Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo Police Department’




Wanted man caught with suspected methamphetamine in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police overnight caught a wanted man they suspect was in possession of methamphetamine. At about midnight, either late Friday night or early Saturday morning, an officer on patrol tried to stop a car for... (Continue reading)

Fire breaks out at Sinsheimer Elementary in SLO amid fireworks use

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out at Sinsheimer Elementary School in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday evening, and fireworks use is the suspected cause of the blaze. [KSBY] Shortly after 9 p,m, as hundreds of residents were gathered in... (Continue reading)

Standoff at apartment complex in San Luis Obispo

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man engaged in a lengthy standoff with police on Monday after allegedly firing a gun at the Madonna Road Apartments in San Luis Obispo and threatening residents there. Late Sunday evening, San Luis Obispo police... (Continue reading)

SUV crashes into motor home on Prado Road in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An SUV crashed into a motor home on Prado Road in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning.  The SUV hit the parked motor home at about 9:30 a.m., according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. No one... (Continue reading)

Homeless man arrested after allegedly firing pellet gun in San Luis Obispo park

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a homeless man who allegedly waved and fired a pellet gun at Laguna Lake Park on Tuesday. Shortly before 5 p.m., a community member called 911 to report that a man... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver slams into San Luis Obispo police vehicle on DUI patrol

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An alleged drunk driver slammed into a San Luis Obispo police vehicle that was out on DUI patrol Wednesday night. Two officers who were on DUI saturation patrol stopped a vehicle by the intersection of Los Osos... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo transient convicted for selling drugs and trespassing

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury has convicted a transient, whom police officers arrested earlier this year, of possession for drugs for sale and trespassing. On March 6, dispatch sent San Luis Obispo patrol officers to the... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for wallet, identity theft suspect

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for an identify theft suspect who allegedly stole a person’s wallet and then made purchases using the victim’s cards. After stealing the wallet, the man purchased gift cards, according to the... (Continue reading)

Bear wanders into downtown San Luis Obispo backyard

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A bear wandered into a downtown San Luis Obispo backyard Tuesday morning, before authorities tracked the animal down and relocated it. Shortly before 6 a.m., San Luis Obispo police began receiving calls about a bear near the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for Costco theft suspects

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are asking the public for helping with identifying two theft suspects who allegedly stole personal property and cash at Costco last month.  Costco management reported the May 23 alleged theft, according to the... (Continue reading)