Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo Police Department’




Driver crashes into house in San Luis Obispo

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

  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

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

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

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

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

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)

San Luis Obispo police searching for bike rider who fled traffic stop

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a bike rider who fled from a traffic stop on Broad Street. The police department is circulating an image of a male who appears to be riding an electric bicycle.... (Continue reading)

SLO police identify suspect in hit-and-run that killed elderly man

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced on Thursday that detectives have identified the driver who allegedly struck an 87-year-old bicyclist in a hit-and-run last month that resulted in the death of Saul Goldberg, of Avila Beach.... (Continue reading)

SLO police issue 34 citations during traffic safety operation

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police cited a combined total of 34 drivers and bicyclists for a variety of violations during a traffic safety operation last week. Officers conducted the traffic safety operation citywide from 3 p.m. to 7... (Continue reading)