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Police arrest alleged molester during SWAT team raid

October 29, 2023

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo Police officers arrested a man suspected of molesting an 11-year-old during a SWAT operation on Sunday morning.

On Friday, police received a report that an 11-year-old girl had been sexually abused. The report identified 22-year-old Tanner Fite of San Luis Obispo as the perpetrator.

During their investigation, officers discovered Fite had illegally purchased a Glock-style handgun on Oct. 17 and an AK-47 style rifle on Oct. 18.

At  7:15 a.m. on Sunday, SLO Police Department and the Regional SWAT Team served a warrant at a residence on the 1200 block of W. Newport street and arrested Fite. A second search warrant was served in the 3800 block of S. Higuera Street at a residence frequented by Fite.

Officers arrested Fite and booked him in SLO County Jail for four counts of lewd acts with a minor under 14 years of age. Fite’s bail is set at $400,000.

No firearms were located during the search of the residences.

Investigators are asking anyone with information related to this case to please contact Sgt. Kemp at (805) 783-7765.

 


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Catch & release . Were giving him one last chance .


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Well, then we just better hope that no one posts his bail, since he is a highly suspected molester of very young children who possesses two very deadly weapons, capable of mass murders, that the police have not found. Just not the sort of person I would want on the streets, but that is just MHO.


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About the two weapons. The only way the Police would know he bought them, was to have a background check done, and his NICS request at a gun store would show up.


Wondering where I’m going? See, he LIED on the form 4473 when he bought the guns. The 4473 asks if you are a nut, or on drugs, or a felon, or someone not allowed to have guns. He checked all the “no” boxes. With today’s judicial system, his NICS background check came back just fine.


Now, this is just presuming, of course. He most likely bought them of a fellow bad guy, and another “friend” told the Police about it.


Either way, it makes the 20,000+ gun laws currently on the books across the nation, as anti-crime, as the southern border is anti-immigrant. Neither of them work.


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Wow, literally feet from an elementary school, scary.


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