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SLO police seeking another counterfeiter

Written on 29 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

In what appears to be part of a trend, a woman tried to spend a counterfeit $50 bill at a San Luis Obispo beauty store on Friday. The woman did not succeed in making the purchase, but she did managed... (Continue reading)

SLO burglar caught on pawn shop cam

Written on 29 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Costa Mesa man tried to pawn several pieces of unique jewelry that disappeared in a San Luis Obispo home burglary earlier this month, according to SLOPD. San Luis Obispo police officers did not catch the man, but he has... (Continue reading)

Crime rising in SLO, but violent crime down

Written on 20 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Crime in San Luis Obispo increased by 11 percent in 2016, according to the city’s police department. Violent crime, however, decreased by 7 percent. On Friday, the San Luis Obispo Police Department issued a news release detailing 2016 crime statistics... (Continue reading)

Man accused of following women, masturbating in SLO

Written on 20 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A 26-year-old man who recently served a prison sentence in Los Angeles for robbery, allegedly followed several women in downtown San Luis Obispo, masturbated in public and solicited sex. [Tribune] On the evening of March, 10, John Kirk Hatley followed... (Continue reading)

Man tries to sell stolen iPhone back to owner

Written on 17 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria man tried to sell an iPhone stolen in San Luis Obispo back to its rightful owner. Rather than completing the transaction, the man found himself in handcuffs after mistaking an undercover police officer for the owner of... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for suspects with counterfeit $100 bills

Written on 9 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man and a woman who tried to spend counterfeit $100 bills at two separate downtown stores around the same time Thursday morning. Both suspects were caught on surveillance footage. At about 10:28... (Continue reading)

Surveillance footage captures men peering into cars in SLO

Written on 8 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for two suspected thieves who were caught on camera walking around a resident’s driveway on Monday. One of the suspects can be seen peering into vehicles with a flashlight. During the early morning hours,... (Continue reading)

Prowling SLO porno watcher peering into girls’ bedrooms

Written on 3 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are search for a man who is allegedly shining flashlights into women’s bedrooms while standing outside watching pornography. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Thursday, a woman awoke to sounds outside her bedroom window. When the woman... (Continue reading)

Man grabs woman’s butt by Cal Poly

Written on 17 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A man grabbed the buttocks of a woman walking on the edge of the Cal Poly campus Thursday evening, then ran away, police said. Officers did not manage to locate the suspect. San Luis Obispo police say the incident was... (Continue reading)

SLO gas and water leaks cause evacuations

Written on 10 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Both gas and water lines ruptured along Bridge Street in San Luis Obispo Friday morning. The gas and water leaks prompted evacuation orders. [KSBY] Shortly after 7 a.m., people began reporting the ruptures. San Luis Obispo police officers responded to... (Continue reading)