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SLO High arson damage climbs to about $2 million

Written on 28 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The computer lab fire that three former San Luis Obispo High School students allegedly set caused more than $1.8 million worth of damage, according to several estimates. Police have now arrested each of the defendants twice, and one of the... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for stealing packages

Written on 24 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 50-year-old man on Friday afternoon for allegedly stealing a package off of a porch at a home on Harris Street, police said. Shortly before noon, a witness told police they saw a man stealing... (Continue reading)

SLO high arson suspect arrested again

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

One of the three former San Luis Obispo High School students accused of setting the school’s computer lab on fire is back in jail. For the second time in a period of eight days, San Luis Obispo police arrested Jacob... (Continue reading)

SLO High arson suspects were angry with teacher

Written on 9 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The three San Luis Obispo High School arson suspects confessed to setting the school’s computer lab on fire because they were angry with a former teacher, police say. [KSBY] Jacob Ruth, 19, is a recent graduate of SLO High, while... (Continue reading)

SLO High grads arrested for burning computer lab

Written on 8 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Correction: All three suspects attended San Luis Obispo High, but only Jacob Ruth graduated from the school. Following an overnight fire that destroyed the San Luis Obispo High School computer lab, police officers arrested three recent graduates of the school... (Continue reading)

Burglar nabs silver dollars from SLO coin shop

Written on 7 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A burglar broke into a San Luis Obispo coin shop early Monday morning, stole several items and managed to evade capture. The man’s face was caught on surveillance film, though. At 2:20 a.m., San Luis Obispo police officers responded to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest suspected serial robber

Written on 24 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Paso Robles police arrested an alleged robber who is suspected in at least four recent robberies in San Luis Obispo County. Officers also arrested a woman who is believed to be the man’s getaway driver. Around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, a... (Continue reading)

Vandal paints anti-Trump expletive on SLO veterans tank

Written on 23 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The tank situated outside the Veterans Memorial Museum in San Luis Obispo will apparently spend Thanksgiving covered in white paint and graffiti showcasing an expletive directed at President-elect Donald Trump. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo police say a person poured white... (Continue reading)

Gay man reportedly assaulted by Trump supporters

Written on 21 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are treating the assault of a 47-year-old gay man near the Frog & Peach Pub on Hiquera Street as a hate crime, said Capt. Chris Staley. On Nov. 10 at about 9:30 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

Missing woman rescued from SLO creek

Written on 21 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo fire personnel rescued a 35-year-old woman on Sunday who was sitting in a creek with a relatively strong current. The woman had been reported missing about a week prior to her rescue. At about 4 p.m., Fire... (Continue reading)