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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)

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

Written on 12 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

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

Written on 9 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

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

Written on 8 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

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)

San Luis Obispo police searching for counterfeiting suspect

Written on 7 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a woman who allegedly used counterfeit money to make purchases at downtown businesses. The suspect allegedly made purchases using counterfeit money on June 30 and Aug. 4. Investigators are circulating... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest bicyclist with more than 25 grams of meth

Written on 2 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested a wanted man who was allegedly carrying more than 25 grams of methamphetamine while riding a bicycle Thursday evening. At about 8:30 p.m., a police officer stopped a man riding a bicycle... (Continue reading)

Wanted man caught with suspected methamphetamine in SLO

Written on 13 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

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

Written on 4 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

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)