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.
http://www.slosheriff.org/



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)

Human remains found in rural Arroyo Grande

A man found a skull and bones while walking around his property in rural Arroyo Grande. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says the skull and bones are the remains of a young Native American, but investigators have yet... (Continue reading)

Bomb threat at Templeton High School

Templeton High School students were evacuated early Monday afternoon after school officials received reports of a bomb threat. Students are gathered on or near the bleachers as they await transportation. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies and the bomb squad... (Continue reading)

Sheriff’s deputies engage in standoff with empty motel room

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies cordoned off a Paso Robles Motel 6, shut down a road and spent more than 12 hours on Friday attempting to contact a suspect they claimed was barricaded in the room. However, after deputies... (Continue reading)

State attorney charged over SLO courtroom brawl

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors have charged a state attorney with a misdemeanor count of resisting a peace officer for her role in a courtroom wrestling match with a bailiff. California Deputy Attorney General Jennie Mariah Kelly will appear in... (Continue reading)

Murder suicide in Atascadero

Two people were found dead Saturday in an apparent murder suicide in Atascadero, according to police. At about 12:45 p.m., Atascadero police were dispatched to a home on Dulzura Avenue, just off Bajada Avenue, for a report of two deaths.... (Continue reading)

Depressed man suspected of torching Los Osos home

A depressed man is suspected of starting a fire in Los Osos on Monday afternoon that completely destroyed his home and seriously burned him. [KSBY] In the early afternoon, the family of Mark Hannah, 47, asked the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man hires cop for contract killing

A Los Osos man was arrested Thursday evening after he allegedly paid an undercover officer to kill a business associate with whom he had a falling out. Anthony Gene Stevens, 52, is charged with solicitation to commit murder. Stevens owns... (Continue reading)