Police arrested a 48-year-old Atascadero Unified School District teacher on Monday who was allegedly videotaping his female students’ underwear. At the teacher’s home, officers found child porn including photos and video’s of his students. [Cal Coast Times] On Aug. 30, the school district notified the Atascadero Police Department about a teacher who had possibly video-recorded […]
Police arrested a 48-year-old Atascadero Unified School District teacher on Monday who was allegedly videotaping his female students’ underwear. At the teacher’s home, officers found child porn including photos and video’s of his students. [Cal Coast Times] On Aug. 30, the school district notified the Atascadero Police Department about a teacher who had possibly video-recorded […]
A man with a knife robbed an Atascadero Chevron station of alcohol Thursday evening, then successfully evaded officers from multiple law enforcement agencies who were trying to catch him. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8:25 p.m., a man entered the Chevron station in the 8900 block of Montecito Avenue, brandished a large knife and stole […]
A 48-year-old Atascadero Unified School District teacher who allegedly videotaped his female students’ underwear victimized at least 20 children, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] Chris Lynn Berdoll is now facing 44 felony child pornography charges. Berdoll is a sixth grade teacher at the Atascadero Fine Arts Academy. […]
A robber who stole alcohol from an Atascadero Chevron station last week has been apprehended in Santa Barbara, according to the Atascadero Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] Frank Anthony Ramos, Jr., 41, is suspected of committing a robbery in King City, in addition to the Atascadero incident. He is also suspected of auto theft. Last […]
A man suspected of belonging to a motorcycle gang allegedly fired shots at a person with whom he was fighting outside an Atascadero bar early Wednesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The shots came close but did not hit the victim, according to the Atascadero Police Department. Hours later, police tracked down the alleged gunman and […]
A group of thieves stole two Ford pickup trucks from an Atascadero car lot on Saturday, according to the city’s police department. [Cal Coast Times] The Atascadero Police Department has released surveillance footage of four suspects — three men and one woman — walking around the Guarantee Auto Group car lot at 4255 El Camino […]
A traffic stop conducted by an Atascadero police officer Friday evening netted drugs, cash and stolen items, as well as a wanted parolee from Texas and a second suspect, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 5 p.m., an officer stopped a vehicle in the 3200 block of El Camino Real for a mechanical […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Atascadero police officers are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl who they say is at risk because of her age and current mental state. Maggie Gallagher reportedly left her home at 9 a.m. on Monday. She may be en route to the Fresno area with an unknown male juvenile, the Atascadero Police […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Atascadero police officers are searching for a man who robbed a female Wendy’s worker at gunpoint early Tuesday morning. The worker arrived at the Wendy’s in the 8600 block of Curbaril Avenue at about 5:30 a.m. As she waited to enter the restaurant, a man approached her and brandished a handgun, according […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A North County man allegedly attempted to pass a forged check at a bank in Atascadero on Monday, leading to a police chase that culminated with two arrests and a K-9 finding a handgun in a family’s backyard. The suspect attempted to pass a forged check at about 3 p.m. at Mechanics […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a man who allegedly robbed Circle K in Atascadero Wednesday morning while armed with a handgun and then buried the stolen cash underground. At about 5:50 a.m., a female clerk working at the Circle K located at 6390 Morro Road reported the robbery to police. The clerk told […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN One of the men Atascadero detectives arrested on child pornography charges this week is an employee at a children’s gymnastics center in San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] Atascadero police, with help from the SLO Police Department, served search warrants Wednesday morning at one location in Atascadero and two in San Luis Obispo. While […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Atascadero police are asking for the public’s help identifying two individuals regarding an investigation into a theft case. A thief or thieves snatched products from the M & M Smoke Shop on El Camino Real on Sunday. The Atascadero Police Department is circulating a photo of the male and female who officers […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Atascadero Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a pair of men tied to a thefts at local grocery stores. Officers are investigation a string of misdemeanor thefts at Vons and Food 4 Less. The police department is circulating surveillance images of the two men pushing shopping carts inside […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Atascadero on Friday evening. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the vehicle hit a man on El Camino Real near the intersection with San Gabriel Road. Police officers and firefighters arrived at the scene and found the pedestrian had succumbed to his injuries, according to the […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday that a judge sentenced a 47-year-old Atascadero man to 70 years to life in prison for repeatedly molesting two children. Christopher Wayne Clark pleaded guilty to five counts for the molestation of two separate children under the age of 14. The […]
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Atascadero Police Department is seeking help from the public identifying the suspect in a theft that occurred at Outlaws Bar, Grill & Casino in May. Police are circulating images of a man from inside Outlaws. Officers are trying to obtain a statement from him about a theft that occurred at the […]