Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo Police Department’




Man throws tirade in downtown SLO salon

A San Luis Obispo man entered a downtown salon Tuesday evening and threw products, chairs and display items all around the business. Police first received a call about Samuel Dabill, 33, around 9 p.m. when witnesses reported seeing a man... (Continue reading)

Man grabs girl on rollerblades in SLO

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man Wednesday for grabbing a 9-year-old girl on rollerblades and pulling on her belt loop as she tried to get away. The girl was rollerblading with her family and waiting to cross Broad Street... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man arrested for child pornography

A 28-year-old San Luis Obispo man wanted by police for downloading child pornography was arrested this week in Florida. In August, police served a search warrant on Jason Lytle’s Murray Street home after receiving a tip that the registered sex... (Continue reading)

Baseball bat robber claims to be rape victim

A San Luis Obispo woman suspected of burglarizing a townhouse Sunday and beating residents with a baseball bat claims to have actually been raped at the residence she is accused of robbing [KCOY]. The family of 32-year-old Sandra Lee Welsh... (Continue reading)

Man shot in the back in SLO

Police are looking for a suspect who shot a man in the back at Santa Rosa Park in San Luis Obispo shortly after midnight on Thursday. Emergency personnel responded to calls of screaming in the park, discovered the victim and... (Continue reading)

Robber assaults SLO residents with baseball bat

A 32-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who was caught burglarizing a unit at the Sagrado Corazon Townhomes on Casa Street beat two residents with a baseball bat on Sunday. At about 9 a.m., the residents awoke to find Sandra Lee... (Continue reading)

Police defend homeless arrest

The San Luis Obispo Police Department is defending its officers following allegations they ruffed up of a homeless man during an arrest on Thursday. At the end of a poorly made video of the arrest that went viral, an officer... (Continue reading)

SLO police officers reach pay cut agreement with city

The city of San Luis Obispo completed a year of negotiations on employee salary concessions by agreeing to a new contract with the Police Officers Association. Police union representatives agreed to a four-year contract consisting of a 2 percent pay... (Continue reading)

Attempted murder suspect found through DNA match

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man on Wednesday for an attempted murder officers linked the suspect to through a DNA match from a bloody knife. On Jan. 20 shortly after 1 a.m., Austin Saran, 21, allegedly stabbed several Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Thief steals San Luis Obispo police radar detector

San Luis Obispo police may get caught speeding by a suspect they happen to be pursuing. A radar gun disappeared from a pouch inside a parked, police motorcycle left unattended around 1:40 am Sunday, the police department said. Police reported... (Continue reading)