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Is a SLO arsonist targeting the homeless?

Written on 21 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A fire that destroyed about $40,000 of sports equipment Friday evening may have been the latest case of arson in San Luis Obispo. The fire burned two maintenance sheds next to a baseball field, but an arsonist could have been... (Continue reading)

Police find SLO arson suspect in county jail

Written on 18 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A homeless San Luis Obispo man allegedly called 911 to annoy or harass dispatchers just a couple hours after he set a fire at a Shell gas station in SLO. Officers took the man into custody early Tuesday morning and... (Continue reading)

SLO fire burns homeless woman’s belongings

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A homeless woman who was sleeping on the property of a San Luis Obispo Vons awoke late Tuesday night to find her belongings on fire. The blaze destroyed her possessions, San Luis Obispo Battalion Chief Bob Bisson said. At about... (Continue reading)

RV destroyed in suspected arson fire

Written on 3 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

An RV on Horizon Lane in San Luis Obispo was completely destroyed Saturday night by a another suspected arson fire. Shortly before 9:40 p.m., an arsonist is suspected of throwing a bucket of gasoline through the window of the RV... (Continue reading)

SLO officers make arson arrest

Written on 29 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Police arrested a man for setting a fire in San Luis Obispo on Monday. Officers have yet to determine, though, whether the man is responsible for more than 40 unsolved fires in the city that investigators say were intentionally set.... (Continue reading)

Molotov cocktail allegedly thrown at California mosque

Written on 28 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Investigators believe unidentified people threw a Molotov cocktail at a Northern California mosque over the weekend. The incident triggered a fire late Friday or early Saturday at the Tracy Islamic Center. [Sac Bee] San Joaquin County sheriff’s officials say they... (Continue reading)

Report a SLO arsonist, win $1,000

Written on 18 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

With financial backing from Crime Stoppers, the San Luis Obispo Police Department is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a serial arsonist or arsonists. San Luis Obispo firefighters and... (Continue reading)

Man arrested on suspicion of arson at mosque

Written on 13 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A 23-year-old man was arrested late Friday in connection with a hate crime at a mosque in Riverside County. Friday afternoon, a fire was reported at the Islamic Center of Palm Springs in the front lobby of a small building.... (Continue reading)

6 suspected arson fires in San Luis Obispo

Written on 9 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Investigators suspect a serial arsonist started a series of six small grass fires in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening.[KSBY] Shortly after 10 p.m., firefighters responded to two small vegetation fires in the creek area near the intersection of Meinecke Avenue... (Continue reading)

Arsonists set fire to California Planned Parenthood

Written on 1 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

Arsonists used gasoline to set fire to a Thousand Oaks Planned Parenthood office Wednesday night, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. [LA Times] At about 11:30 p.m., a fire alarm sounded at the Planned Parenthood office in the 1200... (Continue reading)