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Armed man robs SLO ice cream shop

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

In the latest incident among a string of robberies in the city and county of San Luis Obispo, a man robbed a downtown SLO ice cream shop at gunpoint Wednesday evening. [Tribune] At about 6:25 p.m., a man walked into... (Continue reading)

Election tensions surface in SLO County

Written on 9 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

On an Election Day in which tensions boiled over in some parts of the United States, a few minor disruptions to voting took place in San Luis Obispo County. In Southern California, a deadly gun battle broke out near a... (Continue reading)

Man caught on SLO doorbell camera arrested

Written on 27 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo Obispo police have arrested the man who was captured by a surveillance camera lurking outside a woman’s home on Saturday. Officers identified the man in the video as San Luis Obispo resident Michael Dean Sutton, 38. Sutton... (Continue reading)

SLO doorbell camera captures would-be burglar

Written on 24 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A doorbell camera linked to a phone app captured a man with gloves lurking outside a San Luis Obispo woman’s home early Saturday morning. The video has circulated on social media and in the news, but police have yet to... (Continue reading)

Stranger stabs man outside Denny’s in SLO

Written on 15 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

An attacker stabbed a 23-year-old man in San Luis Obispo early Saturday morning near the Denny’s restaurant on Madonna Road. The victim survived the attack, but the suspect remains on the loose. Shortly before 3 a.m., a young Hispanic man... (Continue reading)

SLO man allegedly molested his ex-girlfriend’s daughter

Written on 28 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A man accused of sexually abusing the 10-year-old daughter of San Luis Obispo woman he was dating, recently sent a text message to the now-14-year-old girl telling her she was still a virgin. [Tribune] Matthew Roland Betts, 44, allegedly molested... (Continue reading)

SLO man dies after questionable fall from rooftop

Written on 24 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The body of a 72-year-old man was discovered Friday afternoon on the first floor rooftop of the Anderson Hotel on Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo. He had fallen from an apartment on an undisclosed upper floor. Police investigators are... (Continue reading)

SLO Boba Stop robbed, police searching for serial robber

Written on 22 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man carrying a handgun robbed a San Luis Obispo tea shop Tuesday night. Police say the incident marked the sixth armed robbery in the city over the last three months and the fourth in September. In each of the... (Continue reading)

Mask wearing man robs SLO beauty supply store

Written on 18 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A man wearing a Halloween style mask and sunglasses robbed the Sally Beauty Supply in the Madonna Plaza on Saturday, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Shortly after 4 p.m., a man wearing a grey mid-length coat, a... (Continue reading)

Man attempts to set self on fire in protest

Written on 12 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A man doused his body with lighter fluid Sunday and then attempted to light himself on fire in protest against the San Luis Obispo Police allegedly pushing homeless people out of the city. On Sunday morning, the man was attempting... (Continue reading)