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SLOPD release footage of Geezer bandit robbery

The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) is releasing partial surveillance video footage of the Geezer Bandit robbery that occurred on Dec. 2. at the Higuera Street Bank of America.

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Female jogger assaulted

A female jogger was assaulted this morning as she was running on Vachell Lane off Buckley Road near the San Luis Obispo city limits. According to the San Luis Obispo

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Store owner arrested on weapons charges, selling alcohol to minor

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a rural Arroyo Grande store owner for selling alcohol to a 19-year-old undercover minor on Friday. Ghanem Melhem El Ayass, 52, owner of

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Accused kidnapper still not competent for trial

A San Luis Obispo judge declared alleged kidnapper Annette Hale is still not competent to stand trial. Hale was accused of kidnapping a four-year-old from a homeless shelter in Atascadero

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Teacher charged with spousal rape, abuse

A Cambria teacher is facing felony charges including two counts of a lewd act by a caretaker of a dependent, spousal rape, bodily injury of his spouse, and dissuading a

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Reward upped for drive-by shooting information

The San Luis Obispo County, Crime Stoppers Program has increased the reward in the Oceano drive-by homicide from $1000 to $5000. Information is needed regarding the person(s) responsible for the

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Man pays back judge with home burglary

A 31-year-old Los Osos man was convicted of robbing a judge who had previously sentenced him. Gary Aaron Lyons pleaded no contest this week in Superior Court on charges including

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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

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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

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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