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/



Vandals at it again in Los Osos

Thieves snatched a solar panel that lights up the Los Osos bear statue and vandals recently shut off an electric message board near the entrance to town. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies have not caught any suspects in... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman accused of dealing meth out of her car

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Templeton woman Thursday for allegedly dealing methamphetamine from a car she parked in front of the Tree Man Nursery on Ramada Drive. At about 1:30 p.m., deputies received a report that a... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s repeat hash lab exploder?

What comes around apparently goes around for a Los Osos resident with a liking for manufacturing hash oil in his apartment. The man severely burned in a hash lab explosion on Tuesday was convicted in 2010 of manufacturing oil in... (Continue reading)

Man burned in Los Osos hash lab fire

A Los Osos man is receiving treatment in the Fresno Burn Center after a hash oil lab he was allegedly operating exploded Tuesday afternoon. Matthew David Culver, 32, used a fire extinguisher to put out a blaze in his apartment... (Continue reading)

Cayucos firefighter allegedly had a sex slave

As the sex slave of former Cayucos firefighter Oscar Higueros Jr., a teenage Los Osos girl had to engage in intercourse with her master as often as five times a day over the course of a month, court testimony indicates.... (Continue reading)

Jail population plummets, sheriff budget increases

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Jail inmate numbers in San Luis Obispo County have dropped by more than 25 percent since last year following initial implementation of Prop. 47, but San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson’s spending continues... (Continue reading)

Another Nipomo gang member arrested for assault

A man confronted suspected gang members in Nipomo last week after they poured beer on his car. In response, the men severely beat the victim, leaving him with serious injuries, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The... (Continue reading)

Man beaten while confronting vandals

A Nipomo man was seriously injured Thursday afternoon after he attempted to confront a man who threw beer on his car. At about 5 p.m., a man standing on the 200 block of South Oakglen Avenue in Nipomo tossed beer... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man arrested for child pornography

Deputies arrested a Santa Margarita man Thursday for distributing child pornography depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexual acts. At about 6:30 p.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at the I Street home of Michael David... (Continue reading)

Pat Hedges makes a splash

Former San Luis Obispo County sheriff Pat Hedges has burst back onto the scene by crashing into a fire hydrant and knocking out power — not in pursuit of a suspect — rather by accident. San Luis Obispo Police Captain... (Continue reading)