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Former Poly football player shot in SLO drug deal gone wrong

Written on 25 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Former Cal Poly football player Geoffrey Hyde suffered a gunshot wound to the back last week after an alleged botched drug deal at a house near campus. [KCOY] Hyde, 22, survived and received treatment at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.... (Continue reading)

Man shot and wounded near Cal Poly

Written on 22 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man suffered a gunshot wound but survived Thursday evening in a neighborhood near Cal Poly. [Tribune] An unknown suspect shot the victim around 8 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of Buena Vista Avenue. Emergency personnel transported the victim... (Continue reading)

SLOPD adds DUI cop

Written on 18 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Department added a position dedicated solely to catching and arresting drivers under the influence of alcohol. New DUI enforcement officer Tim Koznek made six DUI arrest in his first two nights of work earlier this... (Continue reading)

SLO coin store rammed with U-Haul

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Burglars rammed a San Luis Obispo coin shop with a U-Haul truck early Wednesday morning before looting the store. Around 5 a.m. Wednesday, San Luis Obispo police officers responded to the report of a burglary in process at California Coin... (Continue reading)

Man flashing genitals arrested

Written on 18 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Police arrested a man who was flashing his genitals at people in downtown San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. Police responded to multiple reports of a man exposing himself, but when they arrived witnesses were reluctant to identify the subject, the... (Continue reading)

Downtown SLO gas line ruptures

Written on 12 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A gas leak at a San Luis Obispo construction site shut down a section of downtown for much of Friday afternoon. At 1:11 p.m. Friday, the San Luis Obispo Fire Department responded to a gas leak at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dies of apparent suicide

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Cal Poly student died inside a house near campus Wednesday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. [Mustang News] San Luis Obispo police responded to a home in the 200 block of Hathway Avenue Wednesday afternoon where... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver hits two cars, flees the scene

Written on 21 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo Police arrested a 21-year-old man for felony driving under the influence and hit and run shortly before midnight on Friday. Responding to reports of a collision on the 100 block of North Tassajara Drive, police discovered a... (Continue reading)

Bomb task force removes device from downtown SLO

Written on 12 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Bomb Task Force removed a suspicious device from outside a downtown San Luis Obispo business Wednesday morning. Gardeners working at Obispo Wealth Management on the corner of Chorro and Pacific streets found an object that... (Continue reading)

23 arrested in Central Coast prostitution sting

Written on 7 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Officers from San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande police departments arrested 23 people during a three-night prostitution sting. Police investigators placed advertisements on the internet for prostitution services to be conducted in local hotel rooms. Suspects then contacted... (Continue reading)