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/



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)

Deputies bust Nipomo marijuana oil lab

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies stumbled upon a marijuana honey oil lab in Nipomo Tuesday while searching for stolen property. Sheriff’s detectives and members of the Narcotics Unit and Gang Task Forces served a search warrant in the 100... (Continue reading)

Passenger likely identified in Oceano plane crash

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the passenger on board a plane that crashed off the coast of Oceano on Jan. 14 as 52-year-old Alan George Gaynor of Los Angeles. Earlier this week, the sheriff’s office suspended... (Continue reading)

Sheriff considering abandoning search for missing plane

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s dive team is contemplating abandoning the search for a missing plane that went down off the coast of Oceano last Tuesday with two people aboard. For the past six days, the department utilized sonar... (Continue reading)