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 7 Sep, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
3 comments By STACEY WARD
When the sheriff came to town, backed by countless federal agents, to bust a legitimate, city-approved business, we could all breathe ahuge sigh of relief. No more squirrelly riff-raff posing as patients to get theirmarijuana fix.
No more “medical”... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Aug, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
7 comments By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE
San Luis Obispo County Deputy Sheriff Bryan Goossens was arrested Monday by federal agents as part of a widespread roundup of suspected members of a child pornography ring. Two other county men also have been... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Aug, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
14 comments A federal agent said today that a like-minded group which included San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Goossens and 51 others shared “very disturbing and graphic” images of children depicting bestiality and bondage.
Calling the evidence “horrific,” Immigration and Customs... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Aug, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
8 comments By DANIEL BLACKBURN
California’s top prosecutor has dribbled out the maiden set of formal guidelines to help law enforcement interpret and apply medical marijuana laws, and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Pat Hedges says he has found in them an ounce... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Aug, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
10 comments By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN
A San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy is the target of an FBI investigation which has included a search of the deputy’s house and the seizure of his computer.
Bryan Goossens, a 20-year employee of the... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jul, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
16 comments By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN
A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy on administrative leave drove into four parked vehicles before flipping and rolling his pickup truck in a July 19 mishap.
Deputy Bryan Goossens was northbound on Traffic Way in... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Jul, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
26 comments By DANIEL BLACKBURN
Charles C. Lynch sits in his South County home this weekend awaiting the start of a trial that poses for him the threat of a century in federal prison for doing what he thought was the right thing.
The... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jul, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
5 comments By RON CRAWFORD
A badly overcrowded women’s jail is the result of Sheriff's Department officials' penchant for punishment, a policy that poses for county taxpayers a distinct threat of costly litigation.
Repeated warnings from successive San Luis Obispo County grand juries and... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Apr, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
5 comments By DANIEL BLACKBURN
Sheriff Pat Hedges will return a small baggie of marijuana to its rightful owner today.
The lawman had refused to return the medical marijuana to Arroyo Grande’s D. Craig Steffens even after an order issued by San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Mar, 2008 in
Uncovered SLO |
4 comments By DANIEL BLACKBURN
A battle of Titans unfolds: In one corner, a gaggle of California cities, counties, and law enforcement agencies; in the other, the state Supreme Court. In the middle of the ring is a small baggie of medical marijuana... (Continue reading)
