Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office’


San Luis Obispo County Sheriff – Coroner About Us
Formed in 1850, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is the oldest and largest law enforcement agency in the county, with enforcement covering over 3,200 square miles. In addition to being the primary law enforcement agency for San Luis Obispo County, the Sheriff is responsible for coroner services, the county jail which houses over 500 inmates, the civil division, and special investigations units like the Gang Task Force, Special Problems Unit, Narcotics Unit, Records and Warrants, Sheriff & EMS dispatch facility, Search and Rescue, the Posse Unit, Aero Squadron and Dive Team.

The Mission of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is to protect all life and property and to provide service, security, and safety to the community, as directed by law and moral responsibility.
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Sheriff’s most wanted Wednesday, Daniel Machado

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department is offering a reward of up to $500 for information leading to the arrest Daniel Machado. Machado, 57 is wanted for perjury, filing a false document, and receiving stolen property. He is 5... (Continue reading)

Sex offender charged with molesting Nipomo girl

A known sex offender is accused of having molested a 12-year-old girl in Nipomo in 2013. The suspect, a 45-year-old Madera man, has been in the San Luis Obispo County Jail since last week. In March, SLO County detectives featured... (Continue reading)

DA investigator charged with perjury claims inexperience

A former San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office investigator who is on trial for perjury testified Wednesday that he did not lie to a judge in an affidavit. Rather, he made mistakes as a result of inexperience, he said.... (Continue reading)

Drug lab suspect escapes after chase in SLO

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man suspected of involvement in a hallucinogen production lab. The suspect evaded capture after sheriff’s deputies chased him through San Luis Obispo earlier this month, and he has remained... (Continue reading)

Deputies chase driver on Highway 101 in North County

A Northern California man driving with a suspended license led San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies on an approximately 15-mile chase Sunday afternoon. Deputies arrested the suspect in Paso Robles. At 4:06 p.m., a deputy tried to stop a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputy testifies against DA investigator

A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy testified Thursday that a former District Attorney investigator was stubborn, inexperienced and untruthful while working with the Narcotics Task Force. [Tribune] After deputies reported A.J. Santana lied to a judge in an affidavit... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles John Doe identified

After four years, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Coroner identity a body found in the Salinas riverbed in Paso Robles as 67-year-old Phillip Max Ahoff. Investigators believe Ahoff died of natural causes. On Jan. 12, 2012, Ahoff’s decomposing body... (Continue reading)

Nipomo High locked down over BB gun fire

Officials locked down Nipomo High School for about 45 minutes on Tuesday after BB gun pellets were fired about five blocks away from the campus. Soon after, sheriff’s deputies arrested three teens and two 21-year-olds on assault with a deadly... (Continue reading)

Manhunt for parolee shuts down Downtown SLO

San Luis Obispo City Hall, Mission Prep, Old Mission School and numerous downtown businesses were placed in lockdown Monday as heavily armed officers chased an armed parolee. On Monday afternoon, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Cambria... (Continue reading)

Motel room standoff suspect finally caught

Ten days after San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs personnel spent 12 hours trying to contact a shooting suspect inside an empty motel room, deputies tracked down the man and arrested him. On Feb. 19, sheriff’s deputies cordoned off a Paso... (Continue reading)