation and ordered to complete 200 hours of community work service for vehicular Full Article

Man sentenced to 12 years for assaulting an officer while at the county jail

–Joseph Allen Baker, 28, was sentenced today to 12 years in state prison for assaulting a Correctional Deputy while housed at the San Luis Obispo Full Article