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• Christmas Day double murder suspect declared mentally competent to stand trial

  March 22, 2011 1:47 PM

  Based on documents provided by doctors, a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge has determined Andrew Downs mentally competent to stand trial in the Christmas Day murders of two women. Judge John Trice made the ruling in court Tuesday morning. Downs is accused of murdering Kathy Yeager and... more »

• Santa Barbara Police have attempted murder suspect in custody

  May 6, 2010 12:29 PM

  Santa Barbara Police Officers say they have arrested the suspect wanted in an attempted murder that happened in the city's eastside Wednesday night. The search for the suspect prompted the use of the reverse 911 system in the Montecito and Summerland areas. The suspect was arrested at about 9:00a.m.... more »

• Arrest made in connection with failed Times Square bombing

  May 4, 2010 12:56 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A law enforcement official says a suspect in last weekend's failed car bomb attack on Times Square has been taken into custody while trying to leave the country. The official spoke to The Associated Press early Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because of the... more »

• Armed robbery suspect turns himself in

  April 22, 2010 12:53 AM

  Nearly a month after a pair of armed robberies in Lompoc, police say one of the suspects has turned himself in. 18-year-old Kaleb Mickens was taken into custody at the Lompoc Police Department Tuesday. Officers believe he was involved in two armed robberies in the city back on... more »

• Santa Maria police looking for stabbing suspect

  April 16, 2010 2:18 AM

  Santa Maria police are searching for a suspect after a stabbing in the city. Officers were called out to the corner of Fesler and Lincoln Streets around 12:40 p.m. Thursday. When officers arrived, they found the victim with two cuts on his right hand and one on his... more »

• AP: San Diego murder suspect broke parole

  March 11, 2010 5:51 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Records obtained by The Associated Press show a convicted sex offender charged with killing a 17-year-old San Diego County girl could have been sent back to prison for violating his parole. The records show parole officials found John Albert Gardner III was illegally living within... more »

• Surveillance photos released in hunt for identity thief

  March 11, 2010 4:33 PM

  Authorities are asking for the public's help catching an identity theft suspect. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department says the suspect stole thousands of dollars at ATM machines throughout the Central Coast, after creating an ATM card using stolen personal information. New surveillance pictures of the suspect have been released... more »

• Chelsea King suspect investigated for other crimes

  March 4, 2010 11:38 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - The convicted sex offender charged with murdering Chelsea King is under investigation in last year's disappearance of a 14-year-old girl and an attempted abduction of another teen. Escondido police say they're investigating whether John Albert Gardner III is responsible for the disappearance of Amber Dubois,... more »

• Child safe after attempted kidnapping in Lompoc

  February 26, 2010 8:36 PM

  Lompoc Police officers say a man allegedly tried to take a two-year-old child from a daycare provider this morning at a local park. He was unsuccessful. Officers responded to Ryon Park in the 800 block of Ocean Avenue. That's where the child's daycare provider says a man tried to... more »

• Paso Robles police look for burglary suspect

  February 11, 2010 3:21 PM

  A burglar takes off running after a middle school student catches him in the act. The incident happened just after 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Angus Street. Officers say the boy had just gotten home from school when he found a burglar in his house. Nothing... more »

• Police looking for second suspect in San Luis Obispo burglary Play Video

  January 29, 2010 5:40 PM

  One man is in custody and police are looking for a second man after a burglary at an apartment. Police say the burglary took place on the 500 block of Hathway around 4 a.m. Friday morning. The victim told officers that two men entered his apartment and got away with... more »

• Suspect arrested after leaving receipt at crime scene

  January 28, 2010 6:46 PM

  Officers track a burglary suspect by a clue he leaves at the scene of the crime. It happened near Golf Ball Lane and Pomeroy Road in Nipomo. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's say they responded to a burglary in Guadalupe, and found a receipt left behind by the... more »

• Santa Maria man recovering after burglars try to take his groceries

  December 20, 2009 5:13 PM

  A 27-year-old Santa Maria man is recovering from his injuries after being attacked by several men who tried to take his groceries. Santa Maria Police say that at around 1:00 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of East Orange, several men approached the victim as he was getting out of... more »

• Authorities ask for public's help finding identity theft suspect

  December 10, 2009 4:58 PM

  The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help finding a man they say took money from another person's bank account. The investigation began mid-November, when the victim reported hundreds of dollars withdrawn from a personal bank account. During the investigation, deputies discovered the suspect had... more »

• Grover Beach Police arrest kidnapping suspect

  December 9, 2009 11:47 AM

  Grover Beach police arrest a man they say held a woman against her will and then kidnapped a child. Officers were called to a home in the 400 block of South 13th Street around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. They say that's where 22-year-old Edgar Gonzalez-Gutierrez forced a woman to... more »

• Escaped inmate reportedly found in Fresno

  December 4, 2009 6:51 AM

  A California Men's Colony inmate who escaped Monday night is now back in custody, that's according to the Ventura County Star. Special Agents reportedly tracked 34-year-old Bryan Sims to Fresno, where he was arrested. He will now be transferred to a higher-security prison and could face felony charges for... more »

• Lompoc police searching for suspect after standoff

  November 24, 2009 7:52 AM

  Lompoc police officers are searching for a suspect, after they say he barricaded himself in a house Monday evening. Police were called to the 1100 blk. of N. Sixth St. at about 5:30p.m. Monday, where they say a man was found waving a gun erratically. They say the suspect... more »

• Death penalty possible for Fort Hood suspect

  November 11, 2009 4:20 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - He could face the death penalty if convicted of last week's massacre at Fort Hood. But Maj. Nidal Hasan (nih-DAHL' hah-SAHN') may also benefit from a military justice system that offers defendants more protections than those offered in civilian federal courts. Though five men sit on the... more »