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/
Written on 20 May, 2015 in
Featured, Uncovered SLO |
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By STEW JENKINS California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal recently upheld a ruling barring a county jail from requiring glass partitions between inmates and lawyers, a more than 40 year practice of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. In... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 May, 2015 in
Daily Briefs |
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A California Highway Patrol officer found 77 pounds of marijuana stuffed into a sports car during a traffic stop Monday morning north of Paso Robles. Around 10:45 a.m., CHP Officer D. Agredano was driving northbound on Highway 101 south of... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 May, 2015 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
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U.S. President Barack Obama plans to issue an order Monday banning federal authorities from providing certain types of military-style equipment to local police departments. [New York Times] Obama is expected to prohibit police departments from using federal funds to acquire... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 May, 2015 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
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San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office personnel arrested an alleged gang member a second time for a beating that left a Nipomo man in the hospital and temporarily without a car. On Jan. 22, the victim was driving in the... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Apr, 2015 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
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The court revoked Lenny Jones’ bail Monday after investigators identified a fourth alleged child molestation victim, a 3-year-old boy. While searching through files on Jones’ computer, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff investigators found explicit photos of the boy. In addition,... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Apr, 2015 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
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The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office filed five additional criminal charges against Lenny Jones after deputies identified a third child who Jones allegedly sexually molested last month. Jones, Arroyo Grande’s 2014 Citizen of the Year, is accused of kidnapping,... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN UPDATE: Lenny Jones’ bail has been increased from $500,000 to $1 million. ORIGINAL: Arroyo Grande’s 2014 Citizen of the Year was arrested Monday for allegedly kidnapping, penetrating with a foreign object, and molesting two... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Apr, 2015 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
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San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested an Arroyo Grande man who is accused of kidnapping and molesting a child (update). Detectives responded to the 500 block of Cameo Way in Arroyo Grande around 5 p.m. Monday. They were investigating... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Apr, 2015 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
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A Los Osos man accused of raping a developmentally disabled girl told detectives, “I’m a child molester,” a police report states. [Tribune] Steve Linzmeier, 57, told sheriff’s detectives that he had gone skinny-dipping with the 16-year-old girl and that he... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Apr, 2015 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
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San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies were searching Thursday night for a man wielding a hammer who escaped into a creek near the Santa Margarita Park. [KSBY] At 7:19 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a disturbance on the... (Continue reading)