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/



Sheep deaths, Mother Nature or animal cruelty?

By KAREN VELIE EDITOR’S NOTE: See videos of sheep in creeks, dying and dead at Heritage Ranch and being tossed in a truck at the bottom of this story. The videos are disturbing and include cursing. A young lamb struggles... (Continue reading)

Bodies of Central Coast car crash victims identified

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two men who died in car crash in Paso Robles Wednesday afternoon as 26-year-old Jeremy Nathaniel Martin and 24-year-old Christopher Michael Medina. Martin resided in Grover Beach, and Medina lived... (Continue reading)

Divers find plane debris off Oceano

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s divers found debris Sunday from a plane that crashed off the coast of Oceano in January. On Jan. 14, a plane flown by David Casey, 63, of Friday Harbor Wash. crashed off the coast of... (Continue reading)

Armed bandit robs Oceano vegetable stand

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for an armed man who robbed an Oceano vegetable stand on Sunday. At about 2 p.m., the robber stopped his bicycle at the Hayashi Vegetable Stand, pulled out a handgun and ordered... (Continue reading)

Was murder suspect defending his mother?

A 23-year-old suspected of killing a Paso Robles man on Friday says he was protecting his mother from her boyfriend. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested John Danner for allegedly shooting and killing Billy Law, 47. Law lived... (Continue reading)

Victim killed in Paso Robles shooting identified

San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of killing Billy Don Lawson in rural Paso Robles on Friday. Shortly after 3 a.m., a physician at a local hospital informed law enforcement that he was treating a person... (Continue reading)

Stabbing at Last Stage West

One man is in jail and another is in the hospital following a stabbing on Friday outside the Last Stage West BBQ restaurant on Highway 41 between Morro Bay and Atascadero. At about 4 p.m., an argument culminated with the... (Continue reading)

Person shot and killed in Paso Robles

One person is dead and another victim is in the hospital following a shooting in rural Paso Robles early Friday morning. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are investigating the shooting which occurred on the 700 block of Klau Mine... (Continue reading)

North County gang sweep nets three men

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three men for gang related crimes in the North County on Wednesday. As part of a two-month investigation into crimes including shooting at vehicles and residences, assaults and property related crimes, deputies served... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate dies from H1N1 flu

Correction: The inmate had been in the jail for three months. A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate died Monday of the H1N1 flu virus. The SLO County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that 35-year-old Rudy Joseph Silva was transported to Sierra... (Continue reading)