Crime

The Pismo Beach Police Department is adding a new weapon to its arsenal of crime-fighting tools, a K-9 team.

Starting next month, the Police Department will reinstate its K-9 program thanks to community donations and a generous check from Les Davidson.

Davidson owns Just Cruzin’ Productions, which stages the annual summer car show on Father’s Day weekend in Pismo Beach. He has routinely donated the proceeds from the show’s auction to worthwhile causes around the state.

This year, Davidson said he opted to give one-third of the money raised at the recent auction to the Police Department for a K-9 unit.

“Are you kidding, Les? That’s incredible,” Police Chief Jeff Norton said at the July 6 City Council meeting, where Davidson presented a $15,000 check to the department.

“I’m stunned,” Norton added.

Avila Beach - As part of its continued growth
and transformation to a widely known benefit concert, OPTIONS is pleased to
announce that ZZ Top will be performing at the Avila Beach Music Festival on
September 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm. The event is hosted at the Avila Beach Golf
Resort, a popular ocean view venue for locals and travelers alike.

The Avila Beach Music Festival benefits OPTIONS, a local non profit organization
that serves people with traumatic brain injuries and developmental disabilities.
OPTIONS produces this event entirely with staff members and volunteers. Mike
Mamot, OPTIONS CEO has said “It is the best team building exercise we have”.
ZZ Top, sometimes referred to as the little old band from Texas, truly one of the
rock legends, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

Pismo Beach police on Wednesday arrested three people on suspicion of prostitution-related crimes after officers conducted a sting at local massage parlors to determine whether any prostitution was occurring.

Investigators determined that the China Massage Parlor in the 1300 block of Price Street was conducting illegal prostitution activity, according to Pismo Beach Sgt. Tom Portz.

Yang Xiao, 45, of Pismo Beach, was arrested on suspicion of prostitution. Dexia Li, 50, of Pismo Beach, was cited and released at the scene for allegedly supervising a house of prostitution.

Click here to read the full story in the in the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

Seven Arroyo Grande students were cut from sports teams Monday, while police investigate a string of residential burglaries in the city.

The Arroyo Grande High School students are considered to be suspects in the serial burglary investigation.

Police have not made any arrests, but school administrators said six Junior Varsity Baseball players and one JV track member violated the athletic code.

Arroyo Grande High School Athletic Director, Dwight MacDonald, told Central Coast News the students were kicked off for their possible involvement in the burglary investigation.

Police said the investigation is on-going.

They said numerous homes were burglarized and they have recovered some of the stolen items.