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SLO’s police chief brings back Israeli lessons on suicide bombers, rioters

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 99 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell spent a week in Israel learning how its police agencies deal with suicide bombers and attacks by militants armed with automatic weapons. The program, sponsored by the... (Continue reading)

SLO police nab Elks Lodge burglar

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested two people early Wednesday morning in connection with the burglary of the Elks Lodge in San Luis Obispo. Shortly after 4 a.m., officers responding to a burglar alarm at the Elks’ Lodge discovered a man... (Continue reading)

SLO to issue back-to-school fines to rowdy students

Written on 12 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

As Cal Poly students return to campus, San Luis Obispo police will be patrolling neighborhoods looking for candidates for hefty fines. Beginning Sunday at midnight and continuing over a two-week span, fines will double for violations of the San Luis... (Continue reading)

SLO County law enforcers acquiring military equipment

Written on 10 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Police departments and the sheriff’s office in San Luis Obispo County have been participating in federal grant programs that allow them to obtain used military weapons, gear and vehicles. [Tribune] Through U.S. Defense and Homeland Security Department grants, San Luis... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man arrested for kidnap and torture

Written on 9 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo man allegedly bound a 27-year-old woman with tape then assaulted her with a knife, scissors, a pool que, and burned her with kitchen utensils Monday evening. At approximately 11:30 pm, San Luis Obispo Police Officers responded... (Continue reading)

SLO councilman rips city’s anti-panhandling campaign

Written on 9 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo city councilman is criticizing the city’s latest attempt to address its homeless problem, calling a recent campaign a fundraising effort for a local nonprofit, rather than a deterrent for aggressive behavior in the... (Continue reading)

SLO driver botches parking job on Higuera

Written on 4 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

In what is likely the worst parallel-parking job of the year in downtown San Luis Obispo, on Wednesday afternoon a woman wedged her car between a tree and a clothing store on Higuera Street. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo police say... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo doctor on probation over pot prescriptions

Written on 1 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 55 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo physician who wrote 30,000 prescriptions for medical marijuana in three years has begun a probated sentence. Dr. Atsuko Rees, subject of an exclusive CalCoastNews story, had her medical license suspended for 45 days... (Continue reading)

Police search homes connected to Cal Poly robbery case

Written on 15 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo police officers served search warrants Thursday at three homes possibly connected to the robbery of a fraternity house allegedly carried out by five members of the Cal Poly football team. On Sunday, officers arrested five Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to investigate football player drug use

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Two days after San Luis Obispo police arrested five university football players for allegedly robbing a fraternity house near campus, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced plans to mount an investigate drug use within the football team. San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)