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    Update: Former pastor sentenced to two years for arranging lewd acts with a minor

    Update posted Feb. 22 –On Wednesday, former pastor, 53-year-old Nathan George Rieger, was sentenced to two years confinement in state prison. Rieger was found guilty […]Full Article

    Armed robbery, attempted carjacking reported in Avila Beach

    –On Monday, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding an attempted robbery at the parking lot at Cave Landing Road […]Full Article

    County’s most wanted: Gabriel Luis Ortiz

    –The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office asks: Have you seen this man? Gabriel Luis Ortiz, 42, is wanted on a U.S. Marshal’s warrant for […]Full Article

    Over 50 high-end bicycles stolen from Paso Robles warehouse

    –Reports say Cambria Bicycle Outfitters, whose warehouse is located in Paso Robles, was targeted by thieves Super Bowl weekend. Thieves cut a hole in the […]Full Article

    Local man convicted transporting meth, heroin, possession of a firearm

    –District Attorney Dan Dow announced yesterday that a San Luis Obispo County jury found San Miguel resident Travis Ray Dawson, 25, guilty of transportation of […]Full Article

    Five arrested for drug charges, toddler taken into protective custody

    –On Thursday, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies along with members of the narcotics unit and gang task force served a search warrant at […]Full Article

    Former treasurer convicted of embezzlement from FFA non-profit

    –On Feb. 5, Nipomo resident Chandra Dee Mehlschau, 48, pleaded no contest to felony embezzlement from the non-profit Ag Friends. Sentencing is scheduled for March […]Full Article

    Woman sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling money from local couple

    –Paso Robles resident Diana L. Russell (43) was sentenced to five years prison for embezzling nearly $500,000 from an elderly couple, Sandra and Ole Viborg […]Full Article

    Gang member sentenced to 13 years, 8 months in state prison

    –On December 11, 2017, Joshua Myers, a resident of Santa Barbara County and admitted gang member committed an armed robbery in the parking lot of […]Full Article

    Officer injured after responding to altercation at Centennial Park

    –A Paso Robles police officer was injured Monday morning after responding to reports of an altercation at Centennial Park, according to reports. Reports say the […]Full Article