Crime

Seven North County citizens booked into jail for probation violations

– Seven North County residents were found to be in violation of their probation agreements and have been booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail Full Article

Felony charges and enhancements reinstated in Real Property Lenders fraud case

– Judge Donald G. Umhofer Wednesday granted a motion by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney to reinstate all felony investment fraud charges and their enhancements Full Article

Sex offender busted with 1500 marijuana plants

31-year-old Douglas King was also stealing electricity, police say – A San Miguel resident was arrested on Saturday for possessing over 1500 marijuana plants in Full Article

Update: Former teacher receives six years for sexual acts with a minor

– Update July 14, 2015: Former Paso Robles teacher Jeremy Monn has been sentenced to six years and four months in state prison, according to reports. After Full Article

Lacey Fowler arrested again, held on $727,000 bail

Former Cuesta employee re-arrested after failing to appear in court – On Monday at about 1 p.m., former Cuesta College Human Resources Analyst Lacey Fowler Full Article

Man arrested in Creston for possession of drugs for sale

– On Wednesday, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a Cayucos man, Alexander Allan Matarese, was arrested in Creston for possession of a controlled substance for sale, Full Article

AG resident pleads no contest to nine felony child molestation charges

– On Thursday, immediately prior to the beginning of trial by jury, John Vencent Gaines II, entered a plea of no contest to nine felony Full Article

Two North County residents arrested for drug possession

– Two North County residents, Nathan Allen Bulgin of Atascadero, and Jessica Carrie Banner of Templeton, were arrested on Saturday after a K9 unit sniffed Full Article

Update: Man arrested for attempted kidnapping in Avila

Update posted June 26: – 41-year-old Jose Alfredo Martinez of Santa Maria has been arrested and charged with one count of attempted kidnapping. On June Full Article

Atascadero man leads police on chase through county

65-year-old Richard Russell Hansen arrested — On Friday, at approximately 11 a.m., a Coastal Division California Highway Patrol unit attempted to make a stop on Full Article