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Man wearing wig robs San Luis Obispo bank, police say

Police are investigating a robbery at a Chase bank branch in San Luis Obispo.

Update: San Luis Obispo police released more details about a robbery that happened Saturday afternoon, including a description of the suspect.

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CRIME

Atascadero man arrested in connection with fatal shooting

Police have arrested Mark Andrews, 49, on suspicion of murder in connection with the shooting death of Atascadero resident Colleen Barga-Milbury
CRIME

Two men arrested after alleged drug deal in Target parking lot

Two men were arrested in Paso Robles on Thursday after police spotted them allegedly making a heroin sale, according to a news release from the Paso Robles Police Department.
CRIME

Slain Atascadero woman led a quiet life taking care of family

Colleen Barga-Milbury, an Atascadero woman who was fatally shot this week, was a former Atascadero State Hospital employee who lived alone with her 15-year-old son.
CRIME

Atascadero State Hospital locked down after report of improvised weapon

All patient movement at Atascadero State Hospital was restricted for about two days starting Monday afternoon after officials there received a report of a patient with an improvised weapon.
CRIME

No suspects in fatal shooting of Atascadero woman, police say

Colleen Maria Barga-Milbury, 52, of Atascadero was found shot to death at a home in the 4300 block of Tranquilla Avenue.
CRIME

Driver in fatal Paso crash had suspended license, officer testifies

Jerad Scott Cross was allegedly driving with a suspended license when he plowed into a vehicle stopped at a construction site, killing the other driver.
THE CAMBRIAN

Hearing postponed for Cambria man accused of killing half brother

Brandon Henslee, a Cambria man charged with murdering his half brother, appeared in court for an arraignment Wednesday, but he did not enter a plea. Instead, his hearing was postponed until June 5.
CRIME

Ex-Estate Financial vice president is out of prison, done with probation

Joshua Yaguda, the former vice president of the defunct Estate Financial, who with his mother was sentenced to prison after defrauding investors of more than $300 million, has completed his prison term and subsequent probation.
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1980s TV 'psychic' and sex offender wants to be freed from mental hospital

James Hydrick, a karate expert and self-proclaimed psychic who appeared on several national TV shows in the 1980s, wants a SLO County jury to free him from a mental hospital. But the District Attorney’s Office says he's a dangerous sex offender who needs further treatment.
CRIME

Man accused of carjacking another man at gunpoint in Paso Robles

William Joseph Lee of Paso Robles was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly carjacking a man at gunpoint in Paso Robles.