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Man accused of punching and spitting on women in SLO

Written on 25 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A 55-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of punching a woman in the face and spitting on two other women in downtown San Luis Obispo on January 10. San Luis Obispo police arrested Timothy Coleck the following day for... (Continue reading)

Five of SLO County’s “Doobie Dozen” sue the state

Written on 25 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Five of the 12 medical marijuana collective operators arrested in a controversial December 2010 sweep have filed suit against the California Department of Justice. [New Times] Valerie and David Hosking, Steven Gordon and Rachel and Chip Tamagni allege that the... (Continue reading)

SLO resident robbed in Mission Plaza

Written on 23 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Two suspects attacked and robbed a man Monday night in Mission Plaza. San Luis Obispo resident Gareth Morgan, 26, was walking in Mission Plaza around 10 p.m. on Monday when two suspects, described by witnesses as “transient,” attacked him, San... (Continue reading)

Six SLO burglary suspects arrested

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Police arrested six San Luis Obispo residents who they suspect to have participated in a string of residential burglaries. Early Tuesday morning, police served several search warrants that led to the discovery of stolen property including jewelry and a handgun.... (Continue reading)

SLO transient burglarizes shop and passes out in gas station across the street

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A 29-year-old transient was arrested for burglary after he insisted on sleeping inside a downtown San Luis Obispo gas station Sunday evening. When San Luis Obispo police arrived around 7:30 p.m., officers discovered that the man had burglarized a popular... (Continue reading)

Women punched in the face and spit on in downtown SLO

Written on 11 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

A currently unidentified man punched a woman in the face and spit on two other women in downtown San Luis Obispo Friday. The assailant, described by each of the three women as a white man in his 50s, first punched... (Continue reading)

Hit and run driver arrested

Written on 7 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a man on Saturday who crashed into the back of a San Luis Obispo police vehicle before fleeing the scene. On Dec. 31, shortly after Sgt. Jeff Booth entered the highway from the Prado Road... (Continue reading)

Fire extinguished at student housing near Cal Poly

Written on 7 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo firefighters extinguished a fire Sunday at a student housing complex near Cal Poly. The “suspicious” fire started on top of a mattress in a vacant, locked bedroom at Stenner Glen apartments, the San Luis Obispo Fire Department... (Continue reading)

CHP investigators discover video of hit and run vehicle

Written on 1 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

California Highway Patrol investigators have discovered surveillance footage of the truck involved in a hit and run that injured a San Luis Obispo Police officer on Monday morning. Investigators identified the pickup that crashed into the back of San Luis... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into SLO police cruiser and flees

Written on 31 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo Police said a man crashed into the back of a police cruiser before fleeing northbound on Highway 101 Monday at about 6:15 a.m. Shortly after Sgt. Jeff Booth entered the highway from the Prado Road on-ramp, an... (Continue reading)