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Engineering student among arrested in anti-human trafficking operation
A Cal Poly student was arrested in San Luis Obispo County for allegedly meeting or arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes as part of a statewide anti-human trafficking operation, which resulted in 611 arrests and 170 rescues across the state.
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Gala Pride Center’s ex-director charged with embezzling funds
Dustin Robert Colyer-Worth, the former executive director of the Gala Pride and Diversity Center in San Luis Obispo, was charged with embezzling funds from the organization from November 2022 to October 2024.
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Paul Flores arrested for murder of Kristin Smart nearly 25 years after her disappearance
Update April 14: Paul Flores and Ruben Flores have not formally been charged for murder and accessory after the fact, respectively. They were arrested on suspicion of these charges and booked into jail, and will later be formally charged by the District Attorney. After 24 years, 10 months, two weeks and five days, the 1996 disappearance of […]
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Tianna Arata court case further delayed due to appeals
A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday, Jan. 19 to delay the proceedings of several ongoing criminal cases related to local Black Lives Matter protestors while the California appellate court decides whether the local district attorney can prosecute the cases.
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District Attorney Dan Dow responds to Mayor Heidi Harmon’s letter
San Luis Obispo County’s District Attorney Dan Dow responded on Oct. 19 to an open letter sent by San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon, refuting claims Harmon made about him. On Oct. 17, Harmon sent an open letter to her campaign constituents addressing the recent arrest of three Black Lives Matter activists. In the letter, […]
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Local activist Tianna Arata will appear in court tomorrow
Tianna Arata will appear in court tomorrow, Sept. 3, for the first time since her arrest after a protest she organized. Arata potentially faces eight charges: four felony counts of false imprisonment, one felony count of conspiracy and three misdemeanor counts of participating in a riot, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and unlawful assembly. […]