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SLO police help expose Apple Store robbery scheme

Written on 28 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Crediting the San Luis Obispo Police Department with having initiated the statewide investigation, the California Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday that it has charged 17 individuals over a robbery scheme targeting Apple retail stores that resulted in the loss of... (Continue reading)

SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats

Written on 20 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A San Luis Obispo man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for stalking a woman in person and on social media. [Cal Coast Times] During the summer and spring of 2016, Michael Sidney Smith, 50, followed a... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief under fire for incriminating tweet

Written on 12 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell’s Twitter page has brought a lot of people deemed suspects into the center of attention. The most recent is a long-time city business owner who the chief’s Twitter page listed... (Continue reading)

Man passes counterfeit bills at San Luis Obispo gas station

Written on 9 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who is suspected of passing two counterfeit $20 bills on Friday at the Chevron gas station on Broad Street in San Luis Obispo. The man was caught on surveillance footage. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Man found dead after being hit by train in SLO

Written on 30 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man who was said to be lying on the railroad tracks was struck and possibly killed by a train in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:25 a.m., a train struck a white man in... (Continue reading)

Man arrested after breaking into woman’s home in SLO

Written on 27 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo woman awoke early Sunday morning to find a stranger inside her home, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] At about 4 a.m., a woman called 911 saying an unknown man was inside her home in the... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches skateboard from SLO business, video

Written on 9 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man between the ages of 20 and 25 who stole a skateboard from a downtown SLO store on Tuesday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Surveillance film shows a man with blond hair and... (Continue reading)

Who are the women in an suspected rapist’s photos?

Written on 4 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police officers are seeking the identities of four woman standing in a photo found in the vehicle of suspected sexual assailant and burglar. [Cal Coast Times] Last week, officers arrested Arthur Tiofilo Rocha, 40, a suspect in... (Continue reading)

Police searching for driver who hit fire hydrant in SLO

Written on 2 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a driver who slammed into a fire hydrant Thursday morning and then fled the scene as the hydrant burst. [Cal Coast Times] At about 6 a.m., he driver hit a fire hydrant on... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest alleged sexual assailant

Written on 2 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo police have arrested an Arroyo Grande man whom investigators say may have been responsible for both incidents last month in which a suspect broke into a home early in the morning and tried to sexually assault a... (Continue reading)