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CRIME & SAFETY
Pismo Beach police officer describes assault, wants justice
A violent burglar smashed a Pismo Beach police officer’s head into a wall causing disabling injuries and later also injured the police chief. Even so, the assailant is unlikely to spend more than six month in jail for his crimes. Initially charged with seven crimes, San Luis Obispo County...
Scammers targeting North County victims with refund schemes, police say
Atascadero Police issue alert about subscription service email scams. – The Atascadero Police Department has reported an increase in email scams involving Norton, GeekSquad, and other service providers. These emails reportedly falsely claim that an account has been charged for a subscription service and instruct recipients to call a number to dispute the charge. When individuals call the number, scammers trick them into providing bank account information to “return the money.” The scammers then deceive the victims into believing they have refunded too much money and request the excess be returned via wire transfer or cash.
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