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Drunk pedestrian hit by vehicle in SLO

Written on 26 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An intoxicated pedestrian attempted to cross the street Sunday evening and was struck by a vehicle, according to San Luis Obispo police. [KSBY] The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Broad Street and Industrial Way. It... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief travels on the family plan

Written on 21 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 88 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell attended 13 conferences during 2014. Expense records show that some of the conferences turned into family trips and the city footed the bill. A two-month investigation by... (Continue reading)

Pat Hedges makes a splash

Written on 21 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Former San Luis Obispo County sheriff Pat Hedges has burst back onto the scene by crashing into a fire hydrant and knocking out power — not in pursuit of a suspect — rather by accident. San Luis Obispo Police Captain... (Continue reading)

Trial looms for Cal Poly football players

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge has ruled that enough evidence exists to bring to trial all five former Cal Poly football players accused of involvement in an attempted frat house robbery last August. Cameron Akins, 19, is accused of holding... (Continue reading)

Are Cal Poly frat houses ripe for sexual assaults?

Written on 15 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A sexual assault that allegedly occurred in San Luis Obispo over the weekend is reported to have taken place at a fraternity house. [Tribune] The incident is the third sexual assault alleged to have occurred at a Cal Poly fraternity... (Continue reading)

Testimony of tears and pot sales in Cal Poly football case

Written on 14 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

One suspect cried when he heard there was a gun and another admitted to talk of a plan to rob a marijuana salesman, a San Luis Obispo police detective testified Tuesday in a court hearing for former Cal Poly football... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly football players fight against going to trial

Written on 13 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Attorneys representing four former Cal Poly football players accused of complicity in an attempted armed robbery of a fraternity house argued Monday that their clients should not go to trial. In August 2014, San Luis Obipso police arrested five Cal... (Continue reading)

DUI-prone driver narrowly misses SLO creek

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

In an apparent repeat DUI offense, a San Luis Obispo man narrowly missed plunging his truck into a creek late Saturday night. Charles Evert, 22, suffered undisclosed injuries in a single car crash that required emergency responders to extricate him... (Continue reading)

Three injured in DUI accident

Written on 10 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

One man is in jail and three people are injured following a multi-car DUI crash in San Luis Obispo on Friday. At 11:25 a.m., Paul Daniel Robin, 51, was driving eastbound on Foothill Boulevard when he collided into a car... (Continue reading)

Fake CAPSLO check fraud scheme

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A car decal scheme using fake California Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo checks has made its way across the country. [Tribune] People responding to an online ad offering monthly checks of $300 to $400 for placing a CAPSLO logo... (Continue reading)