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Two cars crash in San Luis Obispo, minor injuries

Written on 23 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two cars crashed in the intersection of S. Higuera Street and Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo Tuesday night, resulting in minor injuries. Shortly after 9 p.m., one driver tried to turn left onto Los... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police warn residents about phone scam

Written on 20 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is warning the public about a phone scam aimed at extorting money from local residents. Scammers are calling residents and posing as police officers in attempts to extort money from them... (Continue reading)

Armed man allegedly robs Home Depot in San Luis Obispo

Written on 17 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed Home Depot and threatened to kill an employee of the store. The thief allegedly stole $3,700 worth of copper pipes from the home improvement store... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into house in San Luis Obispo

Written on 6 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed a car into a house in San Luis Obispo on Friday. Shortly before 1 p.m., the driver’s sedan slammed through a fence and onto a property near the corner of Islay and Osos streets.... (Continue reading)

SLO police scuffle with armed man in park on Labor Day

Written on 3 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers pursued and briefly fought a man who was allegedly waving a knife in a park on Monday afternoon. Eventually, officers arrested the suspect. Shortly after 3 p.m., dispatchers sent police officers... (Continue reading)

Man who allegedly fired gun at SLO apartment complex arrested again

Written on 23 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Less than two months after a man allegedly fired a gun at the Madonna Road Apartments in San Luis Obispo, he was reportedly spotted again in the area with a firearm. The suspect evaded capture overnight Thursday,... (Continue reading)

Two-car crash in San Luis Obispo shears fire hydrant

Written on 22 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two vehicles collided in San Luis Obispo Wednesday night, resulting in the shearing of a fire hydrant and water flooding Higuera Street. Shortly before 10 p.m., a black pickup truck collided with a white sedan. A fire... (Continue reading)

Vehicle hits power pole near SLO High, causes outage

Written on 19 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle crashed into a power pole near San Luis Obispo High School on Monday afternoon, resulting in an electricity outage. The single-vehicle crash occurred on San Luis Drive. No one suffered injuries in the collision, according... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest alleged copper downspouts thief

Written on 16 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers this week arrested a local man who allegedly stole about $20,000 of copper downspouts from the Irish Hills Shopping Center  last month. On July 10, at about 11:30 p.m., a suspect cut... (Continue reading)

Driver hits and injures 65-year-old transient in San Luis Obispo

Written on 13 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and seriously injured a 65-year-old male transient  who was walking in San Luis Obis Sunday night. Shortly after 10 p.m., dispatchers sent San Luis Obispo police officers and firefighters to the 2900 block of... (Continue reading)