Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo County Probation Department’




Video appears to show SLO probation officer texting while driving

A video that appears to show a San Luis Obispo County probation officer texting while driving is circulating on social media, prompting some locals to question whether public safety personnel are above certain California laws. The footage was filmed on... (Continue reading)

Guns, drugs, toddler turn up at Paso Robles probation search

A probation search conducted at a Paso Robles home Wednesday morning led to the discovery of an apparent drug dealing operation, as well as a pair of guns and a toddler. The search concluded with two arrests, while one suspect... (Continue reading)

Brothers get vastly different sentences for Nipomo beating

San Luis Obispo County Judge John Trice recently sentenced two brothers who were convicted of a gang-related beating in Nipomo. One brother received nine years in prison, while the other received five years of probation. [Tribune] It was the brother... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman receives 15 years to life for killing bicyclist

During a teary sentencing hearing, a San Luis Obispo judge ordered a Nipomo woman to serve 15 years to life in state prison for killing a bicyclist while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The woman also fled... (Continue reading)

Two women arrested in Paso Robles drug bust

Paso Robles police detectives arrested two women Saturday in a drug bust that produced nearly 30 grams of methamphetamine and nearly 10 grams of heroin. On Saturday, the police department’s Special Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a home... (Continue reading)

Estate Financial president Karen Guth getting out of prison early

A principal in a fraudulent $3oo million investment scheme she ran out of the Estate Financial Inc. office in Paso Robles, which financially ruined thousands of people, is slated to be released after serving a little more than six years... (Continue reading)

Man overdoses on heroin in Paso Robles pub

Two San Luis Obispo County probation officers assisted a man they found not breathing because of a heroin overdose in a bathroom at the Downtown Brew in Paso Robles. Officers Jason Hendrix and Christine Carlton were in Paso Robles doing... (Continue reading)

North County probation sweep nets 19 arrests

A probation sweep of Northern San Luis Obispo County netted 19 arrests of probationers Tuesday. Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, in partnership with several local law enforcement agencies, contacted a total of 61 probationers... (Continue reading)