Vandenberg AFB
Dropping of atomic bombs remembered
Two dozen protesters gathered at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Saturday afternoon to mark the anniversaries of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945.
Armed with signs including one saying “No Hiroshima ever again,” the protesters — reportedly from Los Angeles Catholic Worker — remained outside the main gate for two hours before disbanding.
Lt. Raymond Geoffroy, a Vandenberg spokesman, said base security forces arrested two men who had previously been issued notices banning them from Vandenberg property.
The letters are typically issued when protesters are arrested for trespassing violations during demonstrations, and order them to remain off base property for up to three years.
For Saturday’s demonstration, the base erected orange snow fencing and shrouded the signs in front of the base with black cloth.
Grover Beach
Man arrested on myriad charges
A 26-year-old transient was arrested on suspicion of posssessing a stolen motorcycle and drug paraphernalia along with other charges on Saturday afternoon in the 900 block of Mentone Avenue.
While investigating the sounds of an off-road motorcycle, a Grover Beach police officer saw a man hiding behind a parked vehicle, and later was dragging a motorcycle, allegedly to avoid detection, authorities said.
The man reportedly attempted to walk away without the motorcycle, but police detained him and conducted a probation search, finding a hypodermic needle. A folding knife allegedly had been discarded near the parked vehicle Straub hid behind, police said.
Officers determined the motorcycle had been reported as stolen and arrested Straub for assorted felony charges.
San Luis Obispo
Police search for alleged counterfeiter
Police are searching for a woman they suspect used counterfeit traveler’s checks to make purchases in several stores Friday and Saturday, according to San Luis Obispo police.
The white woman in her mid-40s has brown, shoulder-length hair, weighs 160 pounds and is 5 feet 4 inches tall, police said. The suspect was last seen wearing a light blue jacket, black slacks and white shoes.
The fake American Express traveler’s checks were used at the Office Max, BevMo and Old Navy in the Irish Hills Plaza at Froom Ranch Way and Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo.
Police have released a surveillance video of the woman with the hope that someone can recognize her and assist in the ongoing investigation.
Santa Barbara
Minor injuries suffered in crash
A driver who fell asleep at the wheel and his passenger sustained minor injuries after their vehicle overturned several times on Highway 101 south of El Capitan State Beach Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Peter Joseph Rubino, 33, of San Pedro, and his passenger Katrina Martin, 32, of Rancho Palos Verdes, who was not wearing a seat belt, escaped with minor pains and cuts, CHP officials said.
The 2004 maroon Toyota pickup was found on its roof after slamming against a utility pole on the right shoulder of southbound Highway 101, and the passenger had been ejected through the vehicle’s sunroof, officials said.
Rubino reportedly fell asleep briefly and swerved into the center divider. He overcorrected and crossed both lanes to the right, then the vehicle began rolling before stopping when it hit the utility pole, according to the CHP.
The slow lane was closed for approximately 10 minutes while emergency personnel removed wreckage.
Santa Maria
Young drivers classes available
A free class designed to help young drivers navigate their way through the streets unscathed has openings available for people between 15 to 20 years old, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
The CHP’s next Start Smart class is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Santa Maria CHP office, 1710 N. Carlotti Drive.
The two-hour class teaches safe driving techniques, such as collision-causing elements, driver responsibilities and local collision trends.
For more information or to make a reservation call 349-8728.
— From staff reports
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