Big Sur Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Big Sur, CA or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• New Questions About Old Moraga Schools Sex Abuse Cases

  Yesterday | via Patch.com 

  A Moraga School District officials plan to look into the district's handling of sexual abuse allegations against a Joaquin Moraga Intermediate school teacher, even though that teacher committed suicide in 1996 after denying the allegations.

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  Related Topix: Education Etc., Suicide, Danville, CA, Moraga, CA, Big Sur, CA

• Here & There: Little something on a fabled coast...

  Tuesday May 29 | via Daily Times 

  Los Angeles itself is Spanish for 'The Angels'. However, people are drawn to this densely populated region not for any saintly or angelic reputation but rather by its earthly attractions Shortly after we drove out of San Francisco, we encountered a traffic jam caused by a major accident.

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  Related Topix: Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles, CA, Big Sur, CA, Morro Bay, CA, Beverly Hills

• Police briefs: Car goes off cliff in Big Sur; 1 killed

  Wednesday May 23 | via Monterey County Herald 

  The California Highway Patrol said the car was discovered shortly before 11 a.m. at the foot of a cliff 1,000 feet below the highway.

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  Related Topix: Big Sur, CA, Monterey County, CA, Drugs, Salinas, CA

• An Incendiary Life Remembered

  Wednesday May 9 | via SF Weekly 

  Sign up for the Events Newsletter: What's happening in town? From underground club nights to the biggest outdoor festivals, our top picks for the week's best events will always keep you in on the action.

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  Related Topix: Big Sur, CA, San Francisco, CA, Events

• State road workers in Big Sur accused of fraud

  Tuesday May 8 | via SanLuisObispo.com 

  The four Caltrans employees and one retired state worker arrested Monday allegedly falsified more than $100,000 in overtime and regular work hours, according to information the CHP released Tuesday.

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  Related Topix: Big Sur, CA, Monterey County, CA, Buellton, CA, Santa Maria, CA

• Caltrans workers arrested for theft

  Tuesday May 8 | via Mercury-Register 

  Five current and former California Department of Transportation employees have been arrested for theft of state property from their Big Sur coastal maintenance station.

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  Related Topix: Big Sur, CA, Salinas, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA

• DA: No charges filed yet in Caltrans theft case

  Thursday May 3 | via The Salinas Californian 

  Five current and former employees of the California Department of Transportation have been arrested for theft of state property from their Big Sur coastal maintenance station.

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  Related Topix: Big Sur, CA, Salinas, CA, Monterey County, CA