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Juvenile burglar caught in SLO

Written on 27 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a juvenile burglar early Thursday morning for breaking into cars parked in a residential neighborhood. Over the past several nights, police received reports of vehicle burglaries in neighborhoods near Madonna Road. Around 3:30 a.m.... (Continue reading)

Jailhouse death preceded by excess force claim

Written on 14 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN A 28-year-old man filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against the San Luis Obispo Police Department claiming officers physically assaulted him. He died less than two weeks later just hours after another encounter with city... (Continue reading)

Burglars nab furniture from SLO business

Written on 14 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Burglars stole more than $20,000 of furniture from a San Luis Obispo business this week. The theft occurred Wednesday evening in the 3400 block of Broad Street, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. One item taken was an... (Continue reading)

Man robbed at SLO bus stop

Written on 10 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 25-year-old transient Sunday for robbing a man at the county bus stop. Officers responded around 12:45 p.m. Sunday to a reported fight at the bus stop on Osos Street between Palm and Monterey streets.... (Continue reading)

SLO police officer accused of forcing sex on informant

Written on 7 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Former San Luis Obispo police officer Cory Pierce allegedly forced an informant to have sex with him, according to a civil rights lawsuit recently filed in federal court. In February, FBI agents arrested Pierce after an undercover investigation revealed the... (Continue reading)

Suspect in shooting of former Cal Poly football player arrested

Written on 27 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of involvement in the November shooting of a former Cal Poly football player in San Luis Obispo. Deputies arrested Brian Gonzales in Hayward on Friday. Gonzales is currently in San Luis... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man arrested for assaulting girlfriend

Written on 14 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 21-year-old man Wednesday evening after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend by beating her in the head with a deadly weapon, police said. At 8:18 p.m., police officers responded to a report of a woman... (Continue reading)

Cake thief identified through Facebook

Written on 13 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A Morro Bay man who snatched a chocolate cake from the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo was identified after the restaurant personnel placed a video of the theft on Facebook. A Facebook user identified the cake thief as Shea... (Continue reading)

Peeping Tom arrested in SLO

Written on 10 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a Peeping Tom in the downtown area last week. [KEYT] Lareth Dorade, 50, is accused of prowling near Palm Street in San Luis Obispo Thursday evening. A woman saw Dorade outsider her window and called... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man stuck by car and killed

Written on 9 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An Arroyo Grande man struck and killed a pedestrian on Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning. Shortly before 5 a.m., John Hooper was driving and turned southbound near Los Osos Valley Road when he struck Kent Boswell. Officers arrived... (Continue reading)