Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo Police Department’




Did Cal Poly’s coach help police arrest his star player?

Cal Poly head football coach Tim Walsh became a “state actor” and actively helped San Luis Obispo police arrest his star running back, according to a motion filed in the court case over an attempted robbery of a university fraternity... (Continue reading)

Steve Gesell seeking work in North Dakota

Former San Luis Obispo police chief Steve Gesell, who was recently forced out of the top cop job in SLO, is pursuing work in North Dakota. [Tribune] Gesell is one of 13 applicants for the position of Fargo police chief, a... (Continue reading)

Former SLO, AG cops fail to get their jobs back

Two former police officers fired by the cities of San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande respectively will not get their jobs back, an California appellate court ruled Thursday. [Tribune] The appellate court issued rulings in the separate cases of Dan... (Continue reading)

SLOPD report tells girl’s account of forced prostitution

A 15-year-old Manteca girl, who recently spent five days working as a prostitute in San Luis Obispo County, was forced into prostitution by her boyfriend. [Tribune] The victim said she met 16-year-old Nikko Xavier Anaya on Instagram about four months... (Continue reading)

Alleged 16-year-old pimp identified

A 16-year-old boy accused of forcing a 15-year-old girl into prostitution faces human trafficking charges in adult court in San Luis Obispo. Nikko Anaya, a resident of the Central Valley city of Manteca, was the primary suspect in a multi-county... (Continue reading)

A twisted road into the hands of a child rape suspect

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Editor’s Note: This is part two in a three-part series on how three children were taken from their parents and placed in a home with a man now accused of sexual assault. Find part... (Continue reading)

SLO police free 15-year-old girl from forced prostitution

San Luis Obispo police rescued a 15-year-old girl from forced labor as a prostitute and arrested three suspects on human trafficking charges Tuesday. Both the girl and the primary suspect, a 16-year-old male, are from Manteca, a Central Valley city.... (Continue reading)

SLO man attempts to kill his father in Los Osos

A San Luis Obispo man, who once brought an arms cache to a local bank, fired shots into his father’s Los Osos home early Tuesday morning, allegedly in attempt to kill him. Shortly before 4 a.m., Turner Lee Newman, 23,... (Continue reading)

Report sex offender on Craigslist, win cash prize

The San Luis Obispo Police Department and SLO County nonprofit Crime Stoppers have issued a cash reward to a tipster who reported a Craigslist post containing a photograph of a man’s genitalia and a message soliciting “young girls” for sexual... (Continue reading)

Porn leads to SLO Target evacuation

Employees at the San Luis Obispo Target evacuated customers Friday afternoon after they were unable to turn off a porn audio clip that was playing throughout the store. Shortly after 11 a.m., someone managed to overrun the store’s PA system... (Continue reading)