Articles Tagged With ‘Arrest’




Paso Robles police arrest 1 DUI suspect, cite 19 drivers

My KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers arrested one DUI suspect and cited 19 other drivers at a DUI checkpoint on Dec. 15. From 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., officers checked drivers for impairment and licensing requirements. All 19 citations... (Continue reading)

Officers charge teen with starting Lizzie Fire in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a 15-year-old San Luis Obispo resident for starting the Lizzie Fire that burned 100 acres near SLO High School on Monday. High school officials used surveillance footage of the campus perimeter to identify two... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest felon with a gun, wearing body armor

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo Police officer arrested a 42-year-old felon in possession of a loaded gun while wearing a bullet proof vest on Tuesday. Shortly before 3 a.m., the officer was patrolling in the 1500 block of... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver arrested for hit-and-run in SLO

By KAREN VELIE A 33-year-old man is facing charges of drunk driving, hit-and-run and resisting arrest after he led police on a chase through the Irish Hills area of San Luis Obispo on Friday. During the late afternoon, Nicholas Puhek... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police use drone to catch auto theft suspect

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a surge in stolen vehicle cases, Grover Beach police officers used an infrared drone to track down an auto theft suspect who was hiding out overnight last weekend. Grover Beach officers have recovered three stolen vehicles... (Continue reading)

Man arrested in Southern California for Santa Maria shooting

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers in a border city in Southern California located and arrested a man who investigators say carried out a shooting in Santa Maria earlier this year. On the morning of April 17, a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

Armed Santa Maria man smashes window, attacks resident

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria officers arrested a man on Sunday who allegedly smashed the window of a home and assaulted a person before fleeing and engaging in a standoff with police.  At about 5 p.m., a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

Police capture wanted suspect in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man whom police officers hunted down on Wednesday, prompting a lockdown of San Luis Obispo High School, had been wanted for several months for allegedly committing a string of crimes in SLO. He also had evaded... (Continue reading)

Atascadero felon impersonates an officer, lands in jail

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A heavily armed Atascadero felon is in jail after he allegedly impersonated a police officer, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.  On the night of April 14, deputies stopped a vehicle at the intersection... (Continue reading)

SLO police catch Paso Robles man out on bail with loaded gun

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a Paso Robles man who was allegedly carrying a loaded firearm while out on bail early Sunday morning. At 12:30 a.m., officers stopped a car for driving without headlights. During the... (Continue reading)