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SLO gas and water leaks cause evacuations

Written on 10 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Both gas and water lines ruptured along Bridge Street in San Luis Obispo Friday morning. The gas and water leaks prompted evacuation orders. [KSBY] Shortly after 7 a.m., people began reporting the ruptures. San Luis Obispo police officers responded to... (Continue reading)

Man and woman found passed out with drugs in stolen car

Written on 9 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A pair of alleged thieves conked out in a stolen car Sunday afternoon in the 3000 block of Broad Street in San Luis Obispo, according to the city’s police department. Around 2 p.m., a caller reported to police that a... (Continue reading)

Alleged thieves nearly ram SLO cops with U-Haul

Written on 8 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two suspected thieves nearly rammed a San Luis Obispo police car while fleeing in a U-Haul truck last week. Authorities eventually tracked down the men, both of whom are from Santa Maria and one of whom is suspected of stealing... (Continue reading)

SLO burglar grabs laptop but leaves fingernail

Written on 26 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

An alleged burglar made off with a MacBook from a Mustang Village apartment but left behind a broken fingernail. The suspect also left her Facebook username on the victim’s phone, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Police are... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist knocked unconscious in SLO

Written on 2 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 24-year-old Morro Bay man was found lying unconscious on a San Luis Obispo street Saturday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle. At about 3:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve,  the motorcyclist collided with a vehicle driven by... (Continue reading)

SLO package thief caught on video

Written on 31 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who stole a package off the front porch of a home on Tarragon Lane. At 12:23 p.m. on Thursday, the homeowner’s security  camera captured the thief snatching... (Continue reading)

SLO High arson damage climbs to about $2 million

Written on 28 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The computer lab fire that three former San Luis Obispo High School students allegedly set caused more than $1.8 million worth of damage, according to several estimates. Police have now arrested each of the defendants twice, and one of the... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for stealing packages

Written on 24 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 50-year-old man on Friday afternoon for allegedly stealing a package off of a porch at a home on Harris Street, police said. Shortly before noon, a witness told police they saw a man stealing... (Continue reading)

SLO high arson suspect arrested again

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

One of the three former San Luis Obispo High School students accused of setting the school’s computer lab on fire is back in jail. For the second time in a period of eight days, San Luis Obispo police arrested Jacob... (Continue reading)

SLO High arson suspects were angry with teacher

Written on 9 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The three San Luis Obispo High School arson suspects confessed to setting the school’s computer lab on fire because they were angry with a former teacher, police say. [KSBY] Jacob Ruth, 19, is a recent graduate of SLO High, while... (Continue reading)