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/



Man murdered in Oceano

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the person or persons responsible for murdering a man in Oceano on Friday. At about 10:45 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a fight on the 1300 block of 19th... (Continue reading)

Man missing in ocean off Montaña de Oro

San Luis Obispo Sheriff dive teams plan to resume the search on Friday for a man who went missing in the ocean at Spooner’s Cove in Montaña de Oro State Park on Thursday. At about 4:45 p.m., witnesses called 911... (Continue reading)

Two Atascadero men arrested for armed robbery

Atascadero police arrested two men they say robbed a 7-Eleven in Atascadero Thursday morning at gunpoint. Shortly before 3 a.m., the men entered the store at 8000 El Camino Real armed with a semi-automatic pistol and demanded cash from the... (Continue reading)

School custodian accused of sexually abusing a child

A school bus driver and part time custodian for the Lucia Mar Unified School District was charged Thursday with sexual abuse of a child under 14 years of age. A victim, who recently came forward, told San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

23-year-old dies from drug overdose

A 23-year-old Grover Beach women died from an apparent drug overdose Wednesday morning. Arroyo Grande Community Hospital staff called police at about 4:17 a.m. to inform them that the woman suffered a drug overdose at a residence in the 1200... (Continue reading)

Los Osos church vandals found but not arrested

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s investigators found two suspects who admitted to vandalizing a Los Osos church Sunday morning, but they did not make any arrests. An 18-year-old Morro Bay man and a 19-year-old Los Osos man admitted to vandalizing... (Continue reading)

Two dead bodies found in tent at Los Padres campground

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies found two dead bodies Thursday in a tent at a Los Padres National Forest Campground east of Santa Margarita Lake. Around 2 p.m. Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office received notification of two bodies in a... (Continue reading)

Stalker stabbed in Oceano

A 43-year-old man stopped by his girlfriend’s house early Wednesday morning and left with a hunting knife stuck in the right side of his body. On Tuesday, Donald Ralph Juarez left San Luis Obispo County Jail went to visit his... (Continue reading)

Vandals break stained glass windows at Los Osos church

A Los Osos church that has been the target of vandalism for about four years has broken stained glass windows following an attack Saturday morning. [Tribune] Early Saturday morning, the resident priest of St. Elizabeth Catholic church at 2050 Palisades... (Continue reading)

Woman dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at Lake Nacimiento

A Salinas woman died this week after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning while boating at Lake Nacimiento Sunday. Doctors declared 23-year-old Sandy Valencia legally dead Monday, but left her on life support until Thursday to complete an organ donation procedure. Valencia... (Continue reading)